The Marvelous and Amazing Adventures of Dick and Karin
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The Adventures of Karin and Dick

Congratulations Are In Order!

Yeaaaaaay, Carl & Vance/Theresa!  And Debbra, you're simply incorrigible!!  And Chuck - you're just way off the mark this time, sorry!!  A few nights ago, it poured - it was our first real rain of the summer, and we heard a froggie (we knew we had a couple - ...

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OK, Gimme your best guess!


Go ahead, take a guess what this is. I'll give you a hint - 8 hours. ... << MORE >>

OK, now who in their right minds would ever think like this?

Allrighty, then!  So, last you heard, we were due to close on the new house and begin to move in, right?  Umm....what you might not know is that I had ordered some Pfaltzgraff dishes back in July, in time to get the super duper sale price AND free shipping. ... << MORE >>

And just what do you think we saw as we rounded the corner?

This morning, bright & early (ugh, just that alone!), we hopped in truck & crossed town, in morning traffice, to boot, just to arrive at our new house for the SECOND walk-thru, to make sure that it was no longer occupied. No one wants a squatter, after all, do they. ... << MORE >>

Wooohooo! Tomorrow's the day!

Well, today was the day to spend money, geesh, did we ever spend money!  Tomorrow we close on our new house, so today we had a few purchases to make:  cleaning supplies, drinking glasses, more cleaning stuff, dishes, more cleaning crud, cereal & painting supplies, more cleaning crapola, and oh, ... << MORE >>

OK, so here's why we'll never be rich!

So, y'all know we bought this new home, right?  Of course you know, silly me, you read my last post and took the video tour & commented and responded & oohed and ahhed all over yourselves and now you're wondering what's the holdup and why haven't I mailed out ... << MORE >>

We're on the move again!

OK, so y'all know we've been house-hunting for a while now, right?  Actually, we've been looking for about 2 years, but really only seriously for the last 4 months or so. With my hip being what it is (PITA), I'm not really able to workamp anymore, and most places ... << MORE >>

Update, as requested

Well, well, lookee here:

you need to update your blog, it has been too long. have u found a house yet?  all of us with inquiring minds wanna know



Sooooo, here it is, ... << MORE >>

YAY! We found the perfect house!! YAY!! We found the perfect lot!!

POOOOH!!  Too bad they weren't in the same place!!  As you know, we've been house hunting. We actually started looking at real estate last summer, when it was really hard for me to get up & down the steps. Apparently, one of us thinks I won't be able to ... << MORE >>

Laci Came Home Today

Hmmmm....what does that title mean, anyway?  Well, it means that Dick finally got tired of me moping around & crying every day. It means the end of his freedom to go anywhere anytime. It means we start having vet bills again. YES - today we got a dog!  After ... << MORE >>