I have had a little brown-out spell in my blogging, because I've been unable to post! I was getting an error message from Blogger when I went to the New Post page. Anyway, here I am, at long last.
The past month has been eventful! On June 16, Jack and I took Ruby (the RV) and Eddie (the cat) down to Brownsburg, Indiana, and parked Ruby in front of Annette and Steve's house. Annette's my sis, for those of you who have not figured that out, and we had told them that we'd build them a deck. This was to be a thank you for their having helped me with moving my stuff out, and for their keeping my things in storage all this time.
So that's what we did! On Tuesday, we drove down, Wednesday we completed the plans and ordered the wood, and on Thursday, we got the delivery from Menard's at 7 am! Jack and Steve and I worked on digging holes for posts, putting concrete blocks down at the bottom of these holes, putting in posts, backfilling, installing beams and then joists, and finally the deck boards.
This was no simple deck, but included also a full pergola with beams, joists, and lattice, 3 staircases, railings, a bench, and a little corner table. It's 16' x 18'. It took us 2 weeks to build it. Then we took a couple of days to go to Bloomington to visit a couple of people and to conduct some important business. Then we returned to Brownsburg for the 4th of July. We got to visit with Annette's son and daughter and their kids, and that was fun.
While we were there, we did a little house-hunting, too. We found one that we really like, and we actually put an offer on it. There's another offer on it, and it's what they call a "short sale," so it's far from a sure thing for us. But it's a great house and I really hope that we get it! Brownsburg is just west of Indianapolis -- a city that I've loved forever. It's where Annette lives, but, other than them, we don't know anyone else, so we'd be starting fresh.
I got my RV licensed while we were there, too. Michigan wanted all sorts of proof of residence in order to do that, and I didn't have the documents. So.. whatever. I'll just be an Indiana girl.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
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Hey Sis...You didn't post any pictures of the deck! The fab deck. We actually got a message from the home owners association telling us how nice the deck looks and what it adds to the neighborhood! :) They THANKED us for it!! That is awesome! Aaron and Angie saw it for the first time completed yesterday. Aaron is normally sort of picky about building stuff because of his dad, but he could not find anything wrong. He thought the table was a great touch, too. He mentioned the nice materials that were used :D
ReplyDeleteWe are planning a party for the people I work with in a few weeks. Actually, I wanted to wait until I moved into the new job so I could only invite the people I really wanted to...if you get my drift. Everyone wants to see the deck in person.
How is the house coming up there? Steve is raring to go, so be sure you let him know when he can come up and help. He can stay in a hotel or the house or whatever. He is pretty easy about that. Just give him a couple day's notice and directions (we don't have a GPS, but we have MapQuest).
I sure hope you guys get that house, too. I just don't understand the hold up, but it has something to do with the crazy listing agent's idea.
I miss you guys around here...I really do. It was great to have you here and we sure hope you move here for 1/2 the year in the near future. You do know more people here already than you think, too. Mike, Liz, the people at church you met, Julie, Todd, the lady at Great Clips, Michelle (my boss), Torri, and probably some others I can't remember right now.
Love you guys...Sis.
It must be good to be on home sod. An indiana girl again. A fresh start is just what you need. Good Luck,
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sound like a deck to me. Sounds more like the Taj Mahal. Pictures!!
ReplyDeleteLynell
So glad to see you back on your blog. That deck sounds fabulous. Is there ANYTHING that you can't do?!!!! Good luck with the house in Brownsburg.
ReplyDeleteKathryn