Cousin Leo

Category: outdoor

  • Move-In Weekend

    We did it. We moved in. I can’t really believe it. We’re far from done, but, it is amazing to be living in the home that we bought over a month ago.

    This last weekend we completed some pretty big items, most importantly the removal of the gigantic oak branch / bug highway that was laying on the roof. Good riddance:

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    So many overgrown trees on the front and back. We trimmed and moved it all out to the street for brush pickup.

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    Mom’s still painting…and still amazing.

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    We got a PANTRY (doors still to come)! With fancy notched baseboards:

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    And Harrison got his bed! And found a few more boxes of toys.

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    And after a long day Harrison really needed some relaxation time:

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    We did purchase a new stove, but, of course – nothing is easy around here, before we can use it Marc will need to do some electrical work so we’re making do with our camp stove… not too shabby.

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    We were also able to put on a few other finishing touches, like baseboards in some of the hall:

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    And thanks to the help of Tony – we have a bed!

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    So, here we are – Monday the 20th of October – by no means are we done, but, we are living here – in our new home – we even had time to put a few pieces of art up on the mantel. A reminder of what we’re doing all of this for. For our little family.
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    I mean right!?

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  • Day 7

    After Marc’s panic-inducing discovery, to hear “It’s not too bad.” was to say the least, a relief. I’m fairly certain that kinder words have never been spoken.
    The termite inspector delivered the news and $900 later, chemicals were foamed into the walls and as soon as the rain clears a perimeter treatment will happen. We felt better. Though it was still a day before Marc could really get back to work without spending half the day staring and cursing at the walls. But, this was surely the last of the surprises – right?

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    Ohhhh country livin’… it’s only been a week, but you sure know how to keep folks on their toes. We’re going to go ahead and file this under “Things we’re gonna deal with later”