The Patio

View of the patio....completed in May. I'm still working on the decor and getting the rest of my patio furniture here and in place. We also still have a lot of landscaping to do around the back side of the patio, so stay tuned for more pics.

Not Kidding about the Mud Yard...

Here's the view from the front porch taken during last week's snow day. This was taken around noon, so you can see the snow is already melting. We spent Sunday afternoon reseeding the grass and laying out some new straw, so hopefully soon I'll have some new and much greener photos to post.

New TV

Oh, and as an update to the "Stuff" blog from a couple weeks ago...we got weak about the TV and bought a new one. Yes, I broke my own promise. Oh well. Of course, right after we did that, Philip's hours got slashed at work, so we're regretting it in a big way. But at least while he's not working he can be watching TV in hi-def, right?

Still Unfinished

Even though we've been living here for a couple months now, the list of problems or unfinished things just keeps growing longer daily. The other night, as I finally was able to get around to soaking in the jacuzzi tub, we found that the jets don't work. I still don't have the fireplace installed....it's been perpetually coming in any day since the week before Thanksgiving. The painting and sheetrock work was abyssmal, and my contractor keeps calling them to come fix the problems, which they are truly incapable of doing. And the list goes on and on. I've avoided calling and bugging the contractor between Christmas and New Year's, but I'm not going to be dealing with this on into the new year, so he's going to have to get on the ball and spend a few days finishing up. That is, if he wants the rest of his money.