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Dec
22
2004
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BEFORE!


Good Morning! Originally uploaded by daviderwin.


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May
18
2005
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Our House


My House Originally uploaded by daviderwin. Ugh. This is exactly as addictive as I thought it would be. My headache says, "Go to bed," but I just keep measuring stuff.


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Jan
23
2006
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That Old Song-and-Dance


So I took the paper over to the bank today. I dropped it off with the sweet lady at the front desk. She's sweet, but I have issues about this kind of stuff. I want it to be like in a movie where she jumps up and runs it to the proper person immediately, while the entire foyer full of people breaks into a song-and-dance...


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Jan
24
2006
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Our Dumpy Carport


Ace stopped by this morning to pick up the last of the permitting paperwork. He needed a pic of what was to be demolished, and we didn't have a pic of the carport and storage readily available, so he ran over and took one. Look at our dumpy little carport! I mean, our house isn't really dumpy, I swear, but seeing both...


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Jan
26
2006
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Not closing, but close!


We were not meant to close on the loan today. First we went to the bank. This is not where you go, you go to the title company. Then, when we were less than halfway through the paperwork, Ace shows up hugging a big box of Cheese Nips (orange hat and shirt to match) and notices that our bank put the wrong amount on the loan....


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Jan
30
2006
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Yikes!


We got the demolition permit today, construction permit is tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon, they are going to start pouring piers. I better get some "before" pictures.


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Jan
31
2006
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Before Pictures


These correspond to this and this. I forgot to note the mysterious box above the vent hood. My guess: it's Hoffa. I wanna be there when they bust it open.


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