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July 14, 2006
Overdue update
As my laptop gave up the ghost in the middle of June, and Dana's working from home, my computer access has been sporadic, at best. Combine that with a seemingly constant overwhelming urge to sleep, and you've got a distinct lack of posting. This should change, soon, as I'm beginning to feel a bit better, and am crossing my fingers, hoping that the morning sickness (why is it called that when it lasts all day?) is abating. No pictures, at present, because Dana's computer's USB port doesn't work (for Linux & hardware reasons too complicated to get into here), so photographic evidence is delayed until the return of my laptop.
Anyway, all this doesn't mean that we haven't been busy. The bathroom's pretty much finished (just needs the wainscotting painted, which will happen when my milk paint arrives). The office and mud room are almost complete--they got their baseboards today, along with light fixtures. The basement's been dug out, concrete, sand, and 4" of clay removed (via conveyor), weeping tile and another sump installed, and 4" of new gravel laid. The concrete guy's coming tomorrow morning to do the estimate to repour the floor. My kitchen floor is sitting here in its boxes, getting acclimatized to the house, and the cabinets (Shaker style, in a ginger-stained rustic alder) will be here in mid-August. So, things are coming along, however slowly.
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It's a boy!
I'm a bit delinquent in my announcement, but that doesn't mean I'm not excited! Bob and Alissa's baby, Colby James Michael M., was born the afternoon of June 26, weighing 8 lbs, 7 1/2 oz. We're very excited to welcome him to our family! Enough writing. The obligatory pictures (Bob & Colby, and my Mom & Colby) follow.
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