This morning while I wrote Penny
Tales and put some things away, Doc got up the nerve to open one or two of the
boxes in his office. He discovered many
files regarding the construction of our dream house. Boy was that a trip down memory lane over the
past decade. Somewhat like riding a
roller coaster at an amusement park; highs, lows, unexpected twists, and
sometimes making me almost want to “toss my cookies”. It’s been quite an exciting ride.
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| Shelving Dismantled |
Doc unearthed files from 10 years
ago when we initially began plans to build the dream house on the Claremont
Land. Interest rates were at 8.5% (our
current Construction loan is 3.875%), the lot was a full acre (versus the half
we now have), the improvements to the City areas kept escalating beyond what we
could afford, and at the time I would not have had the option of taking a
one-year leave of absence from work to undertake the project. Although I was very frustrated at that time,
I guess we were blessed that things came to a halt. Instead we now have the Penny Palace!
As Doc was going through his papers
he discovered a document I had written 10 years ago. It outlined our reasons and requirements for
building a new house. Doc’s Requirements
are listed on the first page: One Level,
A basement, and a large garage. My requirements
are listed on the subsequent 9 pages!!!
LOL
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Late morning we headed for the
Pomona house. We stopped at Target for a
few things. One penny there. (Coin #1).
Then we ran a few other errands and had a nice lunch at a taco place. We were having fun. Like in our dating days. Just laughing and enjoying being together.
We did a few things at the Pomona house
and loaded some stuff in the van. Then
we conducted our typical Sunday night grocery shopping. 4 coins at the first store, 4 coins at the
second store, and 4 coins at the third store.
(Coins #2-13).
At 10:30 p.m. we had dinner by
candlelight in the dining room. That was
nice. By 11 p.m. Doc was in his
recliner, the clothes washer and dryer were running, there was music playing,
and it was such a nice setting as I looked across into the grand room while I
was washing dishes. Peaceful.
Total: 13 Coins P (11), N (0), D (2), Q (0) = $0.31
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