The land of limbo and half diablos

Here we are almost a month since my last post and no real further forward. The mortgage company are undervaluing the new house and so we've had to agree to a new valuation paid for by Bovis but through the mortgage agent and through us in a very convoluted way.

We await the outcome of the new valuation with trepidation. Will will get the mortgage and actually should we want a mortgage of this size? There are all kinds of threats of cut back to public services and this time next year I could find myself redundant and then what would we do? Although with our joint income even me getting a lower paid but more local job would still make the payments manageable.

I am addicted to property programmes and watch Kirsty and Phil negotiate with vendors (see I even have the right termonology) and discuss knocking down walls and that actually did you know that to increase space is cheaper than buying more space? I watch Sarah advise people who don't listen about how to make the most money out of their property and wonder at how she stays so calm and smiley while they just completely disregard her advice. If she came knocking at my door I'd be asking her to write it all down so I could follow it word for word.

So the bottom line is if we don't get this house we will try for another....and in the meantime I tidy and sort out stuff weekend after weekend. Last weekend it was the marathon lego washing weekend, this its been under my bed weekend finding old essays and folders on the English civil war. Looking at old scripts and good luck cards and finding half of Chris diablo set apparrently the other half is in a shoe box.

So this weekend its the start of musical homes with Chris new lodger the weasley faced Tony moving in. I'm not sure we should trust the ferrety looking chap. I know you should not judge a book by its covers but I keep remembering what the weasels did to Toad Hall when poor Toad was out of the picture. My Phil could be like Moley and kept prisoner by Mr Weasel. (must stop being silly)

Then Chris and Fiona are off to Yorkshire for a holiday and Phil moves in temporarily this week. I go on holiday to Amalfi next week and when I come back Chris and Fi move to Muswell Hill and Phil moves in permanently to Chris flat...then we find out if we stay here, go to Cambourne or find somewhere else...it could be exciting but instead it just feels a bit limboish.