Whacked some moles today

Early afternoon, I realized that we hadn't set up any utilities yet, because we've been so tied up with everything else.

So, 2 1/2 hours, multiple website visits, and 2 phone calls to providers (and too many calls and e-mails to count to Roy) later, we have all basic utilities slated for changeover on 2/16-and just in the nick of time, too. Had we called on Monday, all of the utilities would be cut off by the seller on 2/16 and we'd have had to pay reconnection fees to get them hooked up on 2/17. Minor disaster averted!

About 5 minutes after that, around 4:45 PM, our loan originator called me to say that they'd just seen our loan clear underwriting. YEE-HAW! She and our processor had been talking about the insanity that underwriting our loan had devolved into when she saw (or heard) our processor jump up and say, "I saw it go! It's cleared!"

The lender will get our paperwork submitted to the title company so we can get the closing costs established.

When Roy got home, we moseyed on down to the new house to confirm what we already knew - that they haven't repaired the irrigation system. That's all right, I'm looking forward to suing an out-of-state company at this point. They made this process hellish, so we'll sue them in small claims court for the cost of the repair. Since they made us initial all of the pages of THEIR INSPECTION report that showed that the irrigation system was in working order, we have the evidence we need to prove that the house was not delivered in the same condition as it was when we signed the contract for it. Sounds like fun, right? Right!

However, if their craptacular "winterizing" of the house caused any damage to the interior water lines which results in damage to walls or floors, we'll be suing in real court. Because, by damn, we're going to close on this house on 2/16.