tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6968304103207742952023-11-16T10:43:42.869-05:00from one side to the otherour travels and experiences from one Washington to the otherskykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-60359061959368217612008-07-19T17:56:00.003-04:002008-07-19T18:01:16.809-04:00hasta la vista grassSod cutting was a success! now it's time to level that dry, dusty mess. gracie immediately found the hot, dry dirt to lie in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxtthXvzol8yG2Et-v8YB4rfUYu0K6RK9H3lpiubADGJExMQXb115Ql69o4_LKUlAM-mTpT_7EylbfJlr6YufiAtn-qP9FKAyzjuS1Fw8xbueiqXXO6XCp_u69EijMmzbKO3FSKfgLlI/s1600-h/IMG_2122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdxtthXvzol8yG2Et-v8YB4rfUYu0K6RK9H3lpiubADGJExMQXb115Ql69o4_LKUlAM-mTpT_7EylbfJlr6YufiAtn-qP9FKAyzjuS1Fw8xbueiqXXO6XCp_u69EijMmzbKO3FSKfgLlI/s320/IMG_2122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224848199621436994" /></a><br />good doggie. maybe I can get her to rake it nice and even!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkrYIe7BU41A8xSCm1uAFFiijeuyqFLD-B2Nf_lFbnYIe2gNjuEXsAVc93aDjvRoxA51YuZG1WPk-vdA1qevesTrgCXKnekHjwuGXJEYGgDn3xQQXClnsx7kSi-jlvaSsjQ8-BFvxo1A/s1600-h/IMG_2124.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSkrYIe7BU41A8xSCm1uAFFiijeuyqFLD-B2Nf_lFbnYIe2gNjuEXsAVc93aDjvRoxA51YuZG1WPk-vdA1qevesTrgCXKnekHjwuGXJEYGgDn3xQQXClnsx7kSi-jlvaSsjQ8-BFvxo1A/s320/IMG_2124.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5224848208956276082" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-13115468121252196482008-07-16T00:34:00.004-04:002008-07-16T01:16:57.400-04:00Garden projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9d8FzL7P88Iv7sRcSOj7pGNJjCELER3_rhX9cWTdzlJz35CPCv1oGbVPcxzxvy4i0h5tPNPVliKpu4_1lKWlCxbWjN-I8Ls4rtA20gtjj3HlA6mdEk-Kj1J9aTJYEq5f6i5J9UZEXFo/s1600-h/IMG_2103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9d8FzL7P88Iv7sRcSOj7pGNJjCELER3_rhX9cWTdzlJz35CPCv1oGbVPcxzxvy4i0h5tPNPVliKpu4_1lKWlCxbWjN-I8Ls4rtA20gtjj3HlA6mdEk-Kj1J9aTJYEq5f6i5J9UZEXFo/s320/IMG_2103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223466316586562130" /></a><br /><br />We finished building the beds last weekend. Now we have to dig out the grass, level the spot, dig the corners into the yard, level the beds and get soil. then we can plant! <br /><br />But behold. step 1 is done. See how enthused the dogs are? <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c6A9pwaMOsT5Gr4P8QMF_4lWEpxy8fnsv7hJf4dvhaLcshY49ORomzXVzC5178nTTPtggbK_TK51MWSVLFhE3cvT81MUdKLJnvWzLy_OfMyrXia4yyyJgBUChDKCOC5Z8tu-Iy20dv8/s1600-h/IMG_2119.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3c6A9pwaMOsT5Gr4P8QMF_4lWEpxy8fnsv7hJf4dvhaLcshY49ORomzXVzC5178nTTPtggbK_TK51MWSVLFhE3cvT81MUdKLJnvWzLy_OfMyrXia4yyyJgBUChDKCOC5Z8tu-Iy20dv8/s320/IMG_2119.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223466325995414130" /></a><br /><br />The first weekend we only got one bed made b/c the lame ass home depot rental saw was so dull it burned all the edges of our boards. After nearly smoking out the neighborhood, we stopped using the rental saw, and borrowed one from our neighbors. We returned the home depot saw, got our money back, and used the neighbor's saw to cut the rest of the wood. Built one bed and called it good. During the week, our car died for a second time, and Dan pulled his back pushing the car out of the street. so we had to wait a few days for the back to heal, but this past weekend, we were able to finish up and now have 5 great beds for planting!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-20607172247028270192008-07-16T00:28:00.004-04:002008-07-16T00:34:31.229-04:00Constitutional Quiz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u8ayP-L9LHtU9UJ4yi-w0-xpiaO1D7B9DMneALl-n87WqH64gsBtEmsxESNHsUf2z-gugBy1bSiKjCVimNeoZoHQf_iAVJB4En-an9oUfaTvMOlM3chGyjeodqFffrvLioli2r7ygAE/s1600-h/IMG_2089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-u8ayP-L9LHtU9UJ4yi-w0-xpiaO1D7B9DMneALl-n87WqH64gsBtEmsxESNHsUf2z-gugBy1bSiKjCVimNeoZoHQf_iAVJB4En-an9oUfaTvMOlM3chGyjeodqFffrvLioli2r7ygAE/s320/IMG_2089.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223464983571872530" /></a><br />The 10th annual constitutional quiz on July 4th was quite the success. See for yourself. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLnKhyphenhyphen7QohsAqz-ousi7llkBFsFSqZvjrpuB8T81mbYcAKLDBoXU35YCVjHlPnDJvitiY-Fnfnp8HnJcCaDTu_RkXycSOrE5eEupzDQ79YLc3UIWn3S5mgz2SzuSi7esApKU8Tfmwvm4/s1600-h/IMG_2092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLnKhyphenhyphen7QohsAqz-ousi7llkBFsFSqZvjrpuB8T81mbYcAKLDBoXU35YCVjHlPnDJvitiY-Fnfnp8HnJcCaDTu_RkXycSOrE5eEupzDQ79YLc3UIWn3S5mgz2SzuSi7esApKU8Tfmwvm4/s320/IMG_2092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223464990707539554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqf3b1sikrt5TXkEkVTc3TusqH2bV8EltALcCPkITjfBQlg7dX-H-WOxhLQEwCSI8mL9Czbbw5AlzMV0vpw1nvVbNVzUM8YoUlAGEujImsduEJ9Y4hNDDx4ji5FpzHRuViOsdOEwaGhjU/s1600-h/IMG_2101.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPXU1o6LJWj5kW-apWQvpQyeZQyEwVy76uo3SxdkjWRxKPfQDESB89UTVNp9RDhlyI7-IB9SQjH2H3sC6_1fdKTsr3j9uuaGMtzq81GRMIe4ph3XEoH58k9KGs-E5iMQmQ5kyn8Sgtmg/s320/IMG_2090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223465495501098578" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-19587463263471502332008-07-06T19:03:00.004-04:002008-07-06T19:06:45.540-04:00Thursday night at the Red Hotdogs were okay, not fab. and no dill relish-which is criminal in my book. but we did manage to enjoy ourselves. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogChb4HenIaOXO8rF232jwiQ2RgNva8QdH-RAvUUkSAxNBuku00TbwgmC7Yo7Kw_ompRZ9WSd1gzJb4EuehiwWSEUnCrTdx6N3Nwi4ocBzV42V-fg5faGBeckiYwuAsGHWDsQ0_fvX2Q/s1600-h/IMG_2081.