Friday, September 19, 2008
Closed on the new house today...

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Took these right after I opened the door with my NEW keys!
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I worked third shift last night, got out at 7 this morning
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closing was at 10AM, I did not have a chance to even nap
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right after I had to head up to the house to await the delivery of....

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My new Deere, which arrived from the dealership around 2:30
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I haven't slept in (let me think) oh yea 30 hours!!
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I don't mind so much, the exitement of everything has nixed my exhaustion
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Tomorrow I have to get up there by 8:30 to await the arrival of much new furniture
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(my living space has tripled)
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let's not even go into the fact that I have to leave this condo furnished for now
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There is a new showing Sunday at 3:30
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time to eat and get some sleep...
Written at 5:14 PM by The Persian.
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Big E

aka The Eastern States Exposition... (click on the image above to enlarge)
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The largest New England Fair
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held annually on the 2nd to 3rd weeks in September (17 days)
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My grandfather began selling cigarettes there in 1957 with 30 Cigarette Machines scattered across the entire park.
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In 1967 he decided to open a Cigarette Booth. My mom (a recent newlywed) and her mother-in-law (my recently passed Grammy) worked the booth. I was not born yet (my parents adopted me much later) But I found a picture from the first year it was opened. The two women are my mom and my gram. I don't know who the elderly gentleman is or the guy with the pipe are, I will have to ask my dad's sister about that.
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In other news...
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Today (September 14th) is my birthmother's birthday
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I tried to call her and wish her a Happy Birthday
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Both her cell and home phone are shut off
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I'm really sad that I couldn't leave her a message wishing her a happy bday
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I also wanted to tell her I am moving (right now she lives across the street)
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The day I met her for the first time..
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oh well..............
Written at 6:48 PM by The Persian.
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
My new toy...

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I ran down to CT today with the kids and "bought me a Deere"!
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X300 Tractor, 42-Inch Edge Xtra Deck
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17-hp V-twin, air-cooled John Deere iTorque™ Power System (which provides more lugging ability, full pressure lubrication, even cooling, and durability) provides excellent power and performance, easy starts and smooth operation.
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Mows up to 3.5 acres! (I have only 1 Acre, but it's all open).
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Since this is my first house, this is also my first mower/tractor. I felt like an idiot as the salesman rambled on about what to do every season, yikes! There is just as much maintenance on these babies as a car. (The only thing that is different is that (with my car) I can pass it all off to Jiffy Lube ) I guess I have a lot to learn.
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After The Deere dealership, we went furniture shopping (Ethan Allen) to buy the kids a new bedroom set. I figuered I would let them pick out what they wanted. Not exactly what I had in mind, but they loved this one set. Reminds me of a bachelor pad bed. It's all one piece and very dark. I guess you pay through the nose for decent solid wood furniture. I had been to this horrible trashy place called Raymour and Flanigan previously, all of their sets were veneer over pressboard (or something). They try to pass this junk off as quality but it's far from it. I guess it's easy to con a yokel. Make it big and shiny and "fancy lookin" and it's a sale. Thank god my father was an Interior designer and I was raised to know the difference.
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Well the big day is Friday (the closing)...

I uploaded some pictures to my domain here: My New House

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Life has been quite hectic these past couple weeks. A couple showings of my condo, no offers yet! I am not going to remove anything from here until it sells, a furnished condo (so I am told) will show better. Besides, I am having way too much fun buying new stuff. They are delivering my new bedroom set and the tractor the day after the closing, which is this coming Saturday. Ethan Allen told me they couldn't deliver the kids set until Mid-October. My next project is rugs. I have a huge open room which extends from the front entry to the back sliding glass door. I have to get the dimensions to figure out how large of an oriental to buy. Then there is the new table to go in front of my couch, and the rug to go under my dining room table. I will be broke soon enough!
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In other news, a friend from work was brutally murdered last week. He was a driver for my company, and a good friend. He was older (64) and also Gay, we hung out many times at The Pub in Springfield. His name was George Roy, and I am going to miss him so much. His contageous laugh, his sense of humor, his kind, caring nature. One of the sweetest men I have ever known. I do not know his roomate who killed him (Peter Bruneau) but I hope that bastard gets what is coming to him. George was sitting in a chair watching TV and that man hit him over the head with a "roofing hammer" and then proceeded to stab him to death. He put his body in a bag, drove north into Vermont and dumped my friend just off Route 91 near Wethersfield.
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Here is the monster that took my friend's life....

He is wearing a tshirt with our (George and I's) company logo on it.
This man never worked for JPolep, this was most likely a gift from George.
How disturbing is that????
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The article and video is here: Murder in chicopee
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ok I'm 0ut for now
Written at 5:28 PM by The Persian.
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Thursday, September 04, 2008
*update*

Well... a lot has happened...
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I signed a purchase and sale agreement tonight...
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gave my deposit...
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there is now a SOLD sign on the front of the property
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It's brand new, built 9 months ago, never occupied
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1700 square ft. 3 br 2 1/2 baths, 2 car garage, 1 acre of open treeless land
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they insisted on closing September 19th (two weeks from tomorrow)
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in case anyone wanted to see...
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(click on the words below)
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The new house
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That is my aunt inspecting the interior, she loves it as much as I do!!
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One acre of land completely clear and 75% behind the house ready for a pool or whatever
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It's in the country, and right down the street from my cousin Ricky.
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There are two houses right next door listed at 314 and 328, by the same builder
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I just can't believe it... life.is.good
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:)
Written at 9:58 PM by The Persian.
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