Friday, December 27, 2024

Moho and a new home...oh my!!

 Monday 16 December 2024

   Up having breakfast before heading to closing almost an hour away. A lot of thick fog this morning we had to some time to our trip. Good thing we did too, it was a slow go.  We arrived just a few minutes early and as we walked in Diane gets a call, settlement people will be late. So, now we wait. 😐 They show up and we get started with the paperwork.  Slooooowly we made our way through it.
    Now you think we ran right back to the house. NO! We drive to Duncannon to check out some items at an auction.  With a stop at T.J. Rockwell's for lunch. Back to the Moho to rescue Rudy. Down to the new house you say, NO to exhausted. House starts tomorrow! 😊

The next week is kind of a blur but here are the highlights!

Tuesday 17 December 2024

    First day at the house! πŸ˜ƒ Working πŸ˜‘ I meet Greg at the storage unit we did two loads x 2 trucks,
Enjoying Bev's
soup!

four loads of stuff to the house.  Still have a load or two to go.  Bev came down, her and Diane cleaned and scrubbed.  Bev's homemade veggie soup for lunch. 
   Then up to Duncannon to pick items we bought at last night's auction.  Loaded by 6:30 and back to the Moho by 7:30. Boy are we wore out.

Wednesday 18 December 2024

   Back at the house around 9am.  Bev and Diane are back at scrubbing. They are both kind of overwhelmed with the scope of the task at hand. The walls are just covered with smoke and nicotine stains.  A cup of coffee, cookies and a call to Missy made it all seem doable.😚
    The guy showed up to do the water test, the water smells terrible like rotten eggs. So, I'm showing him around the basement and water supply line.  He will have results tomorrow.   We go outside to check the well pit. And well, the pit is full of water just below the pressure switch and the electrical lines.  CRAP!! Second day of home ownership and I need a plumber.  Not so fast I'm handy.  Into town buy a sump pump back home hooked up temporarily but did the job.
    Bob the paint guy showed up to give us an estimate.  We walked around the house; he's never seen walls stained so bad. Alot of work he says, I hear a lot of money.πŸ˜’ He will get us quote in a few days. Friday for sure.
   Ass dragging tired we head back to the Moho!

Thursday 19 December 2024

    I brought my ladder down so I can get down in the well pit to do permanent fix to the sump pump. Just my luck the legs of the ladder are too wide for the opening. Another OH CRAP. πŸ˜• Down to Ben's borrow a ladder and into the pit I go!  The opening is very small I barely fit through it. Unorganized, no tools or anything, it took forever.  Can't find this or that tool/tools I need are in the Moho.  Anyway, midafternoon I finish. Sweatshirt is filthy from squishing through the opening.
   Diane and Bev spent half of the day shopping in York area.  We needed so many cleaning supplies it was over whelming.  Missy came up and cleaned all of the kitchen cabinets while they shopped.  I think it meant so much to Diane to have more help.
    We are ready to head out, I'm in the truck with Rudy and Diane is just finishing locking doors and turning off the light when the guy that painted Shane's place stopped by to look at and give us a quote to paint.  Again, like the first guy he talked about how much paint it would take to cover the smoke stains.  $$$$
   Back to the Moho.  Dogs and beans for dinner. We are so tired.

Friday 20 December

   No Beverly this morning.  Her kids (grandkids) are off school for Christmas break, so it is just Diane
Beautiful snow fall!

and me.  Fresh snow falls and the place looked so Norman Rockwell-ish. We cleaned, walked around wondering what to clean first, what to buy first and what to throw out first.  Bev and Lake stopped by for lunch and to check on our progress which was very little. Back to the Moho for dinner and bed.  Getting old down to work, back to Moho.





Saturday 21 December 2024

   Oh, thanks goodness for weekends!  Dan came down fixed the thermostat, fixed the propane stove in the sunroom, fixed stove in basement and checked out furnace and water heater.  Thank you, Dan., Ben
Yea for propane heat!!

stopped up while Dan was here to see if we needed anything.
   I went to the garage to fix up electrical receptacle for the Moho. Well, guess what the panel box was a mess. Too much to list I just started tearing out wires and called Rick. We were hoping to bring the Moho down on Monday but doesn't look like that will happen! 😟
   Diane spent the day cleaning (surprise right).  Back to the Moho. After working all day, we went to Lynne's for dinner and a much-needed break.  Bacon wrapped scallops for dinner.  OH YUMMY.  We exchanged gifts and called it a night.

