Just Kidding

So the house wasn't demolished week before last.

And although I could think of a lot of four letter words, the delay was caused by one of the worst.

S.N.O.W.

In a city that gets a big snowfall every 7 years. Literally. The last awful one was 2003 (the week before our wedding). The one before that was 1996. I'll be sure not to plan anything important 7 years from now...

Uugh!

So the first (or fourth if you're keeping score) demo day, originally scheduled for 2/3/10, was postponed because of 6 inches of snow. It was rescheduled for Tuesday, 2/9/10, at which point we had an additional TWO AND ONE-HALF FEET of snow on the ground. So, yes, it was postponed again. Until tomorrow morning.

Thankfully the county plowed our cul-de-sac on Friday...had they not, we would have "treated" our neighbors to the plowing. After all, the street has to be clear in order to get the heavy demo equipment in. At this point we just have to pay for them to move snow out of the way on our lot. And then the house will come down.

April would have been our 5th anniversary in the house. We started this "new house journey" before we even closed on the property. Originally we thought that we'd do a significant renovation. The project has, clearly, changed in scope since then. Either way, this has been a long time in the making. So tonight when we passed the old house after picking Lily up from a playdate, we all bid the old place good-bye.

2726 when we moved in...



And today, when the port-a-potty moved in...






Get ready for something great. The new house won't look a thing like this last one. Thankfully! From the foundation on up, it's all going to be brand new. Stay tuned...I'll keep you posted along the way.