diary of a madman (1 year gone)
well, Saturday marked the our 1 year houseiversary! yes, we've been homeowners for an entire year. wow, that is truly hard to believe. it feels more like it's been 5 years. just kidding. sort of. sometimes it feels like we've been here for ages, the next minute like we've only just moved in.it has certainly been an interesting year. we've learned a lot to say the least ... about what to do living in an old house (turn the heat down and use lots of blankets in the winter, squint when looking at old plaster walls and ceilings during the day, look close before you buy, use lots of expanding foam insulation, etc.) ... and what NOT to do (try to refinish pee-stained oak floors, put non-waterproof items on the floor of the basement, eat paint off the walls, let expanding foam insulation get on your hands, try to make it all perfect, finish it all at once, etc.) ... what to expect of your house (the worst) ... what NOT to expect (that previous owners knew what they were doing or were as anal as you are). we've had highs (seeing the hardwood floors after they were finished) and some pretty extreme lows (learning about the aforementioned pee-stained oak). i'm learning how to be a handyman. Chrissy has learned that she is a lot handier than she first thought.
so, would we do it all over again? well ... hmm. knowing what i know now ... that is a pretty tough question (speaking for myself anyway). probably? maybe? i don't regret the decision, i'm just not sure it's something i'd want to go through again ... those tough times were pretty darn, well, tough. i know that if/when we get "finished" with all we want to do here (if that's even possible) it's gonna be awesome! Noblesville is great so far ... and has limitless potential to be even better. we lucked into moving across the street from some folks we'll likely be friends with for a long time to come. a friendly face across the street has gone a long way to helping us get through those tough spots. so thanks to them. thanks to all of you who have helped us work on projects (and there has been lots of that) and those who have helped by praying for us and keeping our spirits up when we got down and didn't know what to do. so there it is, thoughts about life here ... 1 year gone. i wonder what year 2 will bring?
as they say, the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
i'm not sure that saying means anything right now. i suppose it could if you wanted to wax philosophic, and i'm sure it's true in the literal sense that our neighbors grass is greener ... mainly that was just a transition into an update on the lawn. green grass is growing. that is good. green weeds are also growing. that is bad. lets hope more grass than weeds grow. i did go through and re-seed a few areas where it seemed a bit thin, especially the crest of the hill in front where water (and ants) were leaving uneven coverage. we've had decent rain the past 2 weeks so i haven't had to water which is very nice. the jury is still out on whether or not this was a successful endeavor. it's all gonna depend no what comes of those vile weeds. keep those fingers crossed.in an unusual development, we seem to have
a serial fall decorator stalking the streets of Noblesville. we came home from work on friday to some mums sitting on the front porch and a bundle of corn stalks in the garden. sunday evening we came home to pumpkins on the porch. we are quite confused at this point. we have a few suspects ... but no solid evidence at this point. does anyone know if Matlock is still doing work?speaking of evidence. well, not evidence ... trash cans (i'm the master of the seamless transition). while looking for a compost rake i stumbled across our new kitchen trash can (i know, exciting!). for whatever reason, Lowe's had a couple really nice simplehuman stainless steel trash cans (40L, step can) on clearance for $25. sweet bargain! i guess the nasty green trash can i've had since junior year of college gets demoted to the basement now. dirty wet nasty basement ... my nemesis (i just may have cussed the house/basement out the other week after a long horrid evening of cleaning up after a major water issue).
well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon.
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