I'm glad things are ok so far, GC, and will continue to keep my fingers crossed till he's out of the woods. Keep us posted?

Sparky, that house is awwwdorable! We have a non-power push mower. It's very Amish! Alas, no puppy. Yet.

Keep your fingers crossed that he makes it through.

absolutely. best thoughts for you and gf and family!

I thought of you when my friend posted some things they've been given samples of to see if they want to carry them in their store:

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Lots of continued ~ma for GF's dad, GC, and all of you.

Thanks, everyone! We're very excited - my DH is in charge of the inspection and mortgage getting, and I am in charge of the new bathroom we're going to put in.

OMG, those are cool! Want!

We're very excited - my DH is in charge of the inspection and mortgage getting, and I am in charge of the new bathroom we're going to put in.

I'm not sure who got the short end of the stick here- but excellent division of labor, as those are sure to be 2 equally trying tasks (but of course, worth it!!)

lisah - awesome. Love those.

GC - much ~ma!

I think DH's tasks are perfect Sparky. Plus, you know - you get to pick out the tub. [link] ijs

YAY Sparky! That is very exciting!

Thanks for the update, GC. Continued ~ma.

this is vw bug's clone. vw bug is really at class. really.

Oh, who am I kidding. I just oopsed and slept through class. In the middle of the afternoon. Oops. Must do better.

OMG, those are cool! Want!

SERIOUSLY! I'll let you know if they do end up carrying them.

It's a very cute house, Sparky. I love the room with all the woodwork. I like real wood paneling. I like it so much that when watching HGTV, I spend a lot of time yelling, "No, no. Don't paint the knotty pine paneling!" I also spend a lot of time yelling at people who buy houses with lovely built-in bookcases and they don't want them, because they have no books. Then there's the decorators' who artfully arrange shelves, halving the amount of book space.

I will mention the virtues of a mulching lawnmower with a bag, because you can use it to get rid of leaves. I hate raking. It hurts my back and it never ends. Using the lawnmower means you end up with a bag of shredded leaves, ready for the compost pile. You probably already know this, but I mention it because it took me way too long to figure out that I could just mow the leaves and when I finally did, I felt really stupid.

edited because having is not halving.

I love the room with all the woodwork.

Soon to be known as "our bedroom." It's hard to believe that no one ever painted that woodwork since it's original.

I am writing down all the lawnmower suggestions.