The Burmeister Dynasty

el jardin

Adam not only seeded the lawn, but started a vegetable garden in raised boxes this weekend. We’re going up in the world! Ours still needs some work, so I’ll spare you until the plants fill out a little bit, I paint the boxes, and we get everything situated. For now, here are some things that [...]

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masters of destruction

Well, that fateful day arrived with lots of hard-working friends to help tear down our 500 sq. ft. addition. We’re still a little shell-shocked, especially since it’s not gone yet. It just looks like a bomb went off in the side of our house.
Dan had the most important job: save the facade!

Sam ripped off the [...]

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major honey-do

We’ve set a date for demolition: Saturday, Oct 24. It’s going to be a sad day. I’m still hoping someone heroic swoops down and stops us before we knock one single brick off the wall and says that they’ve fixed everything with the county.
For your entertