Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Since it’s been so long since my last update I have a lot of photos to share.

We can start with our progress on the bathroom.

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We rang in the new year with the fabulous charmedseed and her boyfriend, and a guest appearance from Shasta’s friend (and best man) Johnny. Had a great time - Bev shared her genuinely-from-Chicago Chicago-style pizza (OMG, BREAD BOWL FULL OF CHEESE!!) and we had lots of snacks and cider and watched a horror movie before watching the ball drop in NYC and ( Read more... )

So last weekend it was Shasta's birthday, and thanks once again to the incredible generosity and hospitality of our friend Sally of Blue Skies Inn, we were able to spend the night in the B&B where we got married to celebrate ( Read more... )

It is 3 AM on a work night, and I am wide awake. Why? Because when I got home from work (at 9 PM) Shasta was already in bed with a fever -- after administering tylenol, chicken soup, and ice packs, I climbed in with her and went to sleep ( Read more... )

We found a buyer for Shasta's car last night, finally. It turned out to be something of a sketchier situation than even what we're used to in Craigslist transactions -- he took the bus to meet us in an empty parking lot near our house, drove the car around a lot, talked Shasta into a lower price than what she really wanted and handed over the ( Read more... )