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1_9lFG3dUU85jqqxeC66OeBfihrsnt5tnlOrkE50VdvaF6hdpvXWh7Zw1MX-5RJfzjaCKK_U2pUAcIR5HOzu8i6xk2NMvFFqB3v-rESvoO3Lh84YQyq_BqqwuLIXI6mpXu9t5SahOVY/s400/IMG_2083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220041112098889970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznOo8LMq5ee72x3W9DC1WgUOHGw6Wn8zmrlsPw9pROJsJ8K8npBKPB7IM-bhSW-AfEpWpkJKD-xxqQxSZN5mc-5rkqTSOQw6lZIR-584zwYtgTpHQvZ1F7xx-JIJW1tYU1jYgZw7YJ9A/s1600-h/IMG_2087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiznOo8LMq5ee72x3W9DC1WgUOHGw6Wn8zmrlsPw9pROJsJ8K8npBKPB7IM-bhSW-AfEpWpkJKD-xxqQxSZN5mc-5rkqTSOQw6lZIR-584zwYtgTpHQvZ1F7xx-JIJW1tYU1jYgZw7YJ9A/s400/IMG_2087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220041116348716482" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-9271123530110796972008-06-24T23:03:00.002-04:002008-06-24T23:05:26.491-04:00IDAHOWe're off to Idaho for a few days of hot sunshine, R&R, and wedding celebrations. The first 2 weeks back at work after a month off has been brutal. Things should get back to normal with more posts next week.skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-26837134845029131412008-06-03T21:20:00.006-04:002008-06-03T23:34:51.291-04:00Westward HoWe've made it to Wyoming rather quickly, as we really want to get home. We should hopefully be home in a couple more days. In the meantime, we'll watch the final primary results and eat cowboy steak in Sheridan. We were a day late to Mitchell-Obama spoke there Sunday night. And we missed Hillary in SD too. Just one step behind them!<br /><br />Here's some pics from the trip so far<br /><br />Chicago skyline from Sunday morning on an empty Dan Ryan Expwy. We've never gotten through the city so quickly. I guess everyone was sleeping early Sunday morning. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qlmWUTgSzbsnIg4JSl4qzqzIday0r4MI68kMo6KgvEwbygLPT8F4tgPqXyOT6yoRgezXcVKyMkUyIcCgKw89dSzcLDaj_8A9Mfr9ZG9aXk-H79aUQR-wZlIZFMsqdAoDJT49gh8kngI/s1600-h/IMG_2000.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qlmWUTgSzbsnIg4JSl4qzqzIday0r4MI68kMo6KgvEwbygLPT8F4tgPqXyOT6yoRgezXcVKyMkUyIcCgKw89dSzcLDaj_8A9Mfr9ZG9aXk-H79aUQR-wZlIZFMsqdAoDJT49gh8kngI/s400/IMG_2000.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207830982892746050" /></a><br />Dan stocking up on supplies at our old neighborhood fave, Holy Land. After a night in Minneapolis with our dear friends Chank and Heidi, we hit the road well stocked from Holy Land<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoNAhcIgVbV2aWzGtovSwW29KzaPpRchqQdFU-bv0OZN9VQxph5wHb-To3UE8_Sk2RjsU06FDfQcYoeWyiKd46LpjD0L_TKs5dnvF9H6yH-F9jSkLWYdy0x2aDDky95P4D1C0xr3hElQ/s1600-h/IMG_2006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoNAhcIgVbV2aWzGtovSwW29KzaPpRchqQdFU-bv0OZN9VQxph5wHb-To3UE8_Sk2RjsU06FDfQcYoeWyiKd46LpjD0L_TKs5dnvF9H6yH-F9jSkLWYdy0x2aDDky95P4D1C0xr3hElQ/s400/IMG_2006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207830992933606610" /></a><br />Scenic Southwestern MN<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ObvL1EY8VdEk2af-n6VUm1jBqlfeEMLJs6ptm7roqipUgBGkGzlP9rz42MgRa2SzVoqCXbPUb3NKF1gVZs4QFTBMvqSev3rf_s7b5azO3VcL0lrr5Xv6lAmW1XYj7EK169Ok7ujCGmQ/s1600-h/IMG_2008.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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It's my last night in Olympia before I go back east to DC on Sunday. I'll miss the 10-minute commute home and the nice dog that's kept me company at my strange rental, but that's about it. It's been difficult living apart from Dan and the dogs for 4 1/2 months, and not seeing each other much at all. We are both looking forward to resuming our life together, just a few more days!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-75481830416411831442008-05-10T21:39:00.004-04:002008-05-10T21:43:28.653-04:00Fence be goneDay 1 of homeownership - Giles and I got most of the fence down today. <br /><br />Uncle Giles hard at work<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPibYqTi45h5_QK0sl2yrQBObIWjZDhwK5ELZJClIZeXzl0io9HawRBJRvJ-OuMv1zaxvgQsa4uas6dNJOS6-KqUlU9Hkxn82xzC9H5XAomF-kb5JqO0QP9COR7Wwat-20hCPnVZy99Y/s1600-h/IMG_1893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitPibYqTi45h5_QK0sl2yrQBObIWjZDhwK5ELZJClIZeXzl0io9HawRBJRvJ-OuMv1zaxvgQsa4uas6dNJOS6-KqUlU9Hkxn82xzC9H5XAomF-kb5JqO0QP9COR7Wwat-20hCPnVZy99Y/s400/IMG_1893.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198929357657265298" /></a><br /><br />After the fence is down, the front lawn is free. My neighbor even offered to weed whack the yard!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQqdwTmHHAenXi254tg2WExAQmW8sDl_OZvTCelhjsh3TZIoS-DqtgSCFwyIFyrfXVu0mJZfJdUF5B5HymY4uDIuzumUtHwmbaVa0RGMEC11eYIIqhBr73HaS_tybO43MKPriioxXcjM/s1600-h/IMG_1896.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQqdwTmHHAenXi254tg2WExAQmW8sDl_OZvTCelhjsh3TZIoS-DqtgSCFwyIFyrfXVu0mJZfJdUF5B5HymY4uDIuzumUtHwmbaVa0RGMEC11eYIIqhBr73HaS_tybO43MKPriioxXcjM/s400/IMG_1896.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198929361952232610" /></a><br /><br />Pile O'fence<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXayuaTFpUXOWmCQbZKqIt3CygMMwgHZ2BOqZjyO2zntYqxb4OwAtd_6_RyNNfGQAIXEtbBe6-BG3PIlfymUqo6XIDIvrgMh0yvxIhven94FKESp1xtgYh7MykCJ_LbyxLmy5nZcEhcI/s1600-h/IMG_1894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBXayuaTFpUXOWmCQbZKqIt3CygMMwgHZ2BOqZjyO2zntYqxb4OwAtd_6_RyNNfGQAIXEtbBe6-BG3PIlfymUqo6XIDIvrgMh0yvxIhven94FKESp1xtgYh7MykCJ_LbyxLmy5nZcEhcI/s400/IMG_1894.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198929349067330690" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-31056049044437074992008-05-10T11:36:00.003-04:002008-05-10T11:37:55.036-04:00celebration of the keys<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kbCvTDw6yDnKQ4wpYt2t5LZWyhiapHCrwwXWvLZenej5gBGRFkjz-L52n12vcfQqrFXm-OXEXLtergUxHMhyc16BJTqO632r904ix5o02Aa9ugcDAufxxXfRyGZDQAnj6KZOstj40Z4/s1600-h/IMG_1882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-kbCvTDw6yDnKQ4wpYt2t5LZWyhiapHCrwwXWvLZenej5gBGRFkjz-L52n12vcfQqrFXm-OXEXLtergUxHMhyc16BJTqO632r904ix5o02Aa9ugcDAufxxXfRyGZDQAnj6KZOstj40Z4/s400/IMG_1882.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198773781056902258" /></a><br />got the keys to the new house last night!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-83103974606994911542008-05-05T22:48:00.002-04:002008-05-05T22:54:20.531-04:00Plotting plodding through the garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRomxYnE4aG7RxfWrsA5xv3ipMHBDYawyk6iR8NbWhYOl0kAQ_YnHLXkuFFf8AtFDNVKZd8CySY2uGWuORLVY_N8xXFUTxQgYHMdgDTQvO3Ghech7eAcrQryn8CQo358cuMJHMWgDMnM/s1600-h/08260015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRomxYnE4aG7RxfWrsA5xv3ipMHBDYawyk6iR8NbWhYOl0kAQ_YnHLXkuFFf8AtFDNVKZd8CySY2uGWuORLVY_N8xXFUTxQgYHMdgDTQvO3Ghech7eAcrQryn8CQo358cuMJHMWgDMnM/s400/08260015.