The last of our belongings arrived today on a second truck. And wouldn't you know it, there wasn't enough room in left in the 10' X 20' X 14' high space to take it on. So we had to quickly rent another space that was 10' X 15' X 14' high. And three hours later it too was full. We just barely squeezed in the last item, our securely bundled up Select Comfort Numbers Bed.
With the additional space for climate controlled storage, we're now paying near $400 a month just for storage space. Add that to the moving company charges and we will have spent $8,000 before we get to move into our new home. And that will probably cost another $1,000 to $1,500 before we can start opening the boxes.
No matter, this was something that needed doing, no matter the cost. And we're really looking forward to it.
Meanwhile, we are settling into our temporary house, even to the point of becoming comfortable with it. Two nights in a row I cooked on the Big Green Egg, and although it was done in a 'make-shift' way, it was fun and turned out to be delicious.
The only mishap so far was the electrical plug prongs got smashed and broken on my power recliner. Judy got on the phone right away to Gallery Furniture's Customer Service Department in Houston. Before long, a replacement power adapter was being FedEx'd to us. Talk about customer service, THAT's customer service.
As tired as we were we decided to celebrate the events of the day, so we went to try the last Mexican restaurant in Covington left to check out. Actually, it was better than the other three, which were only so so and way too expensive for the quality of food. This one is closer and better. But their margaritas, although delicious, were way too expensive for us. Next time, 'just water, please.'
I have a feeling we will both sleep well tonight. And tomorrow we can start thinking about the actual close on the lot purchase and construction loan scheduled for Thursday morning. By noon we should be land owners in Covinton, Louisiana, and our builder can begin construction, hopefully by Jyly 5th but probably closer to July 15th.
So I've already started the first in a series of videos as the house takes shape. This first one is just showing the lot before anything happens. Here's the link to the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaQeeNiewzo&t
After this week, we wait patiently, or as close to patiently as we can.
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