Oh Boy!

you know it's been a while since you've updated your blog if you have to reset your password...
okay so i will finally succumb to the nagging of certain readers (as if there's more than one...) and provide some updates:

let's see, wedding prep is well under way, we've got one month left and it's crunch time, when not freaking out about that, i think we're doing just fine :)
some news about the house...perhaps to be accompanied by pictures if i can get some emailed to me by the previously mentioned reader of said blog.

1. the yard looks lovely when it's mowed!
2. there's a very large, well stacked wood pile behind our garage--why?
3. we had a fireplace insert installed, as well as some chimney work done so that hopefully this winter we can warm our little toes at a roaring fire and keep the heating bill down. the best part for me about this is the wood pile--i negotiated a free cord (aka truckful) of wood in our deal--i love that stuff.
4. we got two new block windows put in the basement and replaced the woodwork with cement around two other block windows in the basement so that hopefully we'll have no more termite access and less drafts from outside.
5. somebody painted the back porch and the back door--it's bright! and cool :)
6. i started the prepping to recaulk the back door and unfortunately came across some loose bricks, so we've got a visit from the mason scheduled for sunday to give us an idea of what needs to happen. and we'll probably get some repointing work done too in some other places while he's at it...oh boy.
7. there's a ping pong table, it made it onto our front porch but we bent the hell out of the legs in the process...so hopefully soon our super handy woodworking pal will help us make a new base for the table and there'll be some pong tournaments in the porch. until then, i've got the net set up on the dining room table--good times :)

okay, i'm leaving you there. there's much more to say, lots going on, but work continues to be crazy busy. hopefully it won't be another several months before i'm back...hopefully i'll remember my password...