Sunday 22 December 2024

  Rick made us scrapple and eggs for breakfast. Can't say enough about the need to unwind a bit.  Thank you, Lynne and Rick. Back to the house for a half a day's work.  I did the final run to finish cleaning clean out the storage unit.  Diane finished cleaning the kitchen and most of the master bath.
   Again, back to the Moho for dinner and bed!

Monday 23 December 2024

    Big day!! After almost 10 years Diane turned in storage unit!  Barb the storage unit lady was so sad to see us leave; said we were like family and asked what we were doing for Christmas dinnerπŸ˜€!  Cold last night, 9 degrees. That reminded us to call the propane company and schedule a fill up. And as we call people to schedule things nothing ever happens, 1st, water guy was to call us in 1 to 2 days, nothing. 2nd, painter to let us know estimate on Thursday, nothing.  3rd the other painter was to let us know Friday, nothing.  Propane company never called back.  Just can't seem to make much progress.
   Diane talked to Walmar manor about us leaving tomorrow. Stopped at wine store, grocery store and for other supplies before Christmas Eve gets here.
   Rick came down with the part for the Moho receptacle.  Looked at the mess of a panel box and just shook his head.  More parts, more money and lot of time to fix. I love being a homeowner!! 
   Back to the Moho for dinner and bed.

Tuesday 24 December 2024

   We were supposed to take the Moho to her "new campsite" but that can't happen without electric. Christmas Eve day.  We had breakfast and decided to move into our house today, without the Moho. 😞 We loaded up the car with as much stuff as we could stuff in. And off we went to a new adventure! We got to the house blew up our bed (air mattress), unloaded toothbrushes and other necessities for a few days. And called us home.  We celebrated with a bottle of Francis Coppola wine to complement our
Christmas Eve,
Santa was here!!
shrimp and filet dinner. Yum.   

Wednesday 25 December 2024      MERRY CHRISTMAS

   A balmy 33 degrees this morning, not bad for Christmas day in PA.  We opened gifts had a couple cups of coffee sitting on the back porch watching for deer. Now with the house supplied with cooking utensils etc. Diane made us a nice, cooked breakfast, first one in 10 days. Oh, tasted so good. 
   We agreed not much work today, just enjoy Christmas Day. That lasted till almost noon when I went to work on electrical outlet for the Moho and Diane needed more supplies from the RV. She got back around three and I started to clean up outside.  The temps drop fast after 3:30 so she didn't have to come get me. By the time I came in the aroma of Christmas Dinner filled the house. Pineapple baked ham. Oh Yum. Our first Christmas in our new house was great.   
   One more gift (of coal) showed up. We got the painting quote from one of the painters......$8,000.00 Are you kidding me! 😞 We will have to rethink this whole painting idea.
Merry Christmas to All!!

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Getting ready for our next Adventure!!

 Monday 9 December 2024

   We were up around 6am. After getting up early for 8 days we were both having coffee by 6:30. Skipped breakfast and got right at packing.  The temperature stayed just above freezing all night. Snow on the lane was mostly melted. Snow all melted off the Moho, antenna came right down, slides weren't frozen, and the slide toppers were dry. Rudy was not happy; he had breakfast without any people food. 😞 We were packed and just started hooking up the car when the rain hit, temperature dropped to 31 degrees. I pulled out with the Moho; Diane went to pay the bill. As I pulled in for diesel fuel Diane called. Month's rent $600 just what we thought, but the electric bill was $570. Holy CRAP! They assured her that was right. We didn't check the meter when we got there so not much to do, paid the bill and was disgusted. Oh, the bright side Diesel was cheap!
   On toward Dillsburg we went. Diane in the truck stopping to shop, picked up wine and seems like no day passes without a call from the Credit Union. Me, I was grinding along in the steady rain and some strong wind gusts. I stopped for fuel, stopped for breakfast, stopped for bathroom break, stopped for Rudy break, for fuel second time and still beat Diane to the campground. Rained the whole time. There was a small pond around the electric pedestal, I hooked up electric and water went in shoes and socks were soaked. Changed clothes. shoes, everything when Diane pulls in and the rain quits. 😐Just her luck she unloads in the dry.
   We both made it down safely, so it was a good day!

