Build a bridge and get over it.

We hung out at the HouSe today, just casually. I did take a ton more pictures... however, I still don't have MY computer hooked up, so I can't post them yet. But be patient-- they're worth it.

The house is really shaping up into a home. There are always new things to post about-- change is constant. Dad and Michael did some MAJOR "landscaping"-- they've torn out a ton of bushes and vines from the side yard that were strangling the trees. There are now just several large trees, and a great view of the side of the house with the stained glass windows. The backyard is mostly cleaned up, including the deck. We investigated the part of our backyard that lies behind the little creek-- we'd never bene able to go over there but some neighbors let us cut through their yard to get over there. Unbeknownst to even my dad, there's another whole yard of flat, fertile land.

Brad and I decided that we're getting an ATV one way or another, since we have all this bonus yard and a creek to ramp over. We also want to go sledding off the deck. But we'll wait for snow.

I'd never really gotten to see the HouSe at night. It's really beautiful and really creepy. It's less scary now that dad and Michael are living there, however.

Other small details: Michael has steam-cleaned all of the carpets now, which lends to a muuuch cleaner feel/smell to the house. We've taken down ugly/dirty curtains, and the HouSe is a lot brighter than it was. The attic smells like Jolly Ranchers. Amy lost her holly bush.

Ooh, and I heard footsteps in the attic when I was completely alone in the HouSe. Yea!