Of termites and time lines

So... the building inspection was this week.

Basement floor

Jordan, my husband, drove all the way up to Goodland, Kansas for it.  The termite inspection was first, and it came back positive.  Positive, as in positive for termites, not positive as in good news.
But all is not lost!  Since this is before the property has changed hands, Four Square Church as agreed to pay for the repairs and termite barrier (?) around the building.

Nice lighting

Our big expenditure will be for egress windows in the basement.  We want to put our bedrooms down there, so all the windows have to open at least 5.7 square feet to allow firefighters to crawl in and save us.  Ours are not.  And they have to be closer to the floor.
This is just the first of many things we will have to pay for.

Typical a communal fridge!

The problem is I don't really like paying for things.  I often have the problem where I make my mind up to buy something to make my life substantially easier, and then see the price tag and say "Eh, I've been doing it the hard way all these years, what's the big deal?" and never buy it!!  Sometimes I am talking crazy stupid things I don't buy.  You know I make 4 loaves of bread every week for my family because they raised the price from $1 to $1.25.  That is a 25% increase!  Overnight!!  I looked at that and said "I am putting my foot down.  I'll just spend 3 hours in the kitchen every week and not pay that quarter!  You take that grocery store!"
I guess I am going to have to get over this and actually start paying money for things (ugg).  I take such pride from my stingy-ness.  Now I have to grow, and take risks, and put money on the line (ugg).
In other news, we've got our moving date!  So if you want to see us in sunny Arizona, I suggest you call in May.
And we are still asking for any book donations y'all have!  Thanks for the donations we've already got!