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197092696352722562" /></a><br />I've been trying to make mental maps in my head of how the new yard will look. I think once the hedge comes down and the fence gets moved, it will be easier to figure out. That, and just living there will help too! But I want to make space for veggie beds, patio area, shed for garden tools, doggie green space, plus loads of plants. Not sure where it will all go right now, but I'm sure the plan will materialize.skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-57026848507103975112008-05-04T18:51:00.003-04:002008-05-04T20:25:51.924-04:00BloominsTulips at the Capitol. I get to walk by these every day. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWqBaX-em3_4uyYoL1wPtXft7OAaw22YmTF5EwOK6z1zUXcl7wgzkJS5QgQAMs-BewCOt8OeUFkYJHt7ZzBGeIy4nx-ZXHJSA4kpli5j3yE6R60j7iX0yWMdJh3iMEL7_bTQDIrvGNRU/s1600-h/IMG_1881.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWqBaX-em3_4uyYoL1wPtXft7OAaw22YmTF5EwOK6z1zUXcl7wgzkJS5QgQAMs-BewCOt8OeUFkYJHt7ZzBGeIy4nx-ZXHJSA4kpli5j3yE6R60j7iX0yWMdJh3iMEL7_bTQDIrvGNRU/s400/IMG_1881.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196661365672087074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRtwX8s8sfNVxRXqnkpVGFVM6vTIKS0S9VVJewGtpimmVlYmnZdp34LZ5ZeEsChljcGLXUUDVVVXFb2Wdbai7rGxXKanrpokH0cZf35UHGl_c4-_yc3EK5HtzqHpLM26xTnFdy_CXeXw/s1600-h/IMG_1879.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRtwX8s8sfNVxRXqnkpVGFVM6vTIKS0S9VVJewGtpimmVlYmnZdp34LZ5ZeEsChljcGLXUUDVVVXFb2Wdbai7rGxXKanrpokH0cZf35UHGl_c4-_yc3EK5HtzqHpLM26xTnFdy_CXeXw/s400/IMG_1879.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196661369967054386" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-10222741425519852622008-05-03T22:36:00.004-04:002008-05-03T23:28:00.415-04:00Taube-sanI spoke to my good friend Taube last night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR15Ki_lr2XxmhF9ojHPZMGDs1N7MUc0zMl5HjyctIAFCiFUaszolFQ4hsN_N_vGkR4A8XM7lXkhJ0J1B1U3ARu28KYgSXqI0zTrCpkB9irxGjotb89rFLGKkeBB08l_N8X9AMLkk_h0I/s1600-h/465.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR15Ki_lr2XxmhF9ojHPZMGDs1N7MUc0zMl5HjyctIAFCiFUaszolFQ4hsN_N_vGkR4A8XM7lXkhJ0J1B1U3ARu28KYgSXqI0zTrCpkB9irxGjotb89rFLGKkeBB08l_N8X9AMLkk_h0I/s400/465.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196356981339819522" /></a><br />She and her husband Julian are living in Japan for a few years, and we were lucky enough to visit them last May for one of my most favorite vacations. I think Taube was a travel agent in a past life, because she plans the best vacations! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRXh4GSCOC55rh90GB7bd1Kn-fJHisrFJycm8MrNPISerXfukIl8y7JBXX2ahutr5CUcKIUSOM7LRyOEIMts9yWCbfkY-xhpRuLloB5P55z8BfaUgF7wziWVdnH39tXA1ch3Yeo8ydl8/s1600-h/DSCN2694.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFRXh4GSCOC55rh90GB7bd1Kn-fJHisrFJycm8MrNPISerXfukIl8y7JBXX2ahutr5CUcKIUSOM7LRyOEIMts9yWCbfkY-xhpRuLloB5P55z8BfaUgF7wziWVdnH39tXA1ch3Yeo8ydl8/s400/DSCN2694.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196358007837003282" /></a> One of these days, I'll get around to putting pictures up from that trip, but Taube has some <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/taubegensler/DanomiOsakaKyoto">right here</a> since she's not quite as lazy as me! <br /><br />It's kinda difficult to find the right time to call the other side of the world, but I realized last night that it was the perfect time, and we got to catch up a bit. Hopefully we will be able to visit again next summer, since they are staying another year. Thank god I'll be able to eat ramen again!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-23872870227962830952008-05-03T22:23:00.007-04:002008-05-03T23:42:38.851-04:00Lockers as storage?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZETaD8iZUMbJPSO-E0c6vhQOTCz88Z3CNE4xLnJqintzG61BXxtVnYHSb1lmMz2ZvO58I_vp4fEDal_lvVVCNjO-faOLZ_wOywutl4VYJsJRkNIFyMIMpIE1L_1txFsA5yCHPteZ7jjs/s1600-h/138616076DSCN0456%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZETaD8iZUMbJPSO-E0c6vhQOTCz88Z3CNE4xLnJqintzG61BXxtVnYHSb1lmMz2ZvO58I_vp4fEDal_lvVVCNjO-faOLZ_wOywutl4VYJsJRkNIFyMIMpIE1L_1txFsA5yCHPteZ7jjs/s320/138616076DSCN0456%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196343834444926402" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hyphenhyphenKB2gaG0CIcxoB4RMBWrqKTPKoU4Rr_Mm84w5CAv_PzMDFRAnxsVLqCskViJSJFS-vVyKCAyjBx7DTu2saGhCEWYxMraBTn9f0FcUZXEYAuy5CUi5tqISBS_kTg2amNWZBJ6LfJls0/s1600-h/98800IMG_0257.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hyphenhyphenKB2gaG0CIcxoB4RMBWrqKTPKoU4Rr_Mm84w5CAv_PzMDFRAnxsVLqCskViJSJFS-vVyKCAyjBx7DTu2saGhCEWYxMraBTn9f0FcUZXEYAuy5CUi5tqISBS_kTg2amNWZBJ6LfJls0/s320/98800IMG_0257.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196343838739893714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WPBmMCDkN3PJfNNjDQ5l8NbZodYMKR6UTpXE0K8YpRs2N5gBJzMthHE93xO85U859wA5CbxBsWcOJU8pTnbN6HZXxoOpJBzmXxThQJ1U3yU1MTcWhlAXHM3lv_TFE7RFkCE-bFNVew/s1600-h/20775IMG_0308.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK9WPBmMCDkN3PJfNNjDQ5l8NbZodYMKR6UTpXE0K8YpRs2N5gBJzMthHE93xO85U859wA5CbxBsWcOJU8pTnbN6HZXxoOpJBzmXxThQJ1U3yU1MTcWhlAXHM3lv_TFE7RFkCE-bFNVew/s320/20775IMG_0308.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196343838739893730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDakGAifCBWWAFIU3fRlEpuO05ZPKt1ae11WEpYlkM2np5zRTnnqtwm08q7qTYwdI4F6shdBIec6vzexrZfELdL-C9u6mqpHuWyKdYO7S8SyxkSeGpWHE3iZvYNXfLgPG6m17LMBcJSF8/s1600-h/93578IMG_0332.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDakGAifCBWWAFIU3fRlEpuO05ZPKt1ae11WEpYlkM2np5zRTnnqtwm08q7qTYwdI4F6shdBIec6vzexrZfELdL-C9u6mqpHuWyKdYO7S8SyxkSeGpWHE3iZvYNXfLgPG6m17LMBcJSF8/s320/93578IMG_0332.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5196343843034861042" /></a><br />I think that school <a href="http://www.buyusedlockers.com/">lockers</a> would make great storage in the house somewhere, although now that Danly will be surrounded by lockers every day at whatever school he works at, I'm not sure he will enjoy seeing "work" furniture at home! Maybe I can convince him!