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The Daily Doings of Steph

Peter and I spent three and a half hours on Saturday meeting with our builder. We’ve reached a internal framing milestone where final confirmation of hallways, doors, etc. was required.
We’ve also started working with a designer. Starting a house from the ground up is tricky when it comes to tying everything together: shingles, flooring, windows, […]

Read: Catching up on House Remodel Progress »

I just returned from an annual business trip to Colorado. Inst between sessions and meetings, I managed to squeeze in two major geocaching outings. And best of all, have dinner with Mei-Ling, Paddy, and Howard in Keystone. A tremendous 5 days in the Rockies.
One thing was very apparent: August seems to be primo wildflower season […]

Read: Colorado 2011 »

Five years ago today at 5:30 PM ADT, the Ski Boy and I were married!!!! I am so lucky - Peter is the best guy in the whole world!!!!
The traditional Fifth Anniversary gift is wood. Serendipitously, the Red Sox are in Seattle this weekend. What better way to celebrate than with the Red Sox wood […]

Read: Five Years of Happiness!!!! »

As regular readers (all five of you) of the Slat Rat Chronicles know, Echo is vigorously omnivorous. She’ll eat anything, anytime, anywhere. Socks, shoes, food, etc. Her name really should have been “Hoover”. On Monday, she reached new heights, literally.
Echo, Tyge, and I went for a late lunch walk in the pouring rain. At one […]

Read: Echo’s Bad Trip on Amanita muscaria »