Tuesday 10 December 2024

   No rest for the weary as the saying goes. Diane goes to all the stores, grocery, wine, and drug. I took the truck to the house, unloaded the truck, then back to the storage unit, picked up bike, bike rack and some other awkward items and back down to the house.
   We both got back to the Moho about 4pm. She talked me into getting the grill out setting it all up to make burgers. It was just a bit warmer today and the burgers were sooo good. She always gets her way. 😏
   The Credit Union did NOT call today. Oh Yeah! 

Wednesday 11 December 2024

   Again, no break in the action. Diane was outta here by 9:00 to go dog sit Cody for Lynne and Rick.  They are gone until Sunday afternoon. She got settled in and we decided to get pizza from Marzoni's for dinner.  I picked up the pizza and went over. When I got there, she was on the phone with the CU for a few more questions.  We are to settle on Monday, and they are still needing info from us. We will be so glad when this is over.
   Rudy and I spent the night! I'm going up to the cabin tomorrow to pick up all the hunting things we didn't have room for on Monday's trip.  Well apparently, Rudy was full of himself, he was up at 4am jumping around and licking my face. Then he went down and got Cody up!  I got him back in bed, but he was restless the rest of the night.  Finally got up at 6am and took him out. He came in Cody was
Cody and Rudy chillin'
with Diane

barking to go out. Diane was not a happy soul. (it was all Rudy's fault).  
   I was out the door by 8am, drove to the cabin and back by 4:30 pm (just short of 400 mile).  Living on coffee and junk food.  I'm too old for this!  Back to Lynne's, Diane cooked us a real nice meal, shrimp, sausage, zucchini and Brussel sprouts. Oh, so good. Rudy and I headed back to the Moho.



Thursday 12 December 2024

    The truck is full inside and out of hunting stuff from the cabin. After walking Rudy and a yogurt
A little cold at the
Cabin.

breakfast I was off to the house.  Unloaded and back by lunch time.
   Early this afternoon the CU calls and we have been approved for our loan. Really, we close on Monday.  They will let us know officially tomorrow.
    NEWS FLASH today we received our last check from the insurance company.  That is now behind us. The RV Shop never did fix everything! πŸ˜– But we are not going back. NEVER go to The RV Shop in Delaware.



Friday 13 December 2024

     Diane is really the one having fun this week. 😏 While I've been busy working, hauling items to the house, sorting things in the storage unit and generally getting ready for settlement she has been wrapping Christmas gifts and shipping boxes out. Ok, maybe I'm the lucky one!
   And the CU sent an email that our loan IS approved with zero days to spare.  But we are a go for Monday Settlement.  We are both nervous and excited at the same time. I called the sellers.  We will have a walk through tomorrow at lunch. We can now see the light at end of the tunnel.  I ate a whole pack of deer chops from Ben's deer for dinner.

Saturday 14 December 2024

   19 degrees this morning.  It is the official last day of rifle season.  No deer for us this year. But I think we are busy enough.
   Me at the Moho and Diane at Lynne's, we planned for her to come over at 11:00 and we would ride down to the house. We met the sellers at noon, walked through the place. It all looked good except they took the air fryer and a stand out of the bathroom. But we didn't buy them, so I guess they were technically theirs.  Then off to Rossville for lunch. Back to the Moho, then she was off to Lynne's.  We are really getting excited now.
    She will be back tomorrow.  And then settlement Monday at noon. I had another whole pack of deer chops for dinner, nothing with them just chops.

Sunday 15 December 2024

    All my plans went to crap (literally) this morning.  I woke up to the smell of sewer. πŸ˜• A quick investigation I found the toilet was not sealing properly. An easy fix, I thought just clean the seal. Well, not for me.  Three hours later with the help of toilet brush, rubber gloves, couple buckets of hot water, and a very small brush (toothbrush size) I got it to seal fairly well.  I guess I'll have to take the toilet out and completely replace the seals, (YUK). That will happen some other time when it is much warmer.
  Diane finished wrapping gifts and cleaned putting Lynne's house back together.πŸ˜‡.  It took some time getting Christmas gifts stored, wrapping materials back in her car and packing her belongings. 
   It was almost 4pm till she pulled in.  Rudy was so happy to see her he was barking and whining at the same time. We unloaded the car, put all her stuff away and just sat down with a glass of wine. The snow started coming down and the ground was white by the time we ate (very pretty).  Tired and mostly brain dead. Grilled cheese and soup for dinner.  A good comfort meal for two over stressed old farts.
Hope the roads are 
good in the morning!!


