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Aug. 3rd, 2008 08:49 amSince I haven't quite figured out my way around these country roads, I stumbled upon a short cut to Nampa, the much-bigger next city over. It only takes about five minutes to get there and all the sudden I'm in civilization again: Olive Garden, Home Depot, a movie theater, Target, and even an Old Navy! We didn't have an Old Navy in Spokane (although they are building one right now.) This makes me feel much better about living here. Caldwell itself may be tiny, but I'm so close to a larger city that maybe I can enjoy small town life with big town amenities only a hop, skip and a jump away. Now I'm beginning to understand why so many people live out here.
We've sort of been wrestling with our landlord over the yard. It wasn't mowed when we arrived, nor were the flower beds weeded. I told them that if they expect those things to be shipshape when we move out, then they should be when we move in, and they agreed. They sent their yard guy over and he mowed, trimmed and weed-whacked yesterday. However, the flower beds were not weeded. They were simply weed-whacked. Do I make a big deal about this? I want pretty flower beds but I hate bugging them. We had to call three times to get the lawn mowed (the grass in the backyard was past my ankles, about mid-calf in some places.) I could just email them a picture of the flower beds and say "this is how it is now, this is how it will be when we move out", but the truth is I want tidy flower beds. I'll just email them and see what they say.
I'm really loving this house. It's so roomy! It occurred to me last night that not one of the boys has been scared here. They feel free to wander about and explore, and bedtime hasn't been a hassle once. It's a lot different from our older house in Spokane with all the spooky corners in the basement. I love it, they love it. It may look like every other house in the neighborhood, but there is something to be said for living in a newer house with modern updates and styles.
We've sort of been wrestling with our landlord over the yard. It wasn't mowed when we arrived, nor were the flower beds weeded. I told them that if they expect those things to be shipshape when we move out, then they should be when we move in, and they agreed. They sent their yard guy over and he mowed, trimmed and weed-whacked yesterday. However, the flower beds were not weeded. They were simply weed-whacked. Do I make a big deal about this? I want pretty flower beds but I hate bugging them. We had to call three times to get the lawn mowed (the grass in the backyard was past my ankles, about mid-calf in some places.) I could just email them a picture of the flower beds and say "this is how it is now, this is how it will be when we move out", but the truth is I want tidy flower beds. I'll just email them and see what they say.
I'm really loving this house. It's so roomy! It occurred to me last night that not one of the boys has been scared here. They feel free to wander about and explore, and bedtime hasn't been a hassle once. It's a lot different from our older house in Spokane with all the spooky corners in the basement. I love it, they love it. It may look like every other house in the neighborhood, but there is something to be said for living in a newer house with modern updates and styles.