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Monday, July 24, 2006

So Tired

I closed on my house at 4 PM today, and then I had dinner with people, all while wracking my brains over the logistics of getting moved in before August 1. And now I'm so tired I could cry, but in a good way.

I just bought a house today. How many days of one's life can one say that?

I JUST BOUGHT A HOUSE TODAY! I AM THE WINNER!! HOORAY!!! HOO-O-O-RAY-Y-Y!!!!!

Now we probably won't get the puppies. Now I will probably move in by Wednesday. Now I want to paint more than I first thought I needed to.

Oh - the awesomest part of today was that my closing costs came out to be $2000 less than expected. Yay! Yay, yay. Now all my scrimping and saving will pay off, in furniture, repairs, and school clothes for the kids. Hooray!

I feel like a Dr. Suess character, saying hooray so much. A yellow one, with a weird hairdo and a star on its chest. Hooray!

More tomorrow, when I can make sense again.

Labels: domestic

9:12 PM #

Comments:

Congratulations! You should be able to say hooray as much as you want, especially on a day like today.

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La Brown Girl : 10:14 PM

YEAH YEAH YEAH!!!!! I am so HAPPY for you and the boys! I can't wait to come see it one day! We will all have to read something in it to give it good energy!

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ShoeGirl : 11:51 PM

Congrats, Gwen!! I am so happy for you.

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Jen : 12:01 AM

Congratulations! That's terrific.

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kate : 5:22 AM

Hooray! That's really fantastic news! Congratulations - I'm sure you'll love your house.

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Paul : 6:48 AM

That's great news on the house and even greater news that you paid LESS than you thought you'd have to - that NEVER happens! Congratulations!

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Joanne : 7:57 AM

Happy Happy New House Day!!! :D You bought a house! That is so awesome! I've read your blog since "trailer park" days, before "blogging" was even a word, and look at YOU! A house! So fucking cool.

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Ginny : 8:01 AM

congrats! hooray! your lucky day! you'll have much time to paint and play! no matter what the neighbors say, you're livin' large, dear. all the way.

sorry, couldn't resist the seuss.

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lauralark : 9:18 AM

That's great news! Enjoy your new house and happy painting!

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lisal : 9:34 AM

Oh Gwen. I've been reading you forever, too. I'm so happy for you! I'm a single mother, too, and last year I miraculously bought my first home (thanks Mom!). It's in another city from where my kids go to school so they were stuck there after school with nowhere to go...but they figured out to go to the YMCA. Then we got a beagle. DON'T get a beagle right now, please!!! If you don't have an enclosed yard, you will be walking him 3-4 times a day. They are very stubborn dogs and not easily trained. They are athletic and need to run and all they care about is following a scent!

This post was intended to be much more coherent...anyway, congratulations! <3

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little wing : 10:44 AM

HOORAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You really are the WINNER :)

I am so so so freaking happy for you!!!

Get some rest and MOVE IN! WOO!

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Karisa : 12:10 PM

Hoo-freakin'-ray!!!! If I were in Texas, I'd totally help you move, heavy lifting and everything.

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White Trasherati : 2:28 PM

You're a new home owner! Yay! Congrats and I'm so happy and excited for you! If ya need me to help you move, I'm there for ya:)

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Datty : 11:53 PM

***!!!Congratulations!!!*** You ROCK! You are a HOMEOWNER!!!

You do so many nice things for other people, it is WAY past time you got something really nice for yourself. So I am really glad you got that pretty house.

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Nyarly : 2:41 AM

Yea!!!! Congrats on the new house. Have fun painting and arranging.

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CJ : 7:09 AM

Congratulations. And a new book, too.

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Liz : 4:00 PM

Hi Gwen,

Congradulations! That's so awesome!

I couldn't be happier for you!

If you want you could paint every wall a different color!

Have fun, and enjoy your new house!

Janice~

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Janice : 12:27 AM

Thanks, y'all.

Laura: Ha.

Little Wing: Don't worry. We probably won't get the dog now, but if we do, it'll be fine because we do have a fenced yard.

I'm moving Sunday afternoon, they tell me. I'm taking a few days off to get that done, and to unpack, and to register my kids for school.

I can't wait to bring my kids home to the new house. Sigh.

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Gwen : 8:25 AM

Congrats Gwen!!!! How exciting!!! and the paint colors sound yummy and dont worry, you'll get it all done and be thrilled with how you did it all!!!!
HUGZ!!

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pixielyn : 1:49 PM

Phew!

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little wing : 1:58 PM

Congratulations Gwen!!! That's so great!

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Alice : 10:50 AM