Our first overnight was a bit less than restful. Persia had difficulty several times wanting both of her parents to be near. This may turn out to be a good thing. We slept in the same bed and were fine.
We returned to Little Elm to do some more packing and cleaning and to decide on a painter. We went with CertaPro due to their price, time frame, and general professionality. The homeschoolers who underbid them by almost $1100 got mad and snippy when we asked what kind of paint they plan to use, if they have insurance, are bonded, and for references. Shahram said to them that it was fine that they didn’t have insurance, weren’t bonded, but could they send references. The man, Keith Greenwood, said he would send them first thing in the morning. Nichole didn’t believe he would and she was right (we are writing a back-dated entry). He didn’t send a thing.
So, we called Taylor Porter with CertaPro and we settled on a deal, with him taking off $200.
A little while after that, Pam texted me asking if we had power. She thought we were in Denton. Actually, Shahram and the girls had just returned from Denton where they had retrieved the estimate/contract, fed the cat, and grabbed our spare house key. The power had gone out shortly after they left Denton. Persia was miserable, and we thought the power might not come back on, so we put her to bed in Little Elm and decided to spend the night and keep cleaning past midnight. I really need to be rich, because I’m a terrible housekeeper. A 3100 square foot house should not be owned by people who do not like to clean or by people who will not spend the money on professional cleaners–at least a few times a year. Gosh.
Shortly after Shahram and I went to bed–sleeping in the same bed as Persia–Nichole asked Shahram if he had left the porch light on in Denton. He thought he had so he drove to Denton to spend the night there. Nichole stayed in Little Elm with the girls.