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-23721118893800660682008-05-03T02:00:00.005-04:002008-05-03T22:33:32.581-04:00It paysIt pays to read assloads of <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/sf/seattle/kyoto-art-and-antiques-warehouse-sale-049714">design blogs</a>. How else would I have found out about the Kyoto Art and Antiques Warehouse Sale in Seattle that's only for 10 days, RIGHT NOW! <br /><br />This is good incentive for me to write my irritating policy brief tomorrow that I have been putting off for 2 1/2 weeks. If I can't finish my report, I can go next weekend to the sale, but it will be the end of the event, and people will be desperate and cranky. I should go this Sunday!<br /><br />Hurray for Japanese furniture!<br /><br />Side note - 15 more days till I go home, thank goodness.skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-70894363157234239132008-04-30T22:52:00.006-04:002008-05-03T22:35:02.508-04:00Kickin some ass!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVd5QAOSy8tjHF-RaR0gIQlnCLihe0x99_IQNdf-YlhBp0dK59Xql8Q6N6CQJ8xxYogzywIlxdmR5FGn7290utIj0sSDSTPkUjJg8Ta5Dc3ubJmvqMmo0LrqAmwqBTyyoK8dUnTx8-p0/s1600-h/071203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVd5QAOSy8tjHF-RaR0gIQlnCLihe0x99_IQNdf-YlhBp0dK59Xql8Q6N6CQJ8xxYogzywIlxdmR5FGn7290utIj0sSDSTPkUjJg8Ta5Dc3ubJmvqMmo0LrqAmwqBTyyoK8dUnTx8-p0/s400/071203.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195237244711046578" /></a><br />I got a new piece of art in the mail today. The artist is <a href="http://www.martharich.com">Martha Rich</a>. I'm so excited to get it framed and hang it in my office across from my desk at work! That is until the legislative ethics board, or someone else at the office tells me to take it down! But until then, I will smile up at this ass kickin lady daily!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-48911452087764246292008-04-30T00:24:00.005-04:002008-04-30T01:02:47.033-04:00things to round out the new houseWe close on the house next Friday and I've been interviewing the first round of contractors to do floors, tree removal, etc. But I'm really just making lists in my head of things to plant in the garden and furnish the house. Maybe this shiny new "old" fridge will be added to the list. It would look great in the 40's architecture, say minty green?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAHnPxBRAVCTEnJBXobYJGzvscDzjVn2hainETYnEUzaF8xJXOsGVRsKowc_rZkEU0HN95GcN5zWTZMIdhIV4r1DYKOe9Co2G7Y_NpOzy14fp92SYjbfifc6UmPQlJTYbtoIPJ4__nRM/s1600-h/smeg-fab28.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAHnPxBRAVCTEnJBXobYJGzvscDzjVn2hainETYnEUzaF8xJXOsGVRsKowc_rZkEU0HN95GcN5zWTZMIdhIV4r1DYKOe9Co2G7Y_NpOzy14fp92SYjbfifc6UmPQlJTYbtoIPJ4__nRM/s400/smeg-fab28.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194890108274314626" /></a><br /><br />or maybe one of these?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOhOKaCTx_TBAdGuO2ILul0z82Z_3fzIuG_I5Qoj2JKR800XpB-yzEgn3IMyhWHfdEc0pe9DBIhcqhS_OVgCaplmP5x7xi9cAd1-lscxfypq_HVqx8QsoR2a7bmaIL7tltxUIQYaJNxI/s1600-h/colors-green.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOhOKaCTx_TBAdGuO2ILul0z82Z_3fzIuG_I5Qoj2JKR800XpB-yzEgn3IMyhWHfdEc0pe9DBIhcqhS_OVgCaplmP5x7xi9cAd1-lscxfypq_HVqx8QsoR2a7bmaIL7tltxUIQYaJNxI/s400/colors-green.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194894209968082322" /></a><br /><br />or these? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEONdufkIb5faD612NvkFxPAMe7dFSGGq3OHCyggGXehSHotedXa0Gr3Rpsop_JrIFTZISqkPoBPAgjyxXilWaOsef3lllp2Fsw0wKqS0olXvFsbYeZBKRrwGBEzakG0JyvXexneor-vg/s1600-h/northstar_fridge_red_lg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEONdufkIb5faD612NvkFxPAMe7dFSGGq3OHCyggGXehSHotedXa0Gr3Rpsop_JrIFTZISqkPoBPAgjyxXilWaOsef3lllp2Fsw0wKqS0olXvFsbYeZBKRrwGBEzakG0JyvXexneor-vg/s400/northstar_fridge_red_lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194899003151584674" /></a><br /><br />so many options, SMEG, Big Chill or Elmira Stove's Northstar? It will be a while before we do the kitchen, but I can dream!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-60790742883729243452008-04-28T22:35:00.002-04:002008-04-28T22:37:26.306-04:00happy pups3 more weeks till I get to be home with the pups! Happy photos will have to do for now. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPNIyMsBdW9aVFHBrdv3xSElgfRk7-H5-EOiWI6BlzqFEtxxo9zWO1rSgkdZdBq5EXRQkAh0-NskYhB51f7HxAzCanBvjPQvmaZHmA3_86sFUVYR3AbnrYaPeLeDsdN0gm0P84jnTnRI/s1600-h/2450921296_706b251c4a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJPNIyMsBdW9aVFHBrdv3xSElgfRk7-H5-EOiWI6BlzqFEtxxo9zWO1rSgkdZdBq5EXRQkAh0-NskYhB51f7HxAzCanBvjPQvmaZHmA3_86sFUVYR3AbnrYaPeLeDsdN0gm0P84jnTnRI/s400/2450921296_706b251c4a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194490590416440674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLRS9ITMs5u9mrczA_MGA5lKuepwkBcydoyXG2G2eBgihvAOA-kwW7ZPbIEb1zAqbTJe-2iT6BR6onITzLoVW8t_gFZc32U8urJTfZXLNX4AzbCa6wfV0jYNTwbyP6j2fYnJ90_994nY/s1600-h/2450921064_3022d3b184.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLRS9ITMs5u9mrczA_MGA5lKuepwkBcydoyXG2G2eBgihvAOA-kwW7ZPbIEb1zAqbTJe-2iT6BR6onITzLoVW8t_gFZc32U8urJTfZXLNX4AzbCa6wfV0jYNTwbyP6j2fYnJ90_994nY/s400/2450921064_3022d3b184.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194490603301342578" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-31991890446934861562008-04-21T22:11:00.003-04:002008-04-21T22:17:07.318-04:00Hopping Murray<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6wZ_6GcFwV-nKyxXau9ZFVegyzIuOFLaOr23euKnu_j8Ql44IRG8WzHjxz3vBg0NciPRaggSAODuJymtvvOjensn3D1KTFLfUPSEntvncOXcx0Zscy2FSbmkAnauYCZVXdnTIoy2h4o/s1600-h/IMG_1860.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6wZ_6GcFwV-nKyxXau9ZFVegyzIuOFLaOr23euKnu_j8Ql44IRG8WzHjxz3vBg0NciPRaggSAODuJymtvvOjensn3D1KTFLfUPSEntvncOXcx0Zscy2FSbmkAnauYCZVXdnTIoy2h4o/s400/IMG_1860.