Ruby Sipes

I woke up hoping to not stress about the house but that was unsuccessful. Today Shane, Oliver and myself are going to the coast. Please let the sunshine and warm come. I hope I can find the beach blanket... I hate living out of boxes. So happy thoughts and ice cream here I come.

Because our lender lead us to believe we were on track and good to go, we gave notice in our rental giving ourselves 40 days to move. Here we are 20 days from when we need to move and still no home. Our rental has been rented so now what? We are waiting to see if the new tenants want to wait. If not... I am renting a storage unit. Stressed!!!

Oh, Prospect Mortgage Lied!!! Clear to close my ass. They want more documentation... again. HUD wants more money again... When do we give up? When do you say I am a renter? I wasted a summer dreaming of my own home and I wasted $3000. The worst part I feel lied to and cheated. I don't know? Shane is still trying I am ready to quit!

So the bathroom in our home is tiny... but going to be redone. I actually found a bathroom that looks a lot like I was planing. We did already purchase an accent tile. I am not sure how we will use it yet. Probably a band around the shower maybe shoulder height. Also I am going to use the below tile on the floor and incorporating some of the accent tiles in place of some of the square tiles. I did get a Big Ben decal wall clock for this room and I am planing on going with a London theme with the art. Probably black and white images we took while on vacation.

After months of waiting the day is here... well almost. I figure it will be Monday September 2oth, 2010 we get the keys but they are trying today. Friday September 17th we have been given the clear to close. No more document hunting, resigning documents that were filled out wrong, thinking the lender is completely incompetent (OK this hasn't changed). The home will be a reality soon and the stress of getting things ready and moved. We will make it happen.

It has been 79 days since our bid was accepted. I know that once this is behind us we will enjoy our new home but right now it is just frustrating. I think we are at the stage we can feel secure that we are getting our loan. But our lender cannot get their act together and continues to need more information causing delay after delay. And HUD is charging $25 a day, despite they had us sign an extension till 9/20. I do not see why this is fair. On vacation to get the house started but we are spending all of our time trying to get the house. I am hoping they give us the keys this week. The Backyard: Boring but has potential The Living room: A good size but all surfaces need refinishing. The Kitchen: Big ugly getting a temporary face lift.