Our power washer is going to get a lot of use. My contribution to home ownership today will be chasing our new lawn mower around the back yard before it completely gets away from us. Most of the weekend was spent moving the bulk of our belongings (how did we fit so much into an apartment?), so now is a day for catching up around the house.
The gutters got high priority after a line of storms pushed through last week. We had thunder almost non-stop for twenty-four hours and our area was under a flood warning. We could hear the splashing from the jammed up gutters. I went out the next morning and was pleased to see that the property was just fine. The little brook at the back of the property was up, but in no danger of flooding outside of the low lying area that seems to double as a flood plain.
Joe has plans for that flood plain. Joe has plans for just about everything, but he's an engineer. Go figure.
We also got the new thermostats in so we can keep the house at a consistent temperature.
It's chillier than I'm used to, but in the apartments we barely had to turn on the heat. Our neighbors kept everything over 70 year round. Now I have to adapt to 67 - 68. Brrr.
First frost advisory was last night, so it seems fall is fully upon us. With less than a week until our final inspection at the apartment, our attention is shifting to getting everything set before it gets really cold. And also finding everything we own. It's all in boxes. Somewhere. And lurking on the fourth floor is the last of that foil wallpaper, waiting for me to have a lull in the move so that we may continue our epic battle.
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