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191887462277942610" /></a><br />My two weeks of pet sitting Murray the hopping dog comes to an end tomorrow. I've been watching my co-worker's sweet and funny dog Murray, and living in a bachelor pad for the past couple of weeks. Murray likes to hop up and down when you get home from work, are putting on sweaters or shoes, or anything closely resembling what might turn into a walk. Plus he has an accompanying whine that goes with the hopping. It's pretty funny. He's been letting me give him big hugs and lots of pets, since my mutts are way too far away. <br /><br />G'bye Murray, and thanks for the love!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPjKpoftazI2ddcWFZQVzKJDLjvRVq20XQjrlm6sJG2_ndo5xWl6Dadv83Kh4nuwkfp9mrrQEhRdySPG6fFgFokmW4RBJlNE_djZtzZZt-KkjcemKtByjjQ4CFQ6KCCW4hxpbmJYG5Q/s1600-h/IMG_1865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwnPjKpoftazI2ddcWFZQVzKJDLjvRVq20XQjrlm6sJG2_ndo5xWl6Dadv83Kh4nuwkfp9mrrQEhRdySPG6fFgFokmW4RBJlNE_djZtzZZt-KkjcemKtByjjQ4CFQ6KCCW4hxpbmJYG5Q/s400/IMG_1865.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191887453688007986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpEqyx4o9rc0Pio3aUqa6afLJrUlAvm1P5w69F0s7Sap6I_QaBTpXbmK9cOetIip-xRFsqr9-avLVNPaf6vc_S2bCciA-dHz6RKjoIWU3NBYqEjI0gKK-PCImnls5MQX9SVk1eh3ADQY/s1600-h/IMG_1862.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYpEqyx4o9rc0Pio3aUqa6afLJrUlAvm1P5w69F0s7Sap6I_QaBTpXbmK9cOetIip-xRFsqr9-avLVNPaf6vc_S2bCciA-dHz6RKjoIWU3NBYqEjI0gKK-PCImnls5MQX9SVk1eh3ADQY/s400/IMG_1862.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191887457982975298" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-84436721589415118382008-04-19T16:53:00.003-04:002008-04-19T16:58:11.756-04:00one step closer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-04Kb1DhwnKUuqiZ3PIWwjZ6H0lgxxnjP6-33XHVRIEC6xNiUGCWGzj0pP-WqXFrrSgFUjlFFAgHe20889FkBT-BdqhAhg26fr3OUxVB4ygzb4dvz5th2yb4V-fgaTRRP2YgAnI6wYE/s1600-h/ImageStore.dll.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-04Kb1DhwnKUuqiZ3PIWwjZ6H0lgxxnjP6-33XHVRIEC6xNiUGCWGzj0pP-WqXFrrSgFUjlFFAgHe20889FkBT-BdqhAhg26fr3OUxVB4ygzb4dvz5th2yb4V-fgaTRRP2YgAnI6wYE/s400/ImageStore.dll.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191062595421154066" /></a><br /><br />They accepted our offer on the house! We have the inspection next week, and if all goes well, we close next month. I'm so excited to be in a new home. Living apart has become a bummer, and after 3-1/2 months we're all sick of it. We can't wait to be done with this phase of life and move back into one household. 4 more weeks to go. <br /><br />we're almost there, hopefully!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-41517918308191192882008-04-11T00:33:00.002-04:002008-04-11T00:37:21.840-04:00Decisions, decisionsAfter finding out that the fireplace "is sinking" in the 60's house and much heated discussion, we've decided to say goodbye to the groovy big house. I'm sad because it's really a great space, and it would have been nice to live in a totally different type of architecture than we've ever lived in. But I think it's the right thing to do. We're going to put in an offer on house #1, which pretty much everyone said we should go with. <br /><br />Keep your fingers crossed!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-41028405702480960122008-04-10T01:24:00.008-04:002008-04-10T11:49:33.910-04:00house#2-cool 60's househere's the 2nd house. It's a big sixties house, one story. a little bit further west than the first house, but it's just a few blocks west from another 60's house we really liked. maybe a half mile or so west of the 40's house. located at 1416 n highland. this one is a bit bigger, about 1800 sf. and the 40's house has been on the market 3 months, this one 4 months. this one just dropped the price. it was 390K and is now listed at 335K, but we may be able to get for even less. this house had great light, a huge old beautiful tree in yard, and with the removal of 2nd garage, and fencing in the area, a huge backyard. it has 3 brs, a huge lr/dr area, really big kitchen with attached rumpus room that needs a new configuration b/c it's just a huge space with fireplace that's odd. need design assistance! but again, this house is move in ready with remodel down the road like #1. oh, and it has central air, even though it's not hot in the NW! again, super close to freeway like last house for commute to work. <br /><br />this one needs: <br />new roof at some point-looks about 10 years old<br />possible new water heater---i saw water below it, not a good sign<br />new kitchen and rumpus room remodel-70's kitchen, functional now so could move in and figure out space configuration<br />new master bath-tiny and gross<br />remove 2nd bath wallpaper and paint. put in new bathroom cabinet. <br />pull up carpets-perfect wood floors underneath<br />tear out giant stone fireplace and put up sheetrock or something else b/c it's frightening<br />tear down detached garage and remove. add fence to that area -this will increase the backyard to make huge and awesome!<br />at some point put in new windows b/c they are old aluminum frame<br /><br />front of house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrocBilSG9cb_BdzmOD711U8P8ZuWpqcS2LDHMERmTM4tfnehw70QbAt3xLTof2UcBMCOqA2ttyL2CEx1wm74tZ2Qff0rvaKjaV7oT4IKX774bRrHe3x6hyphenhyphenL278ixpdfyNJBapoHjrHG4/s1600-h/IMG_1836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrocBilSG9cb_BdzmOD711U8P8ZuWpqcS2LDHMERmTM4tfnehw70QbAt3xLTof2UcBMCOqA2ttyL2CEx1wm74tZ2Qff0rvaKjaV7oT4IKX774bRrHe3x6hyphenhyphenL278ixpdfyNJBapoHjrHG4/s400/IMG_1836.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187486927343360786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2f-MtEZY_oXMjsHCdcqzUSIphMDsXwmfAReXFNNu0PChSlX9tyHm0ruXInCwCi0ajH266Fn2swF9b7RvChfVzF2qQoGiidJYkwq4gy5GoLFlwnWGxQjIQEeYciC70P_ivnyVNEef69U/s1600-h/IMG_1835.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2f-MtEZY_oXMjsHCdcqzUSIphMDsXwmfAReXFNNu0PChSlX9tyHm0ruXInCwCi0ajH266Fn2swF9b7RvChfVzF2qQoGiidJYkwq4gy5GoLFlwnWGxQjIQEeYciC70P_ivnyVNEef69U/s400/IMG_1835.