Let's Make a Deal

So, barring any surprises during the home inspection, we will soon be the proud owners of one of Thompson's overpriced homes.

It came down to two houses. One had a nice interior, but not much of a garage and not much of a yard. The other had a nice yard, good garage, but the inside needed some carpet and other carpentry related adjustments.

Given that winter tends to last for about 8 months here, we figured the nicer interior made a little more sense than a nicer yard that will be enjoyed only from, at best, June to September.

Anyway, it's a two-storey pad; finished basement with a gas fireplace to boot. It has decent carpet upstairs, hardwood floors in the living room, an island in the kitchen, complete with cooktop, and a built-in oven. There two good-size bedrooms for the boys, and a nice master bedroom for mommy and me - and all the bedrooms are on the same floor.

We checked with the local cops regarding the neighbourhood, and we're told it's relatively quiet. There's a good school nearby with a nice playground and the neighbour I spoke to seems nice. As I said before, it's not easy to consider all things that need consideration in a short visit to a new city. But we've done our best. And while we are pleased with our new digs, we find it difficult to celebrate when we feel the prices are just ridiculous. But it is what it is and there ain't much we can do about it.

So what's next in the little whirlwind adventure? According to the IRP, once this deal closes, we need to start getting ready to move. Off the top of my head, that means letting all who need to know our new address, and making arrangements to change our phone, internet, satellite TV and hydro. We must collect our medical and dental records, vaccinate the dog (had to do that anyway), maybe have a yard sale to lighten the load for the move and talk to the folks at the post office.

We are also supposed to start using up our staples and frozen food. Anyone know of any good recipes involving the case of cream of asparagus soup we bought a year ago because it was "such a great deal?"

If you can include a couple dozen frozen waffles and pogo sticks in the recipe, it would be helpful.

Anyway, home inspection tonight, probably meet with home inspector tomorrow to go over his report, and then we head home. After a few days in a small hotel room with two early-rising tots, I'm ready. And after the same amount of time in Thompson, I'm ready to soak up all of the time I can on our acreage in Gimli - before it's all gone.