I had another procedure for my dental implant today. It was only half an hour and they didn't give me a bunch of written instructions or any special painkillers, so recovery should be fine. I probably could have gone back to work but I'd taken the day off to recover, so I'm taking advantage and staying home. There was some Vicodin left over from a past thing so I took one when the pain kicked in; I'm a wuss! But ibuprofen should be fine to manage the pain after that.

The contractors have been working on our kitchen and bathroom since yesterday morning, so I'm holed up in the bedroom. I've got laptop, phone, TV and a microwave, and books in case I get in a reading mood, so I'm set.

The contractors are working on painting the cabinetry first. When we got home yesterday they'd taken all the doors off in the kitchen and on the bathroom vanity and had done a first coat on everything. Today they're doing a second coat and then putting the doors back on. I think the white is going to look wonderful. I'm pleased so far; they seem to be productive and skilled.

A friend of a friend will be dropping off boxes and packing materials in a little while. We've managed to gather other free boxes and hope that we won't have to buy much. NT is going to pick some up from another friend of a friend. Social networking can come in really handy sometimes!

Today through Friday, we'll box things up and maybe paint the bedrooms. Saturday we use a moving van and bring a bunch of stuff to our storage space. The contractors should be able to finish up the kitchen, bath and door installations in the next week or two.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the seller of the new place is upset about the 10-year balloon that the HUD stipulated on the promissory note they'll be giving us. I'm afraid it might be grounds to back out of the agreement, so I came up with a new loan idea that fits HUD's requirement (they just don't want a balloon before 10 years) and will hopefully make the seller happy: a 10-year loan where we pay interest only for the first year, then principal + interest for 9 years. They get to raise interest at the 2-year mark and again at the 5-year mark.

I hope this pacifies them. Fingers crossed!