Inspector Gadget

Today we did a very informative walk around with the home inspector. He was very helpful and gave us a lot of tips on repairing things, and his sense of humor was a real treat.

Inspector Gadget: If my wife knew the places where I sit to work, she wouldn't let me sit in our house!


The light fixture in the walk-in closet is dangling from the ceiling and apparently non-functional. Innovative tennants, that they were, they remedied the situation by installing an aquarium light via an extension cord!


This is my favorite drawer: The drawer itself is dropping out and the panel was apparently glued on to the frame. Cute liner paper though!


Eeeeewww ... if vents are blowing OUT dirt - there is definately a problem. This one is in the kitchen. However, the one on the ceiling in the living room contains a collection of used tissues, pennies, a metal tin, and some buttons. The air filter, by the way, was so encrusted with dirt that it was falling apart. gross.


Here is a nice shot of the loft in the Master bedroom. Lots of light.


And here is Troy, proudly displaying an artifact found on top of the refrigerator.

it reads:

Sometimes you get discouraged/ Because I am so small/ And always leave my fingerprints on/ Furniture, car windows and walls/ But everyday I'm growing big/ And soon I'll be very tall/ Then all my little handprints will be hard to recall/ So here's a special set of handprints/ Just so that you can say/ This is how my fingers looked/ When I placed them here today.

All I can say is the Mom/Dad must have taken this poem to heart since handprints and all sorts of evidence of a small child is all over the house. I think they must have been so inspired that they decided to leave their mark everywhere!

Troy is such a great archaeologist! He also found a half-eaten lollipop!

Anyway, the next step is to get the mold & pest tests, and move along with our financial stuff. Marina has become the princess of Excel this week and she has lists that cover everything under the sun. Heck she'll put you on a list if you want! Especially if you have any sort of talent with power tools or cleaning products!