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[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

2 hours ago, laylalex said:

Nope, not in that range at all. We almost bought one that cost that much and then we pulled back -- what the hell were we doing buying a million dollar (almost) condo with only 2 bedrooms in a not particularly la-di-da part of West Los Angeles? So we are moving to the Valley instead, much better neighborhood, much lower price. We got the architect/contractor's estimate today for the renovations and oh boy. 

When we got this place, one thing that didn't seem completely impossible that might get us to move would be adding a mini-PRG to mini-Dave (two boys could presumably stay in the same room indefinitely).

 

But since a 4BR house (as opposed the 3BR condo we've got) anywhere in San Diego we'd like to live and send the kids to school in would be over a million dollars I think ... I suspect what would actually happen is I'd go back to working in the office (right now the third bedroom is my office; PRG, who is less weirded out by working in her bedroom, has her desk in a corner of our bedroom) and we'd get a room at the hotel across the street for my parents when they visit because that would be way cheaper than a bigger home.

[laylalex 7,268]

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

When we got this place, one thing that didn't seem completely impossible that might get us to move would be adding a mini-PRG to mini-Dave (two boys could presumably stay in the same room indefinitely).

 

But since a 4BR house (as opposed the 3BR condo we've got) anywhere in San Diego we'd like to live and send the kids to school in would be over a million dollars I think ... I suspect what would actually happen is I'd go back to working in the office (right now the third bedroom is my office; PRG, who is less weirded out by working in her bedroom, has her desk in a corner of our bedroom) and we'd get a room at the hotel across the street for my parents when they visit because that would be way cheaper than a bigger home.

It's just us and the projected cat(s), and occasionally his daughter and the flotsam and jetsam threatening to take the other bedroom over for ESTA-approved visits. He has his own study, since he works from home, bedroom 2 will be my study most of the time (hopefully), and once we convert what we call the basement (unfinished room behind the garage) we will have a hobby room/additional sleeping space. We really lucked out on this place given the location. Encino is not a bargain area.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

a Many-BR house (as opposed the Many-BR condo we've got)

See correction and the elegant flexibility of P-math in real estate, see and si DA man.

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

over Many,000,000 dollars

Or, "over $Many,000,000," see DA man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Monday report, see man:

 

Miu wanted 2 breakfasts, piglet miu man.

Lunch was a Subway WUOC, financially savvy we man.

Din-din was Costco breaded cod with nuked bagged corn, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Movie night was The Adam Project, excellent man.

Many (2+2+1) bowls of Costco popcorn consumed, ingest Two Guys man.

Party with rubias to start after Mini-B. zzz's, ready to boogie we man.

[Neonred 3,461]

9 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

 

Party with rubias to start after Mini-B. zzz's, ready to boogie we man.

Isn't Mini-B ready to party with the rubias?

 

Maybe you could just introduce him as Midget-B.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

5 hours ago, Neonred said:

1.  Isn't Mini-B ready to party with the rubias?

2.  Maybe you could just introduce him as Midget-B.

1.  Too young, just wait man.

2.  How about Grandmaster Mini-B., huh man?

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Early miu report, see early man:

 

Miu uncharacteristically asleep in our office chair for hours last night, uncharacteristically zzz miu man.

We read a book instead and went downstairs to do pre-morning prep, better when we're awake man.

Miu did not come down, uncharacteristic of miu man.

We prepped ourself for bed and were about to off-turn the light, de-lighted we man.

Miu comes in with a feather-roller,  man.

We tossed roller down dark hallway, enthusiastic miu man.

We tossed roller down the stairs, enthusiastic miu man.

We tossed the roller a couple of times on the halfpace, enthusiastic miu man.

We tossed the roller downstairs, enthusiastic miu man.

We went to bed, apparently mollified miu man.

 

This morn, miu wanted 2 breakfasts, accommodate miu we man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Tuesday report, see man:

 

Lunch was approximately Many (2x2x2x2) of the Korean dumplings from Costco, ingest we man.

Actually, we sliced each in two, so we consumed Many (2x2x2x2x2) half-dumplings, half-ingest we man.

 

Din-din was bagged salad + hot dogs, ingest Two Guys man.

Watched Mini-B. experience some virtual reality on his Oculus, animated wee man.

Watched a couple of YouTube videos of Mini-B.'s interest, mildly interesting for we man.

Miu tried to wheedle a Many'th (2+2th) can of miu-glop, but we stood firm, no and we gave in, ingest miu man.

 

Wild revelry with the rubias begins imminently, uninhibited we man.

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

Saw on Friday that PRG's citizenship interview scheduled (online status changed).

Last civics test review saw 58/60 questions (she'd only studied up to there) answered correctly in semi-random order, zero claims Calvin Klien held any major office in the US or California.

