Grandpa's Helper

Almost Home!

Thanks to everyone for your prayers these past, LONG, three months in the dust-bowl! After today's re-inspection, we have been given the green light to move into our new apartment. Providentially, we got a call that our new furniture will arrive at the local Ashley store tomorrow and will be delivered to us on Saturday! Now when you all come to visit we can offer you a seat! Since we now have a guest room, we can offer you travelers a bed, too!

A second inspection for the storage units themselves should happen tomorrow...Lord willing, our dsl line will be installed too....then we can do business...It's an exciting time in the NM Lopez family, but not without a bit of stress. With everything happening at once, we appreciate your continued prayers that the moving/grand-opening will go smoothly, 'decently' and 'in order'.

Visit From an Old Friend

Not much progress and we are not moved in or open for business...we do have a cool new ride though. Robert VanTol even came all the way from California to check us out. He spent the night with the Heerema fam. We all enjoyed a nice meal at a local restaurant and then the grand tour of Discount Storage. The next pic shows what he got for his trouble - a gaping head wound sustained when he failed to clear the jagged, pointy edge of the cart's shade roof. I anticipate a lawsuit! He was a good sport, but that's real blood folks!

Lookin' For a Home

The apartment where we will live - some day - soon - we hope. Hooray that we passed today's Fire Safety inspection. The owner called for the 'final' inspection for tomorrow...Lord willing we could possibly move in this weekend!

The 'Already' and the 'Not Yet': Final Approach

Since March when we were hired, the move-in date has continued to extended to the future. Now, when asked, my standard answer is: TWO MORE WEEKS. We might actually make it this time. The office/residence building is looking good and the sign lettering on the 'fake' front wall is completed. The owner brought in 'literally' TONS of gravel to make the front 'dirt' look more presentable and less like a used car lot. It's all about 'curb appeal'! The landscaping is mostly finished and although we lost some of the shrubs in June's HOT spell, you can see we have flowers! Hopefully, phones/internet will be installed tomorrow.

Next time: Apartment Update!