1hugaholic, I feel bad that you did not get the home. If you need help to cut back on expenses to save money let me know. I'm a really cheap person.
Today my DD came to the house to help dig the holes for the fence. Working together we dug 7 holes and installed 7 fence posts, all plumb and level and almost perfect.
Took my dogs for a ride in the car so they could bark their fool heads off and sleep good tonight and...wow...came up on a house with a lovely pile of trash. I stopped, secured the dogs, and piled a ton of lumber into my little car. The homeowner was also getting rid of some metal bench tops. I took the best 4 of the bunch. Quite a haul.
Gonna take a day or two off to recuperate before working on the fence again.