last week the electricity was turned on. two days ago the water was turned on. yesterday the gas. tomorrow the cable. today the real estate agent is supposed to go over with the guy from the pest control place to get a quote on taking care of the termites, then hopefully they'll get on that asap. then bryan's mom has a guy that will come in and fix the woodwork around the bottoms of the walls. hopefully eric will have time next week to lay the new floors. if we can get all of our stuff out of the storage unit and into the house next weekend, we won't have to pay for another month of storage. probably we'll just move it all in there, then focus on getting the last minute things taken care of, like the new countertop, and fixing the door hinges on the cupboards.

i can't describe to you how bad it smells in there... cigarette smoke, mold, mildew, rot, bugs, animal pee... i can't wait till all those floors are cleaned and sanitized and everything is repainted. even then i'm going to be putting air fresheners in every room. and fans. and dehumidifiers.