Thank goodness for Abelard being quite healthy now.

And we will purr and pray mightily that you can get that house that you want
to buy for your peace of mind and well-being. Nothing but good thoughts
going your way from us.
Lily & her mama
Jazz, RB

--

Irulan
from the stars we come
to the stars we return
from now until the end of time
"Pat" wrote in message
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That nasty business on Abelard's shoulder is completely finished. You can
no longer even find the spot where it was inflamed. We are both so
grateful for the healing purrs from RPCA.

In other news, I found and hppe to buy a small house (still quite a bit
larger than where I am now) that's for sale in the town nearest to me. I
decided not to wait and rely on that low-interest USDA Rural Development
loan I mentioned several months back, if I can get a loan through a local
bank. It is just simpler and quicker this way, and there's so much less
paperwork involved and the choices are better without all the restrictions
like central heat being required, etc. I dislike central heat, anyway.

I'll be meeting with the loan officer this coming Monday, and if I am
approved for the amount I need, and the house is acceptable to the lender
at the price I offered, I will need to come up with around $4500 by around
Christmas time. That will be quite a challenge, but I'm committed to doing
it, even if it means selling my car and taking a cash advance on my one
and only credit card, then applying for another to which I can transfer
the balance and pay 0% interest on it for a year through one of those type
of offers that constantly come in the mail.

I think the house will pass muster with the bank, but somewhat concerned
about raising the downpayment in time. And I'll need still more cash to
make the place kitty-safe, being that it's on a residential street in town
(where there is traffic) and purchase appliances (stove, refrigerator,
washer/dryer) which I do not own.

I've decided that if I get the house, I will enclose the whole backyard
with a tall cedar fence with an electric wire at the top to prevent
climb-overs and stone at the bottom to prevent dig-unders. Any cat that
tries to climb over will have to be in contact with a one-foot-wide
continuous row of grounded chickenwire fastened to the cedar just below
the hot wire, when trying to go "over the top". I think the shock will
discourage further attempts. And the fence will give me a modicum of
privacy as well, and enable me to continue my usual practice of gardening
in my birthday suit.

The best things about this place a

(1) I'll no longer have to drive anywhere to go shopping for food;
(2) It has a partial basement to hide out in during severe storms;
(3) there are three bedrooms: one for sleeping, one for an office, one
for storage;
(4) there's a garage, and an attic which is well insulated;
(5) It has large shade trees;
(6) BROADBAND IS AVAILABLE!!!

If I do get it, I won't be moving until April. There are renters in it
now, and they're good ones. They'd like to stay through the winter, and
I'd like a few more months to save up for the fencing lumber and
appliances.

Wish me luck? Money purrs are hereby entreated....

Thanks!!