It's been a week ( Read more... )

I find it very sad that when I ask for help and the usual suspects don't respond (because for whatever reason they can't) the only help offered comes from outside of Montreal.

Not surprised, just sad.

So... heard from my HP agent.  They are going to replace the laptop...again.  right now I have an Envy.  These are the links I was sent as to what they are offering.

I neeeeed advice.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-17-laptop-silver-amd-a10-5750m-1tb-hdd-8gb-ram-windows-8-1-17-e148ca/10282877.aspx?path= ( Read more... )

I've reserved my taxi for 5:30 am.  Needless to say, I'm not even going to bother trying to sleep.  I'm pretty well packed and ready to go.  I am not sure I'm ready to be a homeowner, though, at this stage in my life, I'd better get ready ( Read more... )

This is the current state of my affairs ( Read more... )

Well, I got all the pans washed today.  I'll do the cutlery tomorrow. :-)  I also went for a walk today and instead of taking the shorter route to the mailbox around the corner, I walked down to the Pharmaprix on Sherbrooke near Cavendish and mailed my acceptance of the estimate from Westmount Moving ( Read more... )

Brisket is made, sliced and sitting in the fridge.  Along with the potato kugel.  I need to make another small one for Sam upstairs and latkes for Adi because she is gluten free.  Tomorrow is going to see me turning store bought chicken broth into delicious chicken soup. :-)  A bissel dill and pepper and carrots and it will be lovely ( Read more... )

Dumb.  That's me ( Read more... )

Thank you all for the prayers and stuff.

I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!

It's been an insane day but..it's mine.  I got the call with the figures that we were waiting for and it's absolutely doable.  And the board is excellent.  So, the only thing they wanted to know was if the closing date could remain the same...April 30.  I said yes.  while it means ( Read more... )

So late this afternoon I get an email from my realtor to say that the agt. of the apt. I had to walk away from has finally gotten the figures in.  YAY ( Read more... )