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187486931638328098" /></a><br />stone floor entry<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XZvvxWqwPdWhdxEOdEBFsKFtKJTrZN4x9zvg4bXZkbkJXScerdvEc9xFCn0uLcej-TQ-kCb0hchj1HPjLbqdHbqmK3lKWc5TChqgV18XgbBF_fayLq3X-D9iFxyvWlCoQMTaUNrTnXw/s1600-h/IMG_1832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0XZvvxWqwPdWhdxEOdEBFsKFtKJTrZN4x9zvg4bXZkbkJXScerdvEc9xFCn0uLcej-TQ-kCb0hchj1HPjLbqdHbqmK3lKWc5TChqgV18XgbBF_fayLq3X-D9iFxyvWlCoQMTaUNrTnXw/s400/IMG_1832.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187486935933295410" /></a><br />Living Room-immaculate wood floors under carpet. scary stone fireplace that needs to have stone removed b/c its hideous<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy_c2Qfn1_y3ibimC940BoJJb3xAL44832k1pTeEShSeJWGVVLSEPwfV3ezIUEFdYs4D3OiXhA_WehzawPqXlHL3Go5JJHk2FrKbwNYdpwIfNic_7GOH5hmoKTFtwBqX3eaJZiIylYzo/s1600-h/IMG_1820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIy_c2Qfn1_y3ibimC940BoJJb3xAL44832k1pTeEShSeJWGVVLSEPwfV3ezIUEFdYs4D3OiXhA_WehzawPqXlHL3Go5JJHk2FrKbwNYdpwIfNic_7GOH5hmoKTFtwBqX3eaJZiIylYzo/s400/IMG_1820.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187486940228262722" /></a><br /><br />Dining room<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtBP_KuL168uAyPBNWW-D3zyE-sfia9TuihCKz8e-hZjbRrOO4Ozv4_mom5dGVTcEIXehygXZmGgqicjdZyX-7xLf6q3M6HNeeY5jnJKxZ383MesGXvszyw0O6aHqRDoW8kqI0DqofHw/s1600-h/IMG_1821.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBu_8IxY3Z5PZYe5p8ckbzXmcXaKalyqPjL6N9Vmt7cIkT5LYtopZsRgYko8o-tfYQ58uVNG5SwWd78KPsIhyP0VVMswFriSCHvb1jHX5E2O93mcEwuBeqP5RA3J9oHuyo3otFqCCQQj8/s400/IMG_1817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187488761294396290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePXuf3UQdb7IKRwkrLugKtd3tLQqOmQ_GnZ-mxrgFUG47pwkBI-Qj7RXSptY2Mctuq47kNMjn27y0294D8fZdXVFvSW83l1g0ehh5MZTG_km_cgy4ohLmejppyDlW5Uuu3cDinBcNlrw/s1600-h/IMG_1834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjePXuf3UQdb7IKRwkrLugKtd3tLQqOmQ_GnZ-mxrgFUG47pwkBI-Qj7RXSptY2Mctuq47kNMjn27y0294D8fZdXVFvSW83l1g0ehh5MZTG_km_cgy4ohLmejppyDlW5Uuu3cDinBcNlrw/s400/IMG_1834.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187488765589363602" /></a><br />the doorway off the rumpus room leads to a big laundry room. door on right in laundry room goes to the garage. straight ahead in laundry room you get to master bath, then master bedroom. the master bath is gross and tiny, so you could take half the laundry room b/c it's pretty big and make a nice master bath. the garage is huge and houses the furnace and water heater, and could easily hold a bunch of cars/storage. <br /><br />hallway, bedrooms & 2nd bath--hallway looks a lot longer in photo. it doesn't really have that long hallway feeling, & there's lots of closet storage in the hallway<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYk-A84DqpIqh8L_GbpEtcscyB-IkiLzVR1KiJ5Dx07RhUQqwi5Ril3IBf5oBftlPf7QV-gIaPk5lgYLftMXYZLP3_EjZNxvo5_BybNS9lxkB51Nd6FSJ0hCpSTdPU1_12G2s-SIGi9y4/s1600-h/IMG_1823.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwncR5m9KpEdyQIsn5o8pinG3e0PUF7UzJZi07g-24YKqz-gzQ0Tgg5Z4_JE_0NVFoLjTfeDhs-w5VaaaFxv2IO7yHpUXaVjLrRv6mDQsaeMReNOYEI3paGgbJ7aXPwkqtMv1WhG3_IBs/s400/IMG_1812.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187492192973265922" /></a><br />lots of boxwoods to tear out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWw_7craDE3nsBRDvTPj6gl-8-fjybWCVpFPjCpoPjMBdCppDT6Up0-1T0lE-xTUzXy0WW2LDKHOnNPJv7FgZ-KSeYeBW5f39-md8ctIJA-KCTkRBNaj9qKVtXr4UX_YoKpsPqFWfle4/s1600-h/IMG_1813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNWw_7craDE3nsBRDvTPj6gl-8-fjybWCVpFPjCpoPjMBdCppDT6Up0-1T0lE-xTUzXy0WW2LDKHOnNPJv7FgZ-KSeYeBW5f39-md8ctIJA-KCTkRBNaj9qKVtXr4UX_YoKpsPqFWfle4/s400/IMG_1813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187492197268233234" /></a><br />2nd garage and concrete to destroy. this will enable us to gain a huge amount of square footage for the yard by fencing in this whole area. more garden!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4QAwDNtkTYjxhRRHu32EHM6GL_mH2OBR5z6gWikxvuMQr49hgle880mbcj2HYxpZmCvYIxvLv717HJ_dcuGQZQt4Zcy7Ene0zFD49kkm4OIXF0tZJeOa_OsSq3aqGBooueXB0cZTfx0/s1600-h/IMG_1815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr4QAwDNtkTYjxhRRHu32EHM6GL_mH2OBR5z6gWikxvuMQr49hgle880mbcj2HYxpZmCvYIxvLv717HJ_dcuGQZQt4Zcy7Ene0zFD49kkm4OIXF0tZJeOa_OsSq3aqGBooueXB0cZTfx0/s400/IMG_1815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187492201563200546" /></a><br />this garage stays, it's attached to the house, and there's still plenty of room!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoFGGi4WHD6j91qt4Q2uJkYUYuKups4rG3jnFjzRkxhyNw9VjZKMG38_F37NTTwqnrO2uZ9VJMP-E9MvrQn3Fe5Sf7jt0B_QkVoZQbTdUttqpS7RXPHwhMmVQFWcaILTjbfO0qF0yyRc/s1600-h/IMG_1814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsoFGGi4WHD6j91qt4Q2uJkYUYuKups4rG3jnFjzRkxhyNw9VjZKMG38_F37NTTwqnrO2uZ9VJMP-E9MvrQn3Fe5Sf7jt0B_QkVoZQbTdUttqpS7RXPHwhMmVQFWcaILTjbfO0qF0yyRc/s400/IMG_1814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187492205858167858" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-67155810318697266262008-04-10T00:17:00.007-04:002008-04-10T10:05:40.469-04:00house choice #1-cute 40's houseI've been house hunting and found 2 good options today which can't be more different. I'm stuck. We've looked at a bunch of solid houses from the 40's. they have great circular floor plans, nice sized rooms, lots of windows and good yards. This one has all that, and hasn't been touched, so we'd have to put in the work. It needs: <br /><br />-master bed & bath to do-it's an attic now<br />-remove front fence, as it's creepy and unnecessary<br />-take down back laurel hedge--huge and ugly. <br />-replace back hedge with fence from front of house--savings!<br />-plumb attic for bathroom<br />-redo kitchen and downstairs bath--both are liveable as they were updated in 70s or so. plus kitchen has new appliances, so that's nice<br />-remove popcorn ceiling<br />-tear down walls in basement to make a nice big space-none of walls are structural, I don't think<br />-plant garden!