Garden! and other news.

After 2.5 years without one we now have another patio garden. We plantered them a week ago Sunday. It consists of tomatoes, cucumbers, green bell peppers, cayenne peppers and cilantro. I took pictures right after and intend on charting the weekly progress photographically. I'm excited. We have the perfect deck for such a thing...too bad it faces the chatty neighbors. le sigh. Could be worse I suppose.

 

Speaking of moving, we've begun the official search to find a house...to buy! Wednesday we went to check out a few properties to possibly cash in on the last days of the tax credit. Expectations were at reasonable levels...still are. Adams and I found and fell in love with a 4 bedroom 2 bath split level on a cul-de-sac and shady lot. The good kind of shady except for a few dead pines, that is. The appliances included a built in wine cooler. We aren't much on white wines, but we might learn to get used to it. Fireplace inside and fire pit out back. It just seemed too good to be true really. The next day, Thursday, we corral the parents to get their opinions and good thing we did. Adams' dad, being an electrical engineer, knew all the right things to look for and the right questions to ask. My dad, being a paint contractor, has been around the block too. Long story short, there was alot to work on not to mention the fact it was on the higher end of our price range. Ultimately we decided to wait. Connie, the Realtor, confirmed that if it was meant to be then it would happen. She said that once we get past this tax break and house sales are slowing then prices may drop as people get desperate to unload properties. Really our lease isn't up until mid-August so we have plenty of time to find the right place...I hope it's a split level. ;)