Well we have a house to call a home! Almost, we have the building inspection to go through and those little things, but essentially it's only up to us to break the deal. It's a 65 year old place that a 90 year old couple have lived in for 65 of those years. Crazy! So it needs to be updated for sure in the style category. We'll be stripping the paint off most of the wood paneling and trim, because the wood underneath is gorgeous. As money allows we'd like to put in new double pane windows, update insulation in the roof and underfloor, put in a new kitchen and bathroom, possibly remove some walls to create a dining area, lots of wallpaper removal and painting, and pulling out the carpets and refinishing the nice wood floors underneath. And with me not working just yet, we hope to pound it out quickly right after we move in, or even before. We are both aching to get to our stuff in our container. I can get my motorcycle right away though. The rest has to wait until we move into the house. Which should be mid to late July. The couple are moving into a retirement villa and are waiting for the current owner to move out. We are praying for sooner of course.
I have had a couple of interesting temporary job possibilities come up. The one that I am most intrigued about is a probation officer. Yeah you read that right. Having criminals report to me while they are on probation. What an opportunity to help and make a difference in someone's life. If I hadn't known Mike Banks back in Seattle, I never would have considered it. But I have seen the results of his love and compassion for the guys coming out and it is amazing. I heard about this job from a friend of Bruce of course, Rick. All roads lead to Bruce here in Christchurch. Rick's mother is a senior probation officer and is looking for new people. I am just waiting to hear back from her to set up an interview.
The other is working as a vinyl window assembler and installer. I won't go through the people chain on this one, but it actually doesn't lead to Bruce. Vinyl windows are a very new thing here and this guy has the only company on the South Island selling them. I am intrigued by this job because it is physical labor and I like the guys I would be working with. Also there is a good chance I could save a bundle on the windows and learn how to install them myself. I wouldn't be making much money, but I could save so much on the windows it would make up the difference. It might be a good place to get into as well, because NZ is just now realizing how important it is make an energy efficient home.
That's all for now. I'll get pics of the house up later.
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