First Snow

As first time homeowners, we are having a lot of firsts come up. Today was the first snow for our new house. It is also the first time we have had Euler in the snow. We had put off buying a snow shovel, but Matt had to break down and get one based on the weather forcast yesterday. I parked on the outside of the fense last night so that I wouldn't have to worry about opening the gate to leave in the morning. Also, if there had been a lot of snow, I could just push it the rest of the way to the street with gravity's help. Euler seems to really enjoy the snow, including taking a bite of it here and there. Luckily, the accumulation was minimal (less than an inch), so no shoveling was required and the temperature was warmer in the morning than it had been the day before. However, there is another storm front coming through, so I am sure we will put the snow shovel to good use very soon.

New Gate

We spent some time on Sunday putting in the gate for the driveway. Not the brightest idea, given how cold it was, but Matt wanted it done. It will be nice when we don't have to go out side when ever the dog needs to go out. We are a little concerned that the quickcrete is not completely solid, but  hopefully the cold weather will not effect its stability. There is still one little spot that Euler can get through when the gate gets put on the hinges. We really don't want to by a roll of chain-link fensing for 2 feet of fence. Right now, Matt has put a piece of cement board there while we come up with a better solution. All in all, we are making pretty good progress on our list of things we want to do to the house. I'm sure this will soon change as the quick fixes get done and the projects that require more than a couple hours and some major demolition are left.

More Unpacking - Slooooooooowly

Not a lot going on with our house this week. Our new bed was delivered on Monday. Subsequently we now have a guest room that consists of more than a blow up bed.

We have decided that we need to do something about closing in the yard sooner rather than later. I left Euler out in the yard with his tie-down clipped to his collar. He slipped his collar off and scared us. Luckily he didn't go far, but closing in the yard has moved up our list.

Our pantry might have some issues. Our basement stays quiet moist which is one of the reasons we got a dehumidifier. This week we had enough rain to see which basement wall receives the most water pressure. Unfortunately, it seems to be the corner Matt has started the pantry. He is concerned and started talking about putting in a sub-pump. One nice thing is that the area we are planning on putting in bookcases seems to stay dry.

I found out that who ever put up the closet rack in my closet did not screw it into the studs in the wall. Of course I found this out when I went up there and saw that the closet had collapsed into itself. This just adds another item to our project list.

I officially changed my residency with the state today. This was the last thing I needed to do in the moving process. At least I think this is the last thing.  Now just to finish unpacking.

I have taken out the Christmas decorations and started to decorate. I am excited to have our first tree. We are hoping to get one this weekend. Fingers crossed!