Leelanau Whippersnapper

For those of you keeping track, I’ve spent the last 3 months or so searching for a new home.  It’s just too dam expensive to live in Leelanau County any more and I simply can’t justify a 4 bedroom house now that I’m single.  So, today I got an email informing me that the condo I looked at last week and really liked is now mine.  I will go sign the lease early this next week.  I’m pretty excited about this one since, when you look at the big picture, it’s really a steal.  It’s located very close to work for me, it’s a 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with a 2 car garage in a cookie cutter condo complex.  The interior is a little bit dated but it’s not at all unreasonable.  I’ll have central air, a small sun-room in the back, a fenced in side yard for Gavin that is fully landscaped complete with a deck and on top of that I’ll have full access to the community pool and fitness areas as well as all the other amenities that the association offers.  What’s great is that the association dues is already included in my rent so I don’t have to think about it.  The lawn will be mowed, the snow will be plowed, the streets will be safe and quiet.  Not a bad deal.

Now the hard part starts.  Once I finish this, I am going to start putting boxes together to sort and finish packing the rest of my shit.  I’ve kept a little low on that front lately just becuase it’s somewhat difficult to live out of boxes.  My intent is to get out of this house and start living in my new place around mid-August or sooner.  That said, I don’t have tons of time to mess around packing shit up.  The roommate is still living here and nobody is telling me when she is leaving.  There is SO much to get done at this house, I need it empty as soon as possible.

I took the dog and KD the cat to the vet today.  Turns out KD had a bladder infection so that is why she has been peeing in outside the litter box.  I’ve got to give her 2 pills a day now for the next month or so, hopefully I will see some improvement in her general health.  Gavin is healthy and now up to date on all his shots.  I’ve got to get a license for him now that I’m moving to a different county.  I’ll likely go do that this week.  Pooh is doing just fine, fat as ever, and enjoying very good health at the moment.

Alright, it’s off to work now.  I’ve had a few beers and my clothes are in the laundry.  Time to get some work done.