Category: House
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New Roof
One of the items flagged on the initial inspection of our house was that the roof had to go. We eked another two years out of her, but the company we had received a proposal from had an opening (we had been procrastinating otherwise) so we jumped at the chance. New roof in Portland winter? […]
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Christmas Lights
We did ’em! I forget why we didn’t last year, but we didn’t. Spent a few hours yesterday messing around with the ladder and got ‘er done. Didn’t do our highest peak because it’d involve walking on our wet, degraveling shingles – I got up there for a short minute and wanted to crap myself. Either […]
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We Bought a House
If you’re on the great FB, you know this. THE DREAM IS OURS! Last week, we closed on our “new” home. It was built in 1915 so we’re very excited to be able to hold its centennial celebration next year (look for an Evite soon!). We’re now located in what’s called the Hollywood District of […]
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2011 Fantasy Football Recap
<p>Apparently I didn’t blog about it last year, but my “regular” league of college friends opted to do a keeper league last year. You can keep two players, their draft round is +1 from the previous year, and you can’t keep 1st rounders.</p> <p>I had a hell of a year last year, picking up Michael […]
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One Day Can Change Everything
<p>For me, that day is January 30, 2011.</p> <p>Around noon, I receive a call from my sister saying her and my father are taking my mom to the local hospital. At breakfast, she began to not make any sense with her words and had thrown up.</p> <p>Upon arrival at the hospital, a CT scan is […]