house hunters...

so today . . . i was a house hunter. on steroids.

today all the planets were aligned properly, i guess, because i finally found myself in a car, with a realtor, and a list of houses to see. eight houses. three hours. and ninety degree weather.

it was quite a day...

if you have ever watched house hunters, there are three things that you know.

1-they will look at three houses.

2--they will not like everything about any of them.

3--they will choose one anyway...

that's what i thought house hunting would be like today, but it is a lot harder in real life, when you are spending your own money (well, technically the bank's money, i guess,) and trying to decide how important granite counter tops are, and wondering if anyone ever cleans their bathroom anymore, and calculating the cost of adding air conditioning or ripping concrete out of the back yard so the dogs can have a patch of grass. a lot harder.

i looked at eight houses today. some were pretty nice. one was pretty awful. some had potential, but needed some work. i think one might have had a dead body in the garage, because the people renting the house REALLY did not want us to look in there... there were two houses on corner lots, two in cul-de-sacs, and one on a dead end. there were lovely wood floors, nice tile floors, and 40 year old carpeted floors. there were doors in strange places, under the sink cabinets with 45 degree angled floors, and a couch blocking a sliding glass door. there was one garage that actually had cars in it! there were empty houses, party houses, and two houses with people sleeping in the beds! there were big dogs, little dogs, and cats...

(oooo, cats. i forgot to ask about the cats. rollie is highly allergic, and probably won't be able to breathe in a house that has had cats.)

of the eight houses we looked at today, i liked most of the features of two--the most expensive house on the list (of course,) and the smallest house on the list (1300 square feet!) neither is perfect, but both have some nice features and i think i could live in either and be pretty happy with my choice.

rollie is still holding out for a pool...

so here it is, 11:00, and i have visions of wood floors, walk-in closets, and gas fireplaces dancing in my head. (notice i did not say granite counter tops. i like granite counter tops, but the truth is, i don't really spend much time in the kitchen...) i have not done any laundry. i have not finished diandra's taxes (thank goodness for the extra three days this year!) i did not pass go or collect $200 (shoot!) and tomorrow i am scheduled to go look at a couple more houses after church. which means those things may not get done again.

i have a feeling i am going to be very, very tired before this week is over... maybe before this weekend is over...