We are now POD people

this picture is screwed up on the enlarged version so this small one will have to do

Shutters

The front light on the house is such a screw up. It started when they didnt realize shutters were supposed to go on the house. This is shown clearly on the drawing we signed off on. So they said ok we'll put them on, but the front light is in the way. They had it placed too close to the window so they couldnt get the shutters on. Now they have moved it over to accomodate the shutters, but in the wrong place AGAIN. Supposed to be beside the door. No light will filter over to the front door so you can see it, ill have to put lights on the sidewalk or something that will light it up. Im not fighting with this one anymore, im done. Havent told Isa yet so maybe ill change my tune then ha ha. Isa and I are moving into Dads on Saturday. Ill still be able to update there.

Pics

pretty much finished except for the shutters and a few other minor things.

pics tonite

Ive been slacking on the pics, we have grass now and it looks great. Its a little dead but thatll all change! They turned on the water, and even turned the A/C on already! Steve called me this morning to tell me the tentative time periods left in the process. This coming week he having final touchup work done. Thursday or Friday we will do a walkthrough. At the same time this coming week they are trying to get the bureaucratic stuff out of the way, inspections, reviews, etc. That can take 3days or 10days. Depends on the workload at the city at the time. Once the city signs off on everything, they will issue the CO or Certificate of Occupancy. The mortgage company has 10days from the issue of the CO to close on the house. So lets hope the city works quickly to give us the CO.

Not long now......

I just wrote the longest post ever just now and "due to a planned maintenance service at Blogspot", I lost it all. here is a synopsis :

1. we are moving stuff out of apartment on the 30th, going to live with dad the 1st.
2. carpet is going in currently
3. cannot get washer/dryer built into loan due to im guessing laziness
4. we are getting credited $2400 for being overcharged on the septic system
5. no resolution on the shutters yet, working hard on that one because isa is not a happy camper
6. still ticked i lost 10mins worth of typing.

no pics cause it looks the same as a few days ago, maybe with some more dirt.

lets get this over with already........
oh i forgot and 7. im starting to get stressed

Mystery Animal

To clear up the confusion the animal in the pic below is a frog. Isa loves to catch them (big surprise to many I know), and she wanted a picture of our first wildlife. And on that subject we have had 5-6 scrubjays in the backyard, not living there I dont think, but looking for food.

FPL, Waste Management

Our new supervisor Steve called me a while ago. Dan, the other guy we had quit, so we have Steve now, real nice guy too. He was letting me know to call FPL now and setup a new account. Not a transfer but a new account. I called them and got a dumb person on the other end, big surprise huh. After repeating that I needed a new account not a transfer, she said power cannot be turned on until a Certificate of Occupany is issued. Now she didnt immediately understand how dumb that sounded until I pointed out that you cant live there because there is no power, and they have to inspect the electric work first, WHICH REQUIRES POWER. My frustration is that we are in very fast growing area, which means Isa and I are certainly not the only people building a home.. You would think this was a routine phonecall, but no, it was all a surprise to "Martina". FPL, if by some crazy unlikely coincidence you click on my website and read this, give "Martina" some more training. Anyways it turns out the builder (or the city) can call and get temporary power for these few weeks the contractors/inspectors are out there. I just needed to create a new account for them to call and reference.
I have to call WasteManagement and setup a new account there too. I dont even know how much trash pickup is but it cant be that much. Well I have all that off my chest now I can sleep better tonite.

Tower Hill Insurance

Well I finally was able to get an insurance quote from a company that was recommended to me. And for a decent price even! So that hurdle is out of the way.