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Viera Conservation December 2011

Mom and Dad were visiting and we needed to get out of the house for a bit.  Click the thumbnails for the whole picture.  Was hoping for some better pictures of the gators but the only one we saw this … Continue reading

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Viera Conservation November 2011

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More giant spiders

So the other day, I hear Karen call me from the bedroom to please come here a second. I foolishly and unsuspectingly go into the bedroom to see what she wants. Another monstrous wolf spider is nonchalantly hanging out on … Continue reading

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For Sale

There is a screen panel on the back porch that needs replacing and still a few items in the garage that need to go over to the new house, but it’s in good enough shape to get on the market.  … Continue reading

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Pictures on the Preserve

We have a preserve behind our new house.  A few mornings ago it was really, really foggy and I grabbed my camera and tried a few shots.  Most of them didn’t really come out but I thought this one looked … Continue reading

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Unpacking Adventures

We have a lot of boxes in the garage. I’ve been going out to the garage, grabbing a box and bringing it inside the house to open and unpack. There were two stacks of boxes next to each other and … Continue reading

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Closed on the house

We have closed on the house and are now working on getting moved in.  There are a few outstanding issues, Cappritta appliances lost my grill and is having to order another one so no cooking on the grill until we … Continue reading

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iPhone app

Playing with the iPhone app for WordPress. Reviews are kind of on the low side. It seems to be fine for just screwing around. I would need a real keyboard if I wanted to type something substantial. This is a … Continue reading

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Closing postponed after appraisal

So we won’t be closing this week after all.  The first appraisal came in at the purchase price so we thought all was good, but the loan underwriter was not impressed and the appraiser caved and dropped his appraised value … Continue reading

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Tucking in the Plants

We are tentatively planned to close the 20th of January.  I dropped off a 60 point punch list with the super Monday, it’s going to be close. We got the landscaping done a few weeks ago and last night it … Continue reading

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