scuses trach and whatnot

haven't had anything worth blogging about in a while. Continuing to try and get the house in "home" mode. Been hanging some stuff on the walls slowly, but surely, and stopping air leaks around door and window frames and outlets with spray foam and silicone.

Had a guy come out today, to give me a quote on doing some excavating in the yard and seeding it and blowing straw over it. i could do it myself with a seeding cart and bales of straw, but i think it will be worth the money to have this kid do it...we'll see. He said he'd call me early next week. After that, we need to build a deck off the back door, a patio off the basement door, bring in a few more loads of gravel for the driveway and build a barn. Those will probably be spread out over the next couple of years, as I haven't planted the money tree in the back yard yet.

Also, I think the SFIL and I are going to run all of my gutters down to the ditch that the basement footer drain goes to. This will really help keep water away from the house and keep erosion to a minimum.

That's about it for my exciting life.