Eeek! We're on Display!

The Shutesbury house has begun to be shown. There is not much weirder than having your house on display on short notice. First showing was at 8AM this morning. It is stressful to live in a house without it looking lived in..or at least..not toooo lived in, if you know what I mean. I have to say tho, it is easier than the time in Ipswich when Jess was 21 months old and Aaron 2 months old..... or Florence when they were 1 and 2years old.... or the time in NoHo when they were 8 and 9. Keeping a house ready to show is a bit easier with just two adults.





We had the inspection at 38 Lessey on Monday. Here is a pic of the front door. Nothing really earth shattering showed up in the inspection. The insulation is past its prime. There are a couple of drips in plumbing, some things are a bit tired after 50+ years. Typical house stuff. The only shocker was the HUGE hornets' nest tucked in the eaves of the attic. As you may be able to tell in the pic, it is pretty jumbo. Yikes!! Yes, the current owners will have it exterminated, asap. I don't think the elderly owners had any idea! They'll also give us a bit of a price break to take care of the other odds and ends.

Meanwhile the siding project on the Shutesbury house is essentially done. Yeah! The building inspection on the siding and windows was today. We still have a few interior details to do as well as more cleaning out of basement, etc but it looks pretty good if you ask me.

Well, off to bed.... a bank meeting and a tax meeting tomorrow. Meeting with lawyer for the purchase of Lessey on Friday....it is one huge whirlwind!