The BIG One

Little known fact about me: I am a firm believer that "the big one" is coming. In fact, I am a little crazy about it, I subscribe to a ENS (Earthquake Notification System) all of our bookshelves are bolted, and I am stocked up on emergency mountain climbing meals, water and first aid kits.

Basically, Jeff didn't stand a chance when we discovered our house was eligible for a standard seismic upgrade. So by the magic of an amazing husband, some long waits at the DPD, some strategic demolition, a LOT of dust and some extremely loud drilling, we passed our seismic upgrade inspection today!

Here is a peak at one of the anchor plates in our crawl space - isn't she a beauty?

Abe did some work/damage at his Grandma's on Thanksgiving! (Thanks Mom!)

Happy Holloween

This skeleton had a blast!

Oregon Coast

Future Coug

We finally got back to Pullman this past weekend for the Homecoming football game.  We also discoverd Cougar Football Saturdays in Pullman are a lot more work with an extra set of legs to keep track of.

Abe enjoying the largest stuffed animal he has ever laid eyes on.

Happy Birthday James

A few weeks ago we celebrated a very important 90th Birthday with the oldest, wisest, and some would say most handsome James. I couldn't let the big day pass without a bit of documentation. 

Mr J James, Mr. A James and Mr. James

The Mr. J James Family

Party Animals

Buzz cut

The Ferguson family has been visiting from Australia and we have been having a grand old time! While Kelly & Mark were off gallivanting in NYC last weekend, Jeff and I spent did some buzz cutting:

The before.

The after.

The front yard after.

It is pretty bare...landscaping is next!

Sneak Peak

We have been hard at work the last 2 weeks. The house was naked for almost a week, while we replaced the last of the windows and spent an exciting Saturday insulating and prepping for the siding. The siders came last week and the painters came Saturday. At first Jeff and I were feeling a little guilty that we didn't do the siding and painting ourselves..but when the siders finished in 3 days and the painters finished in 1 day the guilt...well that pretty much disappeared right along with a lot of cash! Below is a sneak peak of the not so finished product, we are still hunting for some lighting, house numbers and have a ton of little things to still finish (mail slot, doorbells, electrical light cover, etc) oh and we are gearing up for some serious landscaping. 

Jeff replacing a window..that is what I mean by a naked house.

The house after the siders finished.

The entry