Our House

Well Sunday we had College Painting come out to take a look at our house for a quote. We desperately need the outside of our house painted. We had another company come earlier in the week...their quote was $7800. Dad freaked. Dad figured he was better off buying a $20 brush, a few hundred bucks in paint, and finding a rickety old ladder at the dump. But to appease mom he got another quote. The kid was in college and gave us a quote for HALF of the price, but to top things off detailed all that he was going to have done for us...caulking cracks, sanding rusty nails, and priming boards that were bare. Yes it seems too good to be true, but hey they are the 2nd largest painting company in the US. We will see how it comes out and provide pictures. ETA is end of June. Mom is VERY happy dad will not be spending any time in the emergency room now and is also happy he will not be teaching any swear words to Charlotte this summer. Who knows, he still has plenty of other work to do around the house. Ohh the woes of owning a house that's 106 years old!

Dad has also been in turmoil regarding work. He has accepted an offer with a new company...but is petrified of leaving the safety and security of a company he has been with for 12 years. Hey at 33 he can't see being with the same company for another 15 or 20 years without experiencing some other places. Time to see what life is like with other companies! It's either a really good or really bad decision. Let's hope it's for the best.