"Et cetera (in English contexts pronounced /ɛt ˈsɛtərə/) is a Latin expression that means "and other things," or "and so forth." It is taken directly from the Latin expression which literally means "and the rest (of such things)."
The phrase et cetera is often used to delete the logical continuation of some sort of series of descriptions." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Et_cetera)
This past week has been all about the et cetera...
The best way to sum it up is to say "there was a little stress, a little craziness, a little sadness, etc."
I just can't go into the et cetera part right now. I will write about my friend Diana's battle with cancer, what she meant to my family and to me, and how much she will be missed -- but not right now.
I will share this line, which her husband, John, said during her funeral. "You go home tonight and you take the people that you love and you hold them tight."
I'm so sick of seeing cancer win more often than it loses. I'm sick of it.
My home inspection, appraisal, and mortgage application appointments were all held this week. I have one issue that I'm asking the homeowners to fix before I agree to move forward with the purchase, which I expect them to readily agree to as I have agreed to take care of the longer list of smaller issues.
I'm extremely lucky to have my dad and his best friend (dad#2) who are eager(?) to help me with that list. Some of the items are more along the lines of 'things I will need to do if I ever decide to sell the house to another person' as opposed to 'things that must be done before I can move in.'
I'm going to start looking at paint colors and plan to pack a few boxes this week. My hope is that I'll be able to move up the closing date, but for now it is still scheduled to close on March 24.
My nephew, Ethan, is due in less than one month.
I'm completely addicted to the Olympics. I used to love figure skating when I was younger, during the Kerrigan/Harding saga, but I really didn't watch much of the Olympics since that time. The summer Olympics hooked me with the opening ceremony and the sand and indoor volleyball -- never mind the Phelps-mania. Now I've been looking forward to watching hockey (have you seen Canada's lineup?) for about a year...but the remaining sports have snuck up on me. I've been surprised by my interest in the skiing, luge, short-track speed skating, etc.
Like I said, this past week was all about the et cetera...
~kll
Your home purchasing tale is awesome. Are they still offering that credit for first time home buyers?
ReplyDeleteYup!
ReplyDelete10% of the purchase price up to a maximum refund of $8,000.
And, you don't have to wait until next year to file for it, so I should get it fairly quickly, which will replace the savings account I'm draining to do the down-payment/closing cost stuff.
It's all pretty mind-boggling to me.
Very sorry to hear about your friend's passing. It sounds like she will be greatly missed.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear everything is moving along smoothly with the house purchase. Still hard to believe that Matt will be a dad soon - lots of changes coming for you! I'll be anxious to hear all about the shower!