But it just started.
#163Five Signs Summer Is Going By Too Quick:
We got someone in the neighborhood to come over and move the rocks from the front yard to the side of the house. I think that the only thing MK didn’t like is that he didn’t get to drive the Bobcat.
Here’s the new wall!
Did you know it was possible? Here in Park City, which you remember was home to some of the most exciting events in the 2002 Winter Olympics, we have events at Olympic Park. And for those of you that haven’t skied, and maybe some of you that have, it IS possible to ski in the summer!
How you ask? You fly into a pool.
We attended the Festival Of Flight at the Olympic Park this weekend and got to see former and possibly future Olympians ski down the ramps into the pool they use for training. They train in their normal gear, adding a life vest under their coat!
It was really amazing and we were so awestruck we didn’t take too many pictures – but here’s a taste so you get the idea.
For the record, we’re halfway through the non-ski season – can’t believe I thought I was a beach bum and here I am looking foward to snow!
So, the B’s are buying a house. I think it’s safe to announce that now. A rental property. Why do you care?
They have degrees in GSD.
This degree, the “Get Sh*t Done” degree, has them ready to move. They are knocking out entire rooms, and the redesign plans are all ready, well, ready. Mr B has a binder. We just rip things down, all binderless and stuff. Tsk, tsk.
We’ve lived here almost a year. And right now, there are almost as many non functioning rooms as functioning ones. That house un-freezing party I wanted to have? Might not happen before it snows.
But I’m happy. Because the B’s are GSD’ers, we are becoming GSD’ers. MK is ripping down walls, which you’ve seen. He’s picking out new windows and doors – things I wasn’t holding my breath for. It might not all be done as fast as the B’s – they’ve got contractors and MK’s got me, but the trips to Home Depot have increased by 45% or so since they got in the mix with their plans. And the fact that we leave the store with ACTUAL PURCHASES is pretty mind blowing when you’ve given up and igured you’d be window shopping for the rest of your life.
Thank goodness!
We’re pushing away, with a healthy mix of partying and good times for balance, and slowly but surely this house is transforming into something we can be so proud of now.
I’m thinking we should just leave it like this forever. Since the demolition is more fun than the put-back-together it is happening at a much faster rate.
That’s not true. It’s smarter to make the mess step by step, finish the mess, and start the spackling and sanding all at once. So my living room is all wood free now! We’re working on the drywall already, but I’m not making any progress promises…
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