   CLOSING ON THE HOUSE tomorrow at 11:45

Sunday, December 15, 2024

First week of rifle is over

 Wednesday 4 December 2024

   We are up early and back at it this morning.  Diane went to the cabin; her leg was sore, and she wanted to get out the wind. I went to Gary's up in the tree stand.  The wind blew so hard I had to find another spot. The wind was bad at the cabin also. Diane went where I thought was a good spot, and it was except the buck came up past the cabin and snuck in behind her.  In for lunch. Evening Diane went to her tent and I went to Gary's on the ground. I didn't see a thing.  Diane had an 8 point walk up the blind

The raccoon is
in there!
side. She had to open the tent flap just to see him, shot, and a miss.  OH crap! Later she was entertained by a racoon for a while.  For dinner we stepped out and ordered a stromboli.

Thursday 5 December 2024

   Sometimes I think we are just crazy!  Wind blowing again 40mph with higher gusts. Diane slept in, I got up but didn't go out after I heard the wind and felt the Moho rock. We had lunch and thought it calmed down a bit, so we dressed and headed out.  Couldn't have been any more wrong.  Diane went to the cabin and was froze by the time I got to her tent. I sat there listening to trees breaking and crashing to the ground.  Diane was in and out of the cabin all evening trying to stay warm. I was a little warmer in the tent😏, but was froze.  We quit early went back to the Moho for left over vegetable soup and grilled ham and cheese. A good meal to warm us up. 


Not sure that is what
a leaf blower is used for!

Friday 6 December 2024

   I'm now sure Diane is the smart one.  I got up at 4:30, dressed and out the door by 6am. What! It snowed another 3 or 4-inches last night.  Darn weatherman, he was calling for up to 1 inch.  Well, snow is so pretty and increases visibility I have it all.  It also covers up rocks and roots you have walk on.  Just as I crossed the creek I slipped and fell backwards toward the creek. 😟 My hat and head lamp went missing! I found my hat (it is orange) looked for head lamp couldn't find it, but I did find my phone just inches away from the freezing creek. Other than a small cut on my nose I was fine. On up the hill to Diane's tree stand. I stayed there until I ran out of food around 8:30 or 9. I forgot my lunch! πŸ˜‘ By 9:30 or so I headed on up the hill to my tent. I packed it up and headed down the hill.  Backpack, rifle, 5-gal bucket, hot seat, dragging the tent.  I looked like Beverly Hillbillies on foot. Halfway down I dropped the bucket and seat. Dropped the heater off at Dine's tent. Down to the creek found my head lamp 20 feet downstream from the scene of this morning's debacle.  Fished it out of the water and headed to the truck. By now I was wet sweated, ass dragging and half stared I went home for lunch.
    Somehow, Diane talked me into going out for the evening. We went out, you never know when the deer will walk by.  I didn't see a squirrel and Diane spent most of the evening texting/email the Credit Union things that HAD to be done today, and then they called and talked for 20 min.   It was fun.... not. Back to the Moho left overs for dinner.

Saturday 7 December 2024

    Eight straight days of hunting. Diane finally figured it out and stayed in all day. 😏 Not me!! I'm no quitter I was up and out the door by 6:00. I remembered my lunch, crossed the creek carefully and safely and hiked up to my climber stand.  I was up and settled by 7.  What a beautiful day fresh snow, sunny, mostly calm and not all that cold. somewhere around 9:30 I called Diane we talked, told her it was a great morning, and I was going to have half my sandwich. I took a look around, no deer so I got
His sandwich is
in the middle of the
briar bush!

my sandwich out laid it on my seat when I heard a limb crack, I wheeled around .... it was a squirrel. As I turned around, I bumped my seat and watched my sandwich fall and it was stuck in a huge bier bush 25 feet below me. πŸ˜’πŸ˜’Like I said I'm no quitter, but that did it.  Down the tree packed everything up down the hill. Packed up her tent and headed in.  Backpack, rifle, my stand, her tent...sounds familiar doesn't it. Back to the Moho.  Diane didn't even ask if I was going out again.  We started packing and organizing right after lunch. She made a nice homecooked meal (ham, broccoli, zucchini and cheese casserole) it was great.  With wine of course.



