While the weather did not even get that bad here it still did some damage. Marybeth and the kids were on the couch and the tree almost came through the window onto them. The pictures do not do justice…to the mess.
Now, who has a chainsaw I can borrow?
Today Samantha is one and she is sick:( She was up all night with a fever .She went to the doctor this morning and they are not sure what she has. Poor thing, all she has wants is to be held. We had a very fun day planned and it has turned into a not so fun day. I hope she feels better soon!
She still looked cute in her cupcake birthday dress despite not feeling well.
Well it is that time of year again when the more structured training starts (a little delayed due to the move). I did the Gear West duathalon on May 23rd and was 8th overall. It was a fun race. CXC in training in Stillwater and I have the tri-loppet coming up. As much as I enjoyed the break it feels good to be training again.
It is also wedding, open house and summer fun time. Tomorrow is my father in- laws birthday; happy birthday Mike. Saturday my cousin is getting married and I am in the wedding party. Congrats Jeff and Nina! Congrats to all the 2010 grads and next week Samantha will be one! I am off to the twins game tonight, Go Twins!
Sorry for the lack of updates…life has been crazy. A year ago Marybeth and I thought about moving but we decided to wait until after the Olympics. In hind site that was a very good decision, moving is chaotic especially with two small children.
In the beginning of April we decided we wanted a big yard for our kids, a good school district and I wanted to live close to my work. That led us to the west metro. Well, in the west metro we did not have an abundance of choices in our price range but that was ok, via the criteria stated above. We fell in love with a house in Orono on .86 of an acre. However, the inspection flagged quite a few items that had to be fixed before we could move in.
This is the list we were given:
Support beam in garage be replaced
Replace rotting kitchen windows
New steel door
Lots of electrical work
Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors
Guardrail in basement stairs
Screen on fireplace
Fix negative grade around house (which then lead to new gutters)
Sheetrock and fireproof basement ceiling
We also got our boiler tuned up, well cleaned and my Dad and I laid hardwood flooring.
Man I can feel my wallet getting lighter just typing this list.
Well, we did it! We got everything done and closed on time. Since the buyers had already bought another house and could not fix these items they gave us permission to have contractors come in and fix these items before closing. This makes for lawyers and lots of extra paperwork. At closing our realtor told us how nervous it made him…
We also have to give a shout out to Marybeth’s uncle. He owns Fries Electric and he did an amazing job with ALL the electrical that had to be done. Also, Joe Hansmann, our general contractor who got everything done on time and did a great job (even with his wife giving birth to their first child in the middle of everything). Thank you to our parents who helped A LOT!!!
We could not be happier. Grant loves it here. He lives outside. We have seen a snake, chipmunks and last night a snapping turtle laid eggs in our garden. Samantha is not too happy with the move but in time we hope she will love it too!
His car he LOVES from Grandpa and Grandma Fries
