Weather: low 69 degrees, high 84 degrees, cloudy skies, gusty winds up to 25 mph
A week ago today, our computer crashed big time. It would not start up, and since we don't have another one, I was unable to access the Internet. I took the computer into a repair shop for them to check it out. Of course, they were very busy, so I couldn't get the computer repaired and back home until Wednesday evening. Something happened to the operating system, which is Windows XP on our computer, and it had to be reloaded. The only things we could save were My Documents. All of our programs had to be reloaded by us, which was time consuming. While all of this was going on, we were still working on Terri's house, trying to get it finished so we could have Realtors out to look at it. And, of course, with us being so busy, I did not have time to go to the library to post the blog. Anyway, the computer seems to be working well, and the posts are beginning again today.
The last time I posted, we were hard at work on the house. We estimated we had another week of hard work to get the house ready for sale. Our estimate was just about right, and yesterday we had two Realtors out to look at the property. Today, we had a private individual coming out that was interested. However, she called us and said she and her husband decided it was more house and land than they wanted to take on. Our perception of what we have heard so far from the Realtors is that the real estate market is a little soft, but better than most of the rest of the country. It seems that a lot of people are looking for acreage, and Terri has almost 12 acres. One problem is that potential buyers see what is happening in the rest of the country, and then when they are interested in property in this area, they expect the property to be reduced drastically. If we find that it is not in Terri's interest to sell at this time, we will discuss it with her and help her decide what she needs to do.
In the meantime, the house is finished and the yard looks good. The only things we have left to do are pressure washing the upper and lower back porches, a little more work on the yard, and some fine tuning in the house. After that, we will need to maintain everything, including the yard. That should be fairly easy, allowing us to start exploring the area, as well as the rest of the state and the eastern part of Mississippi. We will also be recovering from all the hard work of the last seven weeks. It will be nice to do something other than work for a change.
We went to Dreamland for dinner tonight, having the bar-b-que chicken, french fries, and cole slaw. It was not bad, but it is not Texas style brisket. Our biggest problem with Dreamland's food is that we find it to be too salty. So far, we have tried the pulled pork (twice) and chicken. Next time we will try the ribs. If they are salty, we probably won't go there again.
Tonight, we are watching the severe weather that has been hitting states west of here. If the current movement of the weather continues, the bad weather will pass north and south of us. We have our fingers crossed.More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Iuka, Mississippi: Gateway to Mississippi
Not all who wander are lost.
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