<br /><br />this one's 295K and is located in a neighborhood we like, close to freeway for work, quiet street<br />located at 4829 n 8th. it's about 1500-1600 sf house (when attic is finished). yard is 7695 sf. nice and big. gets sun, but is on the north side of street. <br /><br />front of house w/huge fence that would come down. behind fence is a nice front lawn that faces south, so it would be sunny all day. along side of house, i could plant veggie garden!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXfR2E4Yl9ombtdJnWjyaZRB0tvuj396C3W9e07AZmn4P3M2dXUJoJCadYYWfKCVwotTWJ32Q88p_5tzXBJmwx3G3WNjT1qcItn-xWeNicSMtZPvUP7xjx-HBRt9Yx2LmHRD3weDcZWI/s1600-h/IMG_1837.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXfR2E4Yl9ombtdJnWjyaZRB0tvuj396C3W9e07AZmn4P3M2dXUJoJCadYYWfKCVwotTWJ32Q88p_5tzXBJmwx3G3WNjT1qcItn-xWeNicSMtZPvUP7xjx-HBRt9Yx2LmHRD3weDcZWI/s400/IMG_1837.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187468261415492130" /></a><br /><br />LR w/fireplace<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5M1vDx_UNrMD7hKivka5yIsV5sSvya03QDiC06_oU0NBA-r-_BG6Kl6rpxfjjxTaCSkRPyVsJsDwo9gt7Yh1DbpfgrWCMfEvlwqhKXZklxmhVwppH5Ay0ToUxjTKwMHJa99eZvtw0zc/s1600-h/IMG_1838.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI5M1vDx_UNrMD7hKivka5yIsV5sSvya03QDiC06_oU0NBA-r-_BG6Kl6rpxfjjxTaCSkRPyVsJsDwo9gt7Yh1DbpfgrWCMfEvlwqhKXZklxmhVwppH5Ay0ToUxjTKwMHJa99eZvtw0zc/s400/IMG_1838.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187468265710459442" /></a><br /><br />dr to the right of LR<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcy-p1cw8OHOiLx1Kp0ntOlMOn6bwgilHNbGw7UIxKdL5S2N2mtpT1NaH_EPNgUZ8Gc-jJe4hKfQSHKIttcOGV1VCwsQXFaCiaRFn0WMHmJ8DZ0h1-0c3ZOEyGQ0LlFFmBigdchOwTMo/s1600-h/IMG_1839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcy-p1cw8OHOiLx1Kp0ntOlMOn6bwgilHNbGw7UIxKdL5S2N2mtpT1NaH_EPNgUZ8Gc-jJe4hKfQSHKIttcOGV1VCwsQXFaCiaRFn0WMHmJ8DZ0h1-0c3ZOEyGQ0LlFFmBigdchOwTMo/s400/IMG_1839.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187468270005426754" /></a><br /><br />enter kitchen from DR. Kitchen has door to backyard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_j0cbUTQ1fPLY5H9-07_0IY3GHL5i6-3aU3li0Y9IPeZmxl8oztZA7K3hB5CM5k6O4YxMxzC_StPXgVu_2Zx-uFqSorzJcwtdqQenJGXDWrTtOonzzYBzWsoOmrC40d1Hb9jqKhLju8/s1600-h/IMG_1840.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_j0cbUTQ1fPLY5H9-07_0IY3GHL5i6-3aU3li0Y9IPeZmxl8oztZA7K3hB5CM5k6O4YxMxzC_StPXgVu_2Zx-uFqSorzJcwtdqQenJGXDWrTtOonzzYBzWsoOmrC40d1Hb9jqKhLju8/s400/IMG_1840.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187468274300394066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvc6FAYAK21BCfrInfNrvE1aPHM-aH5giiONiSpa_0D9xR7uBQGNkgan2U7CxLxqRkdl4KlS5CJlGEW1gJMAixu67tnLr21Q_3TOn3-0dN99CJ6VLP0hy6JG9CDgxbrEOUlkUB8IWRPYg/s1600-h/IMG_1841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvc6FAYAK21BCfrInfNrvE1aPHM-aH5giiONiSpa_0D9xR7uBQGNkgan2U7CxLxqRkdl4KlS5CJlGEW1gJMAixu67tnLr21Q_3TOn3-0dN99CJ6VLP0hy6JG9CDgxbrEOUlkUB8IWRPYg/s400/IMG_1841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187468278595361378" /></a><br />downstairs bedrooms, decent size & bright<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaehKFKMvonkzrj9SkEy7ks3oaeh8XcDEE3VpR5oywbckjWAsQX8-r15vwTLSSSmVSRcyHvVkwulRP5L_mOBy3KPX0n6jcAv9D8lA6lwpKMNz8WSnwncbt3VI-SfdPdKE9Mc_H8jan6xA/s1600-h/IMG_1846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaehKFKMvonkzrj9SkEy7ks3oaeh8XcDEE3VpR5oywbckjWAsQX8-r15vwTLSSSmVSRcyHvVkwulRP5L_mOBy3KPX0n6jcAv9D8lA6lwpKMNz8WSnwncbt3VI-SfdPdKE9Mc_H8jan6xA/s400/IMG_1846.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187469674459732642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxubd6f8vDW8Itm5rWSNGkDQq0EFHxyAR46QzaKrM0ERG4Hf2tlOsM_FkPTRWJZJ17R4Iy_rtg16pAkqmjYEjq1a8izJVoA9mPX5GUfhOQmp-iq-HJCZjwiqzQuPQEgLZ949MfgSaKQs/s1600-h/IMG_1848.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxubd6f8vDW8Itm5rWSNGkDQq0EFHxyAR46QzaKrM0ERG4Hf2tlOsM_FkPTRWJZJ17R4Iy_rtg16pAkqmjYEjq1a8izJVoA9mPX5GUfhOQmp-iq-HJCZjwiqzQuPQEgLZ949MfgSaKQs/s400/IMG_1848.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187469678754699954" /></a><br /><br />steps to attic<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-MCn_AoAniQkU7n7h82xc_gJONPJzegd9zuAFhKlk4s8iKh_cw5jftjpdTZ1_ST86coyqAn_Of6bqwOeFb9fvVedSXqJLhygh-uKMbdzV6SFcZBITI1bZ-rcgrXF782CdLUvBraButs/s1600-h/IMG_1850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-MCn_AoAniQkU7n7h82xc_gJONPJzegd9zuAFhKlk4s8iKh_cw5jftjpdTZ1_ST86coyqAn_Of6bqwOeFb9fvVedSXqJLhygh-uKMbdzV6SFcZBITI1bZ-rcgrXF782CdLUvBraButs/s400/IMG_1850.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187470881345542850" /></a><br />attic with unneeded yellow walls, but maybe some structural beams holding up ceiling!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDWBF-_yFtnk2qCz02Gl48Aj13x9H0V8q7wYO5ErZOMnfFxTY_X9NpN3TOCeeNMfmbuA2jLUyBTlG2vV0nT-5VbtHvimbUB0uVy-IQuVSbMYHYwRRUdIYgyEYVt6BWSzk7eWS4Q7jzSA/s1600-h/IMG_1851.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssKFAvxCvslfbbFUg6I6vYJNq9RUG7f_UDVQdLjUG4OEXW_UktuM3yYFh2GJRAd_Z9dFvLY2rn_ypZfV9Rxen5zj95TdSUMLZZFbI6Afd8WagXGEm-rcSTDYoC5wLzQyUFlG9VI2SOe0/s400/IMG_1853.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187470898525412082" /></a><br /><br />bathroom-forgot to post pic last night<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_f0ZfT_hnJoVpWP2DPQ3c8ehVGK1Q3s6r3gAQQ1xgDx1Y8kdzh-ZJVFg1AkW5lktzg7YGl2Gad1_lUdP0E95so5Wpi-3gQZy2mlFxhW-CsHxybY55z49aAo0R_BnsimQnTU6hqbSEzU/s1600-h/IMG_1849.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi_f0ZfT_hnJoVpWP2DPQ3c8ehVGK1Q3s6r3gAQQ1xgDx1Y8kdzh-ZJVFg1AkW5lktzg7YGl2Gad1_lUdP0E95so5Wpi-3gQZy2mlFxhW-CsHxybY55z49aAo0R_BnsimQnTU6hqbSEzU/s400/IMG_1849.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187617301075631170" /></a><br /><br /><br />basement with weird interior walls that can be torn down to make one big space. walls are not structural<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue6kFNqa9-YIvzf_DMwMmoddpsAnvv5j0HW88QT2leN1OqZ0YYeM4PJSoxMptxpvCDYdi47KfH-MqTkW6YDwMKndktNIq5xEVpVWYglaMTorXx_xqJl9yDW4aXVZusk7bEzuuBlcBrNo/s1600-h/IMG_1842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgue6kFNqa9-YIvzf_DMwMmoddpsAnvv5j0HW88QT2leN1OqZ0YYeM4PJSoxMptxpvCDYdi47KfH-MqTkW6YDwMKndktNIq5xEVpVWYglaMTorXx_xqJl9yDW4aXVZusk7bEzuuBlcBrNo/s400/IMG_1842.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187472290094816002" /></a><br /><br />yard is ginormous, but with big laurel hedge on back that needs to come down!