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In the interest of not killing myself trimming drywall i got back outside for a bit and finally finished up the tree barriers. It always amazes me how long some of this stuff takes with measuring and cutting and figuring things out. I guess the pros have a system but Ric and i banged in the posts where it was convenient to not damage plants and we didn't exactly square … [Read more...] about Week 65: Tree Barrier’s and More Suffering

I have to confess that i am writing this over a month after the fact. Things just got rolling fast and suddenly there was not a lot of time for blogging. It is now early May and i am trying to piece together what we were doing back in March. The week started with our mandatory hazmat inspection and a visit from Mike of DG Environmental who came to take samples around the … [Read more...] about Week 64: Hazmat inspection and a step back

There is so much going on all of a sudden it is hard to keep track and the weeks are a bit of a blur. It is impossible to keep up with the blog because there are calls to respond to, emails to send, boxes to be packed, wa wa wa..... The biggest news is that we are not homeless. Bruce lined us up with his across the street neighbours (we are the across the alley neighbours) … [Read more...] about Week 63: Not homeless!

Things got real this week. With the permit drawings submitted, Builder Dean is talking to the lifting companies to check schedules and to arrange for a site visit. It looks like we will be out of the house April 1st and hope to lift before the end of the month. Suddenly after months of waiting, things are moving fast. I posted on the facebook group for Hastings-Sunrise … [Read more...] about Week 62: Deck no more

Saturdays when Sarah works are kind of awesome because we are up early and i can get a ton of work done with an early start. Sarah likes to sleep in on her weekend so most Sunday's i don't get started until 10 am. The first chore was to disconnect the wiring in what was left of the shed. I have a totally irrational fear that it is going to collapse and cause all sorts of … [Read more...] about Week 61: Shed no more