You may have noticed that we’ve stopped complaining about the cold. That’s because our house is finally warm now! You may remember that our renovation was delayed by a month or more because of a problem with the HVAC system. We ripped out the radiators (with much remorse) because refurbishing that system and adding central [...]

Frank’s parents traveled down from Long Island (actually, up from Florida and then down from Long Island), my parents came down from NJ, and Danny and Morgan flew in from NY for our first Thanksgiving dinner in the new house. Gina, Chip and Eloisa also joined us for the feast. We ate well, played a [...]

This year’s pre-Thanksgiving feast was one of the best yet!  It was the first feast for David, Debi, Aron, Ben, Josh and Eloisa, and the 11th feast for Jeff, who maintains his unbroken streak of having been at every single one.  Frank made the most delicious sweet potato pie in the world, plus a butternut squash and [...]

October was so busy that it was all a blur.  We keep thinking it’s still September and are wondering why it’s so cold out!  We’ve got pictures from some of our October events, but here’s a brief rundown of what happened in one of our busiest months yet. September 29th — We decided to sell [...]

If there was one thing I didn’t think I would have to do with our new house, it would be working under water.  Don’t worry, we had no flooding inside the house.  But have you ever seen one of those WWII movies that takes place on a submarine?  All the crew is sitting very still [...]

Fifteen days after we listed it, we got an offer on our condo.  We accepted the offer today and are officially under contract.  If all goes well, we’ll close before Thanksgiving. It’s a bittersweet moment for me (although Frank is very happy about it).  I am relieved about what this means for our finances, but [...]

It may be a small victory, but it is a victory none the less against the evil behemoth phone company.  After actively making our lives difficult by disconnecting our phone three days too early, making me talk to a computer for 20 minutes every time I call, and giving me a different story every time [...]

On Friday night, a mere 6 months, 13 days and 15 hours after buying our house, it finally became our home when we snuggled up in bed and went to sleep in our unpainted bedroom, surrounded by half unpacked boxes of clothes.  The cats stayed behind to keep a watchful eye on the apartment for one [...]