Pages
Subscribe
Join 6 other subscribersArchives
- July 2021
- September 2020
- August 2020
- February 2020
- September 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- April 2018
- November 2017
- October 2017
- August 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- January 2017
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- August 2012
- May 2012
- June 2009
- May 2009
Tags
aj art Autism bicycles books cooking delta rae diy dreams Evangeline fair family time fashion food home home improvement humor insurance Microdeletion 16p11.2 model railroading models movies music olin Olin's Mayo Journal parenting parenting now photography poetry procrastinating proofreading rants recipes reminiscence reviews rewards sci-fi Seraphine special needs tattoo trains ttfh website work writing
The Barstool Story
http://www.paper-tiger.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/39811506_1826575567419459_8584087367688650752_n-1-143x190.jpg
So, when Tim and I walked through this house, the previous owners were still living here. All their stuff was here (well, all the stuff the real estate agent let them keep after staging). I didn’t open cabinets and peer …
And Then It Happened!
http://www.paper-tiger.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/backyard_bounty-350x263.jpg
(This entry is about August 10th, 2018.) We closed on the house! The day we were shooting for was August 15th, but the banker suddenly decided August 10th was better, and was that okay? The response can never be “No” …
The Shelter Saga: Part 3
We still had a ton of paperwork to do. I pulled together every document I could think of to throw at the application, called various companies to request letters of credit, talked to former employers to have them fill out …
The Shelter Saga: Part 2
http://www.paper-tiger.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/longview-190x127.jpg
A long concrete driveway without too many cracks in it leads up beside this brown gabled house. It’s set way back in the yard and three giant trees block most of the view, so there isn’t much to see from …
The Shelter Saga: Part 1
http://www.paper-tiger.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_6362-350x233.jpg
I stopped blogging about our home-buying experiences because I felt like I’d jinx our progress if I told too many people about each step. I found the entire vexing, labyrinthine process too emotionally upsetting to process effectively, anyway. Thus, radio …
Pregnant with a House
http://www.paper-tiger.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IMG-1166-190x143.jpg
Tim and I have been toying with the idea of home ownership for a decade or more. We’ve dreamed about it, talked about it, tried a little bit, and looked at other people’s homes. Suddenly one day, though, it was …