My House in 5 minutes

I was going to wait to do a post of my actual house for those of you haven't seen it, but it just occurred to me - I don't have anything to do. What a lazy ass, I know. Well, this is it - Home, Mi Casa, My Sanctuary? With 3 roommates, the last one is debatable. We do have a new member of the family, Cabbie. She came to us in December, and she has been such a sweet addition to our family.

I just put the flagstone (which I will fill in with Irish Moss) in with the help(?) of a neighbor kid, Andrew. I had to tell him the dirt was lava, just to keep him from running in it. He's a sweet kid, but holy crap, man.

Other than having to tell him what my name was every five minutes, it was a neat experience, taking a step closer to becoming "Old Man Haddock". I can't wait till kids call me that...

The whole backyard is pretty chaotic due to construction going on in what seems like every corner of the house. That area with the decomposing bench will soon be replaced with a patio using paverstones and a firepit. Summer - here we come.

This gives a pretty decent idea of what the whole backyard looks like. Just waiting for the green to return in the grass... and then sit back and enjoy the sweet fragrance of watered, fresh-cut lawn... oh yeah. The picture of the far right of the house is a sample of what the ENTIRE yard looked like when we moved in. There was quite literally about 1-2 inches of dirt and trash on top of dead sod.. something I was totally unaware of when we moved. That was fun.

About 3 trips to a landfill with a 15 foot flatbed and 3 tons of crap later.. we were doing alright. I seeded the yard, and that has been a really interesting project to see come to life.

The rest of the inside has been really easy to maintain. Nothing was destroyed too much past that.

All that's going on inside is basically a finish of the living/rec room of the basement. That has been an interesting learning experience too! It's amazing what you can do if you just try and are willing to fail a few times.
- OH! And also if you're willing to get electrocuted a couple of times... okay, so I was lucky there.


...Or doing hardwood laminate flooring in the kitchen. Turbo was a huge help. We couldn't have done it with out him. Thanks, buddy.

Lastly, here is the living room (dirty , of course.)

I know these photos are in no real order, and may even confuse you further, but consider it motivation to come see it in person! I love to have people over, and shortly we will even have a guest room available! How suite, right? But don't expect any special accommodations. What do you think this is? A Holiday Inn?

Again, I love you all and can't wait to see each of you out here!