Update on the House

See post below. Not much has changed. *!%?. Things are supposed to kick into gear again this week. We sure hope so.

LL

Stock the bar party (with a little bit of bday)

Our friends Pat and Paula threw us an amazing engagement party last night, complete with homemade heart decorations, gourmet appetizers, balloons, wonderful wine, and last but not least, good friends. The theme was "Stock the Bar" so we got plenty for our new wine refrigerator and beyond. I had all-but-forgotten that my bday is this week, but that didn't escape our two hostesses with the mostest-es. They got a cake from Wuollet's that all in attendance agreed captured my personality to a tee. Apparently, I remind people of "Laugh In." Anyway, it's late and I need to hit the hay. Thank you Pat and Paula for being such amazing friends. Thank you Tom R., Rebecca, Jim, Marianne, Patrick, Kathy, Doug, and Margo for celebrating with us. I need some photos of you guys, too, to add to the blog (I forgot my camera).

Love, me

p.s. Tom, I can't wait to marry you!

Why we love Paulie Clem

This is Paul hard at work at the UPS Store.

Photo credit: Andrew Lynch

~LL

Lake Calhoun

The view this morning on my walk with Dublin. tp

Hyperproductivity

This is a picture of Lark fueling up for a big day of running around. It's 1:45pm and we just got back from getting her hair cut, buying her a sash for her dress and shoes for the wedding, getting her a fall coat, checking out some stray kitties up for adoption at PetCo, getting the car washed, mailing some stuff, weeding at the Pleasant Ave house, and eating lunch. Yikes. In case you're wondering, this is how I stay thin. Abs of stress I like to call it.

We're off to a Baby Disco this afternoon with Kristy (my sister), Maxine (niece), Spargo (friend) and her nieces. It's for kids under the age of 7 and their parents. What a cool concept. ~LL

Stewart Nails It

We Closed on the Aldrich House Today!

We closed on the Aldrich house today. Woohoo! It's funny how we've all but forgotten all of the hard work we put into it to get it ready to sell. Building window boxes, tearing up carpeting, cleaning out the basement...the list goes on. In any case, we did it. The new owners of the house are a young couple. They're letting us rent it back though the end of October. We're so grateful that we don't have to move twice. Plus, I'm looking forward to having everyone here for the wedding. I think it will be a fitting send off for a house that has seen a lot and for people to get a chance to say "goodbye" to it. Speaking of experiencing a lot, it didn't escape Tom that today would have been his and Megan's 10th wedding anniversary. How interesting that the closing of the house fell on this day of all days.

Here are a few more photos of the house for posterity's sake.
~LL
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Update on Pleasant Avenue Renovations

Here are some of the latest photos of our renovation. The plumbing and HVAC are roughed in and the electrical is well on it's way. We met with Andrew again tonight about the cabinets. We're making progress!!!

The back of the house.










A view through the soon-to-be kitchen into the dining room. Check out the widened doorway.











Another view of the kitchen. Lark is standing next to the door to the screened porch.










Upstairs. Lark is standing in the doorway to our master bedroom. Behind her is the laundry room.

Looking into our bedroom:-).

First Day of 2nd Grade and Our Blog

We've officially entered the blogosphere. Yay! Today was Lark's first day in second grade. I drove her to school this morning. She was practically clicking her heels together on the way into Club Saint (her before school daycare) out of sheer joy. She couldn't wait to get back to school, her friends, and her beloved Miss Baker, who was also her kindergarten teacher. Tom and I picked her up together after school (see photo at left). She was beat! She played quietly at home after school and didn't make a peep when it we told her it was bed-o-time-o.