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Bye Colorado - Hello Texas
Relocating from Thornton, CO to Lubbock, TX |
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conversations turned to getting out of Colorado. We were growing weary of
the COLD & the SNOW and the COLD & the SNOW and the COLD & the SNOW.
The wonderful Rocky Summers just didn't make up anymore for suffering through the
COLD & the SNOW. We started making plans in
earnest during the Spring 2010. It felt good to go through all our
belongs and separate them into SELL, TOSS, GIVE AWAY and RECYCLE. What was
left we carefully packed and put into our three storage units. The only
things that remained in the house were necessities to live and to sell the house.
"SELL, TOSS, GIVE AWAY and RECYCLE" -- that was
our mantra for months & months. |
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Getting the house ready to sell was a
chore - rather a list of chores. Wanting to stay "GREEN"
I found that natural products and items helped in the cleaning process.
I've included some of
these ideas should you want to be "GREEN" too. |
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| We put the house on the market right
before Halloween 2010. And after 44 showings we sold it and closed mid-April
2011. It was not a pleasant experience selling the house.
Every showing meant we had to load the beagles in the van and head for the park or
take a drive or find something to occupy 2 or more hours. Most of the
time it was cold too get out and walk the beagles. So we were stuck in the
van. Hubby and I listened to audio books to
pass the time. Not sure if the beagles enjoyed listening to the stories or
not. They were in the back seat barking at passing dogs.
Photo Album of
the Big Move |
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We contracted
Christian Brothers Moving & Storage
(3865 S. Kalamath St. Englewood, Co. 80110) for the move.
WHAT A DISASTER!
They totally
underestimated the load - the final price
was DOUBLE
their "not to exceed price." They were 6
hours late arriving in Lubbock. Furniture was broken. Dishes were
broken. Boxes marked "UP" were turned over. Boxes marked for the rental house
were in storage. They were far from
"professionals." |
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| We landed in, well actually drove to,
Lubbock during the first week of April 2011. Didn't go back for the
closing. We hadn't found a house to buy yet, so we have rented a home in
Wolfforth. That's on the SW side of town.
After view 100's of houses online and seeing dozens in
person, we made an offer on a house in the
NW part of Lubbock. It is just outside the city limits. The property
has a well for water and a septic system. That will be different.
The house was built in 2010 and has no carpet (YEAH!). All the flooring is
either wood or stone. The HVAC is zoned. It has a hot water on demand
system. The house is on one acre of land. The back yard is fenced.
The beagles are going to get lost in the massive yard. There is a shop
for Dave's lab and my studio. We moved the last box into the new home in
June. |
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How to transform the
vast area into our own green acre
will be the challenge. There is virtually no landscaping - no grass - 2 trees
in the front that died before we closed. The good news is that we have a
blank slate. The bad news is that we have a blank slate.
There are several raised bed for veggies - with some
plants already. Unfortunately all died too before we closed.
Gardening in
Lubbock to follow our progress. |
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