Usually at this time of year I am feeling the impending fall depression... The thought of the warmer temperatures leaving and colder temps setting in always makes me a little crabby. However, I think we would all agree that this summer has been and continues to be terribly dreadful! Its been tough to pry myself out of the house or any four walls with A/C. This past weekend The Husband and I finally talked each other into battling the 112 degree heat by attending the hot sauce festival. I mean, why not? Might as well fry my mouth while my skin is burning! We lasted all of about 30 minutes before my water was gone, my mouth on fire and sweat had forged a river down my back.
This summer I say good riddance record breaking temperatures. I can't wait for the day I can get in my car and not burn my hands touching the steering wheel.
So, then a new depression begins to set in. ...ACL? What the heck, man... I'm just not sure we will be able to truly handle the heat this year. I pray Jim Spencer will do his rain dance and bring a drop in the temperatures. The Husband turns 30 this year during the ACL Festival weekend so this is intended to be a blow out year for him. I think we just might be the ones camping in the shade of a Zilker Tree, leaving camp for others to come and find refuge in the shade. In 2007 when ACL was known as the dust bowl I told myself that I could never do that again. ... I hope C3 will just say screw it and have sprinkler's in the park for us all to run through. Ill take the mud anyday over the dust!
As I say this The Husband has walked in the door with a delivery in hand. ...Our ACL wristbands! Whoohoo! ~Now if I can just figure out how to put the darn'd thing on?
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Water your house!
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| Photo Courtesy of Dan McGreevy |
For real though, it is so important to take care of your house's foundation health. The simplest way to do this is to maintain a hand watering schedule. Once a week I walk the perimeter of my home and water the foundation. The Husband tells me that it is not necessary due to our 'commercial grade' foundation, however I still see our new house as if it was the old house. ... Constantly breathing with the weather!
So, do yourself and your home a favor and give it a drink at least once a week. Doing this will preserve your foundation, whether it be slab or pier and beam. Just Do It!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
OPEN HOUSE, SUNDAY-Aug 28th 1-3pm. Beautifully built, contemporary design in Brentwood!
This Sunday you will find me hosting an Open House in Brentwood. The home, 5607 Jim Hogg Avenue was built in 2009 and features a contemporary design with warm modern details.
The first 5 people to come by and register will be entered to win a $25 Visa gift card! If you know someone looking for a new construction in an established neighborhood share this post and tell them to stop by this Sunday, August 28th between 1 & 3 pm.
Beautifully built, contemporary design in Brentwood!
See all the details here!
Look forward to seeing you there!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Today, I get my driveway back!
After a two month wait we were finally given access to our driveway again. It has been such a mess around here, not to mention the ever so irritating sounds coming from the tonka trucks 25 feet outside my front door.
I really had no idea what to expect when the procession of tonka trucks and orange vested workers arrived to our section of the road. While they approach I could here what was going on down the road, but I just had no idea what it all really entailed.
...Our section of road proved to be more complicated then previous sections. Once they got in front of our house they hit a deep shelf of limestone bedrock, thus causing them to bring in the big guns. I'm serious, my front yard looked like a scene from transformers. It was amusing for a while until one day while reading in the back bedroom I started to feel a series of rumbles and shakes. Much to my dismay the 21 foot concrete piers that anchor our home were feeling the reverberation from the rock blasting going on in the street. My thoughts began to fall back to the days of the old Bull Creek house. The constant 'breathing' we lived with that eventually led to us wedging a kitchen chair up against the front door as our 'vintage security device'. It seems like a novelty now but I couldn't help but worry that with all the rock blasting going on outside that I would regret selling that chair in last years yard sale. So the procession of equipment and hardhats has now moved northward. I've been waiting for signs of damage in our new home and much to my dismay I did find some. We have a hairline crack in our guest bathroom and one of the bedroom doors is sticking pretty badly. Interesting enough when I shared my discoveries with the City of Austin Project Manager he said, "We have a legal department in place to take your claims". I was quite shocked when he so flippantly replied with that. I guess that means Im up for a battle with the city. ... I just really hope those two little details are not signs of a bigger problem???
So on the brighter side of things this storm drain installment project IS a really good thing. With the littlest bit of rain our street would flood from curb to curb and on larger rain falls would flood into our yard about 2 feet. The City says the project should be wrapped up by Jan 2012. I just hope my claim for damages doesn't last longer than that!
In the meantime, I don't have to lug my groceries from 3 houses down any longer. Cheers to that!
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| Peering out from the upstairs bedroom as they lay 4'x7' culvert deep under the road |
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| Our section took a bit longer to pass due to the transition from 6'x8' foot culverts to (2) parallel 4'x7' culverts. |
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| Our yard became a temporary staging area for the culverts, no doubt because the front of our house still looked like a construction zone without any grass installed yet. |
...Our section of road proved to be more complicated then previous sections. Once they got in front of our house they hit a deep shelf of limestone bedrock, thus causing them to bring in the big guns. I'm serious, my front yard looked like a scene from transformers. It was amusing for a while until one day while reading in the back bedroom I started to feel a series of rumbles and shakes. Much to my dismay the 21 foot concrete piers that anchor our home were feeling the reverberation from the rock blasting going on in the street. My thoughts began to fall back to the days of the old Bull Creek house. The constant 'breathing' we lived with that eventually led to us wedging a kitchen chair up against the front door as our 'vintage security device'. It seems like a novelty now but I couldn't help but worry that with all the rock blasting going on outside that I would regret selling that chair in last years yard sale. So the procession of equipment and hardhats has now moved northward. I've been waiting for signs of damage in our new home and much to my dismay I did find some. We have a hairline crack in our guest bathroom and one of the bedroom doors is sticking pretty badly. Interesting enough when I shared my discoveries with the City of Austin Project Manager he said, "We have a legal department in place to take your claims". I was quite shocked when he so flippantly replied with that. I guess that means Im up for a battle with the city. ... I just really hope those two little details are not signs of a bigger problem???
So on the brighter side of things this storm drain installment project IS a really good thing. With the littlest bit of rain our street would flood from curb to curb and on larger rain falls would flood into our yard about 2 feet. The City says the project should be wrapped up by Jan 2012. I just hope my claim for damages doesn't last longer than that!
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| May 2011. A 20 minute rainstorm caused this. |
In the meantime, I don't have to lug my groceries from 3 houses down any longer. Cheers to that!
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