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A Dustland Moving Tale

So, the day after our move and we survived the night between learning the strange sounds of the heater coming on and the plastic sheets over the doors blowing in the warm air. Apparently you can hear the cats eating very clearly in the master bedroom and the...
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The Heat Is On

All praise the giant shiny octopus in the attic we have heat! Warmth flows through the upstairs, we don’t have to wear four layers of clothing to work, and we’re not terrified of spending the rest of the cold weather in the house thanks to Redlaw Mechanical. The...
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We’re As Cold As Ice

So in the past few weeks we’ve been working our butts off (well, mostly Mom and Dad because I work most weekends) to get the house ready for us to move in by the end of February. So that means walls have gone up, electrical has gone in,...
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Rock Down To Electric Avenue

Guess what, guess what? I got to work on the house some more! Yes! Those were basically my New Years Day plans, go to the house with mom and dad because we all had the day off. Our main task, electrical. Zap zap. My biggest foray into the...
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Sweet Dreams (Are Made of…Leaks?)

Ah, old houses. You relish in their charm, explore their personalities, and love them for their flaws. Well, some of their flaws. The inexpensive flaws. The past couple of weeks have been somewhat trying between several leaks found in the roof and a rather cat attributed smell coming...
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Best Laid Plans

We have drawn the plans of what we are doing to the upstairs. After we were done with the demo we had 3 eight foot wall left. Now we get to start building. Rachel’s bedroom has been framed out. Not all is going according to plan. We found...
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Rockin’ Around The Rubble Piles

What’s this? Is this, me, at the house? You mean I got a weekend day off? It was! I got to do work things at my favorite place last Sunday thanks to convenient scheduling at my job (a rare thing this close to Christmas). So, since I was...
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Have Yourself A Merry Little Frostbite

So as of 11/30, we still have no heat in the house due to the chimney needing to be cleaned. So mom’s been freezing to death every weekend while Dad…well I’d imagine it’s just a minor inconvenience to the man who’s history includes wearing shorts during a snowstorm....
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