Oct

25

Sea of runners

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Today was the DC Marathon, which just happened to coincide with my mom’s trip home (via LA, to see Taylor). Little did we know this morning when we left the house we would be trapped inside DC for 30 minutes and have to circle pretty much back to the house and take a new route [...]

Oct

25

Warm welcome

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So yesterday a ginormous moving van arrived with our stuff from Utah. It is all the stuff from our college and childhood days. Several men from the ward came to help us unload (so amazing) all the bins and boxes into the attic and basement. I think our only piece of furniture is a queen [...]

Oct

24

Double flat

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Last Saturday, my mom and I went shopping for some new door knobs and locks. After we made the purchases and got in the car to drive home, I heard a strange sound . . . I wasn’t sure what it was and was having trouble turning the steering wheel. I asked my mom if [...]

Oct

22

Kitchen

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The appliances are coming next week. We are thrilled. Not sure if we will get the knobs on the cabinets before we move in . . . This house is a never-ending project I fear.

Oct

20

Doors

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One of 18 doors getting installed.

Oct

16

.5 inch does matter

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Shaving the cabinets.

Oct

10

Under seige

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We stuck 16! Dang, the problem is bigger than we thought!!!

Oct

10

It’s On!

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For the last three years we have been fighting an annoying, and quite freaky, cricket problem. Last Spring, Eric came out and sealed the house, and last summer we had a handful of crickets. This year, the crickets are fighting back in force. We’ve have at least four or five crickets each night, in our [...]

Oct

7

To refinish or replace?!?! That, is the question . . .

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So would we be crazy to rip out all the old oak flooring and install some Brazilian Walnut, Acacia or Tigerwood? The bids to repair and refinish our old floor are so high, we are now considering installing an exotic hardwood instead of giving a much needed facelift to our plain old standard oak . [...]

Oct

6

A stone with sparkle

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We have selected our slab of granite. Who knew you could find a granite with some fat bling bling?!?

Oct

1

Home

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Sometimes it strikes me that we live in such a cool, historic place. I was driving to pick Andrew up from work Tuesday when I had one of those moments.

Oct

1

William and Mary

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Wednesday I was able to conduct interviews at William and Mary – perhaps one the most beautiful college campuses ever. W&M is the second oldest campus in the US, and dates back to the 1600s. The highlight of the day is that Andrew joined me. I woke up at 4.45 am to head down to [...]