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenySu2dcTQWbimq8H89997R-l8nxj60ENTK_LELPOpVEzBstSX1bxApSyX5cdks1QOAWv83Ea1KeUWNvKWCu1OHRaq6n-VsFsEWH-bFQcz_PytI5MXT6vPLtLpJiYpRH4j9Zp5zPql1o/s1600-h/IMG_1843.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenySu2dcTQWbimq8H89997R-l8nxj60ENTK_LELPOpVEzBstSX1bxApSyX5cdks1QOAWv83Ea1KeUWNvKWCu1OHRaq6n-VsFsEWH-bFQcz_PytI5MXT6vPLtLpJiYpRH4j9Zp5zPql1o/s400/IMG_1843.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187469661574830706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrQT9ur1uacgc1LSc_a2ITt9zLQujTO9iGaJ6Q8qdlZWOvRpcjWpnIhnfBhiQ4toZKWXfXHRAp0ENLWuPfJHLzh7aaAlm56XkNzbB8cXY3IaxGNnUR11YwXHuQWsNYkB2nvvnT9XcClo/s1600-h/IMG_1844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwrQT9ur1uacgc1LSc_a2ITt9zLQujTO9iGaJ6Q8qdlZWOvRpcjWpnIhnfBhiQ4toZKWXfXHRAp0ENLWuPfJHLzh7aaAlm56XkNzbB8cXY3IaxGNnUR11YwXHuQWsNYkB2nvvnT9XcClo/s400/IMG_1844.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187469665869798018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPZK9RXoe0pYPZJwn9gHqQ5waqVbFBGqI34m-qSO0DlQy5PdT4AHb1w0zUkSFQHIMQil_5iJNR9thFY7fEPc1a2LHb2ijzKPfBFMQlnaAq5YIFFA8aSBeQN6n0w1q8WLnASemW_kHH6g/s1600-h/IMG_1845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPZK9RXoe0pYPZJwn9gHqQ5waqVbFBGqI34m-qSO0DlQy5PdT4AHb1w0zUkSFQHIMQil_5iJNR9thFY7fEPc1a2LHb2ijzKPfBFMQlnaAq5YIFFA8aSBeQN6n0w1q8WLnASemW_kHH6g/s400/IMG_1845.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187469670164765330" /></a>skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-696830410320774295.post-75035053687666233932008-04-04T23:13:00.004-04:002008-04-04T23:28:44.435-04:00the fugliest house everI'm house hunting for a new home for me, danly and the mutts. The realtor and I have seen about 50 places already in Tacoma. A few good ones and lots of shit. But this one takes the cake. I swear, it's the most fucked up house I've ever seen, and we've lived in tons of homes, plus looked for 6 months for our first home, so we've seen a lot. The only redeeming thing about this house was the 9,000 sf lot and garden that the house was on. but you'd really have to bulldoze and start over. Not only is this the fugliest ever, it was so damn funny, weird and confusing the realtor and I couldn't stop laughing. <br /><br />enjoy<br /><br />granite and coins embedded in the floor!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFVidKl_Gi5XR15jZgoe4pyzyXKKFX5KtfRjLWr96FRrzHjDGZTTZQn6BgSoiKywewQ_X-NVaj9wtfVAMXgn75O_IjwrC4GzqTtE9cEDj8oGvucz4FPpPodf1fXM1fkOjpiRY2giKNMg/s1600-h/IMG_1783.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWFVidKl_Gi5XR15jZgoe4pyzyXKKFX5KtfRjLWr96FRrzHjDGZTTZQn6BgSoiKywewQ_X-NVaj9wtfVAMXgn75O_IjwrC4GzqTtE9cEDj8oGvucz4FPpPodf1fXM1fkOjpiRY2giKNMg/s400/IMG_1783.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185595653736796770" /></a><br /><br />stained glass window on an inside wall<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRYZpHdM7cPl_JkQjWj2-BZkdJaSbUA7jD06JvgViclhvYrlCIwDQRuVVWxgjQO8KB674uYMF2KEmPr6qyL3v81YYdRsHOMNWU_s_WmJKayxo88EaJjG4PL-MfPRL-TSSGfnbzJJ8fpI/s1600-h/IMG_1784.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRYZpHdM7cPl_JkQjWj2-BZkdJaSbUA7jD06JvgViclhvYrlCIwDQRuVVWxgjQO8KB674uYMF2KEmPr6qyL3v81YYdRsHOMNWU_s_WmJKayxo88EaJjG4PL-MfPRL-TSSGfnbzJJ8fpI/s400/IMG_1784.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185595658031764082" /></a><br /><br />wood floor installed incorrectly, so it buckled. this was like walking on a carnival ride!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguda9QGbQ3DJ9uuTKDMEobnD5SRup_Gdmf8dMInIFnVzmw2MBTvQNNfy1yeid8rFAvM8PftBWnxVtKjkfOP4VameBiGloca5AyWO7HjSIVUjyyTVR_jmXjujnhu_W0U5QlZhI4fyHOiWg/s1600-h/IMG_1786.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguda9QGbQ3DJ9uuTKDMEobnD5SRup_Gdmf8dMInIFnVzmw2MBTvQNNfy1yeid8rFAvM8PftBWnxVtKjkfOP4VameBiGloca5AyWO7HjSIVUjyyTVR_jmXjujnhu_W0U5QlZhI4fyHOiWg/s400/IMG_1786.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185595670916666002" /></a><br /><br />faux-destroyed kitchen island. why faux? just destroy it all!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoC5pUdRnZe6LOjGcnPAfn_p4O6TUjiHS176YQnB8yy39AwV-PlZ5HDinjdPkrvir-ZgNwcIsDM8OdB3Rg4kKG2gLZVQtc_-x61WedwflBPsNjZUqkRkMwtuFgSW8yX4uwEA81yhtAdU/s1600-h/IMG_1787.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoC5pUdRnZe6LOjGcnPAfn_p4O6TUjiHS176YQnB8yy39AwV-PlZ5HDinjdPkrvir-ZgNwcIsDM8OdB3Rg4kKG2gLZVQtc_-x61WedwflBPsNjZUqkRkMwtuFgSW8yX4uwEA81yhtAdU/s400/IMG_1787.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185595675211633314" /></a><br /><br />crazy, rickety, windy, weird staircase. most frightening to walk on!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfhggp-aT2L4w5bTntNqYIDQfJXPcqhVIvdsDtbUR0olBCk98NGjEIx13Xk-7CxQA1Sppg6E9hrqweYYLK2AiS_ZZ4xRLnkK-8fAFnWXN2faCT7uWr7nu3gSp00_TTVYNhCWFFnJBQc4/s1600-h/IMG_1788.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNfhggp-aT2L4w5bTntNqYIDQfJXPcqhVIvdsDtbUR0olBCk98NGjEIx13Xk-7CxQA1Sppg6E9hrqweYYLK2AiS_ZZ4xRLnkK-8fAFnWXN2faCT7uWr7nu3gSp00_TTVYNhCWFFnJBQc4/s400/IMG_1788.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185596826262868658" /></a><br /><br />mr. realtor looking up in disbelief. the support beams are railroad ties, or something like that with electrical conduits, or doo-hickeys sticking out of them. crazy!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYpW7_rAnzHLZ6gEkWlj9LNz8Eej2XiHsJmpPeninZ9spvtghNVAOOdKxIpeBTBgZSr19p2brXuZZmFjKYJ8aoU_u4XgRd56cmtXeV8RQE18m0LEaVafH4ynYdy1P_q0cd4s-1o2ouVo/s1600-h/IMG_1789.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYpW7_rAnzHLZ6gEkWlj9LNz8Eej2XiHsJmpPeninZ9spvtghNVAOOdKxIpeBTBgZSr19p2brXuZZmFjKYJ8aoU_u4XgRd56cmtXeV8RQE18m0LEaVafH4ynYdy1P_q0cd4s-1o2ouVo/s400/IMG_1789.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185596834852803266" /></a><br /><br /><br />i didn't bother taking pics of the moldy ceilings, mismatched floors, and huge facade. there was no remnant of the original house, it had so many additions. weird ass home. good luck mr and mrs homeowners!skykomiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12003094463662786844noreply@blogger.com0