The House is Officially Ours
We moved into the new house on August 7th, immediately following the closing signatures on the deed. But, since the shipping container with our belongings may take several more weeks to arrive, we're basically camping here with a couple beds and a dining table that we purchased from the seller, and some kitchen essentials that our new neighbors kindly loaned to us. This arrangement has its challenges: we have no internet (other than from my unreliable hot spot), no comfortable place to sit, and we're in the thick of a record-breaking heatwave with temps over 100*, and our kitchen A/C isn't working and the repairman is on vacation this month. But, moving in now allows us to start ordering furniture and enjoy the swimming pool during this unusually hot summer. What we didn't anticipate, was being stuck in the house all day waiting for the deliveries stemming from those orders (here, you must be home to accept any deliveries) AND we're reluctant to start any major DIY ...