Its been a while since we have updated the blog. Jen, Peyton and I are still settling into the new house. As spring has come around, we did something we’ve never done before. We turned off the heat and air conditioning. The house, because of how its built, is near steady temperature during this time … Continue reading
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2010 year in review
** I started writing this in December, but I never was able to bring myself to finish this entry. 2010 was a tough year. 2011 is a fresh year and as sad as it is to move on from some things, its truly a fresh start in many ways. — March 21, 2011 ** 2010 … Continue reading
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House completed, and we’ve moved
What a busy month it has been. Our house was completed on October 30 and we received our certificate of occupancy. The next day, we celebrated Peyton’s birthday and we were able to show the house off to Jen’s parents who came into town for the birthday celebration. After receiving the certificate of occupancy, we … Continue reading
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Dropping off the package at the bank
Today is a big day in our household. On my desk, sits an oversized manilla envelope with final floor plans, elevations, designs, the contract and our financial information. At 3:30 this afternoon, I meet with our banker to discuss the financing for our dream home. And, we are so satisfied with our final plans that we can’t … Continue reading
Winter update
So much is going on right now. Since the last post, we have moved into a rental house, plans for the new house are coming along quite well and we are waiting on our final price to build. We hope to be breaking ground on the new house by end of April, at this point. … Continue reading
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New house, new washer & dryer, and paid mortgages
Holy cow! What a few weeks it has been… I am happy to report that we have completed our move and are settling into our rental house. Its pretty comfortable. We refuse to unpack a lot of what we own since we know this is all temporary and so we have a lot of (non-necessary) … Continue reading
Great story about my high school’s football team
One of my Facebook friends from high school found and posted this article from the Charlotte Observer. The article talks about my high school’s recent football success and their overall impact on the town… http://www.charlotteobserver.com/preps/story/1052870.html Continue reading
The move begins today
Today begins the moving process as we begin moving some of our non-essential stuff into the new house for storage. We have cleared out mostly the things Peyton has outgrown and those will begin moving along with some of the things from our garage which we have been storing there. We’ll see how this progresses, … Continue reading
New theme for the blog
I just added a new theme for the blog. Its pretty nice from WooThemes. Check it out… Continue reading
Photo gallery & video gallery changes
A while back, I announced that we removed our personal photo gallery for security and privacy reasons. I’ve since been using Picasa’s Web Gallery provided by Google. I’m happy with a lot of their features, including facial recognition and grouping. As a matter of fact, the facial recognition works better than the one built into … Continue reading
