An Ode to Home Ownership

I’d like to take this moment, not to make an acceptance speech for winning an Oscar, but to acknowledge two months of being home owners. In these two months we have enjoyed many “firsts” and conquered our first several challenges. An ode to home ownership:

• First cooked brunch: French toast with blueberries
• First felled tree: a rather large oak; only one broken window, no injuries
• First baked item: brownies (gotta test the oven somehow)
• First baked dinner: lasagna (yum)
• First kitchen sink clog: A plus snake plus many hours equals a sink that drains!
• First detected radiant heating leak: pending resolution
• First art project(s): painted cupboard doors (and coordinating dresser)
• First breakfast guests: deer in the back yard, munch and rest all day long
• First construction zone: master bedroom and office

We are cherishing the firsts of many things: painting walls, laying bamboo flooring, installing new toilets, watching the sunset over the fabulous view, finding the mail in our box wet from the rain, being invaded by ants through the kitchen window, meeting the neighbors, hiking on the nearby trails, walking to 4th street for dinner, etc.

We love our new ‘hood and love our house projects.