Sunday 8 December 2024

    The 2024 rifle season is over for us.  We packed, sorted hunting clothes and things to go back to the cabin and continued getting ready to go to Dillsburg tomorrow. It is warmer today and some of the snow and ice is melting which we are happy about. The road out of the campground is snowpack with some ice on top. The weather forecast isn't good, rain all day tomorrow starting around 8am.  Hope to be packed hooked up and ready to roll before that hits.
    The weather was terrible all week. Record cold, below freezing for 5 days straight. πŸ₯Ά Wind warnings for three days, 40 mph with higher gust. I fell cut my nose and lost my head lamp. I missed a buck, Diane missed two.
     CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR!πŸ˜‰


Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Coldest ever Deer Season

Tuesday 26 November 2024

    No one came up for bear season, so we have kind of a free day 😏.  Nice, cooked breakfast sorted our hunting clothes to make sure we have everything we need and organized for Saturday morning. Spent the rest of the day getting ready for Thanksgiving. Diane did laundry cleaned up the Moho. I took Diane's rifle back to cabin after outfitting it with a new strap. Then it was time to shower and pack clothes for our Thanksgiving and journey south. Already to go when we get a text that Rick has covid. All our plans went down the drain. πŸ˜”


                                              Just so you know what the tent is that I refer to.

Wednesday 27 November 2024

    It appears we now have some more free time. Didn't want to chance getting covid and spreading it around the family, so we are staying put. Diane made us reservation at the Pine Creek Inn for our Thanksgiving dinner.  Then walked through town just to get some exercise stopped in at the sporting good's store we now know the entire inventory. she did up pick a name of under privileged boy in need of Christmas gifts.  She got back to the Moho and decided to go to NY shopping ending up making a day of it. Donated the Thanksgiving food we no longer needed, picked out some items for donated gift, hit Target, Kohl's and wine store.
   Looks like the weather is heading south so I cleaned up the Moho, filled fresh water and dumped black and gray water. 
    And just as you think you're having a great day!! The bank texted at 3:45pm to tell us they needed paperwork and some signatures taken care of today!!πŸ˜• Really!! almost 4pm the day before Thanksgiving. So, Diane spent the next hour or so coping, scanning, loading into email and transmitting data. Wine and leftovers for dinner
   

Thursday 28 November 2024   HAPPY THANKSGIVING        
Snowy Thanksgiving!!

   Woke up to a beautiful fresh snowfall.  About 3 inches or so but very pretty.  Town was quiet and almost Norman Rockwell like, stores and restaurants all closed very little traffic. Diane of course went for a walk and found Dollar General, Tops grocery and sporting goods stores open.  I cleaned the snow off the vehicles, cleaned up and we were ready for Thanksgiving dinner. We headed over on the main roads not sure what condition they were in. They weren't bad at all. We walked into The Pine Creek Inn looked around there were only two other tables of people.  But we sat down and slowly the place filled up.  It was a buffet with Turkey, Ham and broiled Haddock with all the fixin's. We agreed we would NOT overeat.  An hour and half after sharing two deserts we quit (it doesn't feel as bad when you split them). We took the back way home.  Mostly dirt roads and very pretty with the fresh snow.
  We returned to the Moho waddled in, took some tums.  After taking Rudy for nice long walk, we felt a little better but still stuffed. Nothing for dinner.
   It was a great day.

Friday 29 November 2024

   Last day before deer season and we should hear about the house appraisal today (more about that later). I got 5 gal of fuel oil went to the cabin dumped that in the tank, started the furnace and picked up our rifles. Figured we could use a warm cabin while hanging deer. πŸ˜‰ Back to the Moho picked up Diane and off to the famous Golden Aged Cheese Factory in Woodhull NY.  We expected to spend some time shopping there but boy were we disappointed.  The place was tiny. We were in and out in under 10 minutes.
   Back to the Moho, Diane headed to Patterson's Maple Shop while I topped off freshwater tank and drain the hose.  Temperatures not to get above freezing for 10 days.πŸ˜’ Made sandwiches organized hunting clothes for the morning.

