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Hi All, I've been very busy

Old Aug 6, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Hey guys!
I haven't been around much so I will tell you the reasons. Someone quit at my work and another guy went on a 2 week vacation. So it's just me and one other person (my manager) running the department. I work in the grahics/printing industry as a pre press operator - basically fixing digial files and getting them ready to print and also printing proofs. It is a very stressful field to say the least.

Then, we sold our house and had a very difficult time with the buyer with having to get a 2nd appraisle and renegotiaing the price (which delayed our packing 1 whole week). So closing is Aug 17th and I have less than 2 weeks to pack up the whole house - it's been very crazy.
Here are some pics of the old house. It's a very nice house that is in move in condtion but it was too small for us.



Here is a pic of the new house.

It has a 3 car garage with very high celiings so we can put lifts in it so all of our babies (our cars) don't ever have to live outside. It also has a full basement for storage (which the old house had non of) We basically have to start over from scratch with getting paint on the walls and upgrade all of the appliances. We got an awesome deal on this house because the housing market is very bad right now so we already have instant equity in it. It's going to be a rough couple of weeks but in the end we will have one incredible house.
 
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:02 PM
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Welcome back.

Man that sure looks like a nice house you're moving in to. Mind if I move in next door? I promise I'll keep my 15 cars in my yard. Welllllllllll........... maybe?

 
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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Hi Amy,
Thanks for the update. I love your older home, but love your newer one more : )
Three car garage is a big bonus, especially to a couple that loves cars : )
I hope that you get settle soon, and get back out, and enjoy life in your
Awesome Red Winning Monte Carlo SS, and your street legal Go-Kart
-Mini Cooper-
Amy, what is faster, your Monte or the Mini ?
I love them both, but I would love to have a Mini Cooper : )
Wish you the best,
`Space
 
Old Aug 6, 2007 | 01:51 PM
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Space, probably my Monte is quicker, but modded Mini Cooper S's with CIA, exhaust, and pully kit for the Supercharger, it might be a close race but I know the Monte has alot more torque and the Monte accelerates quicker and smoother because the Cooper is drive by wire.
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 11:45 AM
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[align=center]Hi `Amy,[/align][align=center]My girlfriend reads all my posts, and when she read yours she said:[/align][align=center]"She got herself a Freak'in Mansion"....LOL, & she never swears.[/align][align=center]She loves `it, and is happy for you.[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]I hope when we both get out of college, and keep saving that we can obtain[/align][align=center]a dream like that. We hope all goes well for you, and your boyfriend.[/align][align=center][:-]Look Everyone,`Amy's gota Freak'in Mansion [:-][/align][align=center][:-][/align][align=center][/align][align=center][/align][align=center]My Monte wants to live there : )[/align][align=center]~ Peace 2 all ~[/align][align=center]`Space[/align][align=center][/align][align=center]Oh, I think all the MCF Member's should show upwithout notice[/align][align=center]for a surprise Home Warming Party : )[/align]
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 11:51 AM
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space, the housing market is very bad here and the house we bought was vacant for 6 months - a company ownes it and relocated the family out of state and they wanted to dump it, so we got it for very cheap $308,000.
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 11:53 AM
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Main Entry: manĀ·sion

Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'man(t)-sh&n[/i]
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin [/i]mansion-, mansio, from [/i]manere to remain, dwell; akin to Greek [/i]menein to remain[/i]
1 a obsolete : the act of remaining or dwelling : STAY [/i][/i]b archaic : DWELLING , ABODE [/i][/i]
2 a (1) : the house ofthe June 2006 Monte of the Month Winner[/i][/i](2) : a large imposing residence
[align=center]3.a : A home that `Amy owns : )[/i][/align]
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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My sister's husband and brother-in-law have lifts in their garage. They keep their vintage Ferrari and 911 turbo on them. Makes them hard to rip-off.

Nice house.
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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thats too small of a house?? how many are there? lol...that house is a really nice size...love the garage
 
Old Aug 7, 2007 | 11:37 PM
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Yeah, thanks for calling it a small house. Here I am in an 80,000 house that is less than 800 square foot. Thank God I have a good basement.

Very nice house though and nice to see ya back.
 

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