Commentary when we originally printed this out and filled in the names of the current holders of various office holders - "the speaker of the House will probably change after the elections, and one of our Senators is very old, so those might change before you interview"; status today - someone from California still the Speaker of the House, one of our Senators still very old.

 

No letter appeared in mail on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, or today.

PRG suggests checking her online account to see if there's something there.
Poke around, hey, there's a document there. Looks like the day before Valentine's. Clearly should reserve a table somewhere Monday night, combo celebration, right? 🤣

[TBoneTX 43,528]

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

Last civics test review saw Many/Many questions

This is either very good or very frightening, elegant flexibility of P-math DA man.

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

zero claims Calvin Klien held any major office in the US or California

It was Perry Ellis, si DA man!   

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

combo celebration

Avoid counting your chickens, DA man.  (Example, see man:  One, two, Many...)

And you'd better not abandon this forum (or at least this thread) after said celebration, no DA man!

1 hour ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

the speaker of the House will probably change after the elections

This one is Calvin Klein, si DA man.   

[DaveAndAnastasia 2,079]

29 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

It was Perry Ellis, si DA man!   

I thought he was in Texas, man.

 

29 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

Avoid counting your chickens, DA man.  (Example, see man:  One, two, Many...)

Surely the friendly people at USCIS can see that would only make America better to have PRG as one of us, right? 🤣

And that otherwise we have to deal with whatever the rest of the world thinks of Vlad's adventures when going anywhere but Russia. 🤕

 

/honestly, we've had a relatively smooth journey the whole way; the closest thing to a hiccup was a couple weeks of post-interview administrative processing in Moscow after her K-1 interview that had me wondering if I'd need to reschedule her flight here (which wouldn't have been too big of a deal, as I'd bought a ticket that had no change fees, somewhat unusual in 2019, man). Not the fastest we've seen here at around when we were doing things, but faster than average at every step. And we even caught a rare window where things were moving through Moscow in almost reasonable amounts of time (once we got past the week's worth of Russian holidays around New Year's that just happened to coincided with when NVC was done with my petition).

 

29 minutes ago, TBoneTX said:

And you'd better not abandon this forum (or at least this thread) after said celebration, no DA man!

Well, PRG also has to finish learning to drive (somewhat difficult to do while caring for mini-Dave full time or working full time, but I think she'll be ready to take a road test this spring). 🙂

[TBoneTX 43,528]

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

in 201Many

Good post other than the blatant P-math offense, si DA man.

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

I thought he was in Texas, man.

He must've moved to California, sigh man.

2 hours ago, DaveAndAnastasia said:

PRG also has to finish learning to drive

Just tell her not to go Many mph slower than everyone else in the left lane, plea DA man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Wednesday report, see man:

 

Miu was hyperactive -- no man, aysheep -- most of the day, aysheep miu man.

Jumped atop places we'd never seen her, conqueror miu man.

Dragged play-pole across the casa to us, play with us Daddy man.

 

Lunch was the remaining Many (2+2) Costco cod fillets, ingest just in time we man.

 

Mini-B. desirous of Two Guys interaction, wee + we man man.

Did a couple of skool things, Two Guys man.

Played basketball on back patio, pleased wee bodily-destroyed we man man.

 

Din-din was the remaining 2 lbs. of the Costco potsticker dumplings, ingest Two Guys man.

 

Mini-B. didn't want us to leave his room upon lights-out, needy wee man.

We should probably enjoy this period while it lasts, they grow up so fast man.

 

Cavorting with the rubias begins imminently, party uninhibitedly we man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Thrilling Thursday report, see man:

 

Lunch was Burger King WUOC, ingest financially savvy we man.

 

Today was ex-Mrs.-T-B.'s eve with Mini-B., delayed Two Guys experiences man.

Accordingly, din-din was toucans of Chef B. mini-ravioli, ingest we man.

 

Mini-B. very tired, zzz almost immediately wee man.

Many (2+2) rather proximal ESs itineraried for Friday, itinerary we man.

Party with the rubias begins imminently, uninhibited we man.

[TBoneTX 43,528]

Friday ES report, see man:

 

We attended all Many (2+2) itineraried ESs, attend we man.

The first and Many'rd yielded the take, see man:

    -- Many-pack ([2+1]-pack) of clear zipper envelopes = $1, deal man

    -- new-with-tag golf windbreaker*, 2 new-in-package rolls gift wrap = $Many-&-a-half

          ($2+2+1 + half a buck), steal man

Total = $Many-&-a-half ($2+2+2 + half a buck)

 

*with original price of $Many ($2x2x2x2x2x2 + 2+2+2), wow man