at the brown house

We went to the new house yesterday to paint a few walls. We used the samples that we got from Lowe's, just to see if we like them. While we were waiting for the first coat to dry, we had some time to kill. We went to the brown house again today, but this time it was for another reason. We had to be at the house so that our gas could be turned on. We had an appointment time of 10am-12pm. Wouldn't be great to always have a time window? We arrived at the brown house a few minutes before 10. Before our arrival, we ran out to get some cleaning supplies. I figured that if we had to be there for 2 hours, then I should be doing something productive. I swept the floors, mopped the floors, cleaned all 3 bathrooms, tubs toilets, etc... I cleaned out the fridge and freezer, washed all the cabinets, and scrubbed the counter tops. The bathrooms were pretty grubby. It wasn't as if they left it messy, it's just been empty for a year. I am ready to paint the walls and make the house more ours. The older gas man came around 11:30 this morning. He turned everything on...water heater, furnace, main line of course and our fireplace. I am so excited for the fireplace!! We most likely won't be using it alot, due to gas prices, but on those cold rainy nights or cold wintery nights, it'll be sweet!