Saturday 30 November 2024    1st Day of Deer

    Up at 3:30 am.  Figures for once the weatherman was right, 19 degrees.  Dressed packed and out the door @ 5:15. Everything was going to planned, I left right away Diane with a much shorter walk waited a bit.  We both arrived at our stands at 6:30. 
    Diane radioed me said she could hear deer walking all around her but to dark yet to see.  Fifteen minutes later just as you could see, guess what? Just as she trying to focus on a deer, all heck broke loose.  Two different groups of turkeys came off the roost and landed amongst the deer. Then a fight broke out between them.  Deer snorting and stomping at the turkeys, the turkeys flapping their wings and yelling (turkey noises) at the deer.  I could hear the turkeys clear at the top of the hill. After 15 minutes of commotion the deer ran off and turkeys walked up the hill.
   In my 50 plus years (who counting) I have never experienced anything like that. WOW When the smoke all cleared it was my turn for fun.  A buck walked up, I aimed very carefully and slowly pulled the trigger. BANG and down fell a sapling just in front of the deer.  and he ran off! πŸ˜– And that was about it for the first day.
   Back to the Moho, crock pot meal for dinner and get ready for day two tomorrow. No news about the appraisal but it is Saturday.


You can still shoot a bear, didn't see any but we did find tracks in the snow.



Sunday 1 December 2024

   Another day for the weatherman, it was colder than yesterday 17 degrees with a breeze.  Diane wimped out and stayed in bed. Not me!  But Rudy was ever so happy. I made it up the hill to my stand (tent) at 6:45. I have a propane heater (little buddy) uses the 1lb tanks. And by 7:30 I was freezing❄❅ even with the heater on. By 8:30 my feet were so cold I took my boots off and propped my foot right on the heater. This helped but I didn't see anything while taking boots off and on all morning. 10:30 I was on my way in.
    Enjoyed lunch with lots of hot coffee. We both went out for the afternoon/evening. I went back up to the top of the hill. Dianes leg was sore so she went to the tent just across the creek. I moved my tent up the hill some more took until 3:30 until I was all settled in. About 4:15 as I gathered up to head in, I heard Diane shoot, then another shot. She radios it was a buck; I hustled down the hill as fast as my old legs would take me.  It was getting dark fast. I hurried over to where see last saw him, no blood or hairπŸ˜ŸπŸ˜•. A clean miss. She says "it was the tents fault" she couldn't stand and sitting there was nothing to rest the rifle on. All down but not out we went back to the Moho.  Dinner and wine to sooth our hearts.


The weather men could have gotten this wrong, but no such luck!!



Monday 2 December 2024

   A bit warmer, 22 this morning going up 27 this afternoon. 😫 A little later getting up this morning, we slept in until 4:30. I dropped Diane off at the cabin she sat out back in a lawn chair. Down to Norman's hill and up to the stand. I stayed warmer today and sat very still. Nothing not even the squirrels were out. Picked up Diane and in for lunch.  She stayed in and good thing too. Once again, she was sending copies and answering question from the underwriters, bank and settlement people. They are looking at the 16th of December to close. She asked about the appraisal only to find out it won't be done until THIS Friday. πŸ˜’ I thought this would go much smoother. πŸ˜–
  I went back out to her tent. Nothing until just before dark when 4 came by 3 doe and 1 unknown.  I tried and tried but darkness fell faster than the deer moved. I had to give up. πŸ˜–πŸ˜•And head in.

Tuesday 3 December 2024   

   We both stayed in today. Actually, the warmest day so far 28 this morning.  Diane has a doctor apt. this afternoon.  And was just tired of getting up at 4am and not getting anything.  We (Diane) cooked breakfast, did dishes then headed to the laundromat, and generally cleaned up the place.  One more call from the insurance company for settlement.  Seems all parties are moving right along without the appraisal being done. At least no one is telling us anything.  
Rudy is glad we're home!


   The temperature is up to 31 degrees, so it is time to dump and fill tanks. Oh yea! Temperature reached 33 for a brief time it felt so good. looking at the weather our days of hunting are limited. high wind warnings for Thursday and Friday like 20-30 mph with gust over 40. Should be interesting to say the least.
Stromboli for dinner 

Summary of this post: 
The weather, cold and rainy up until Thanksgiving then got really cold and snowy.  Cloudy most all day, every day. We have had snow/snow showers every day since Thanksgiving. And still snowing today.
The mortgage process, everything would go smoothly they said. Nothing did. Appraisal was/should have/maybe be done but is still not. Eating at our gut/nerves every day.  Feeling of excitement soon to have a new house to feelings of despair this will never end. 
Hunting, Hunting in the snow is the best!!πŸ˜€ Getting something is better! Hopefully it will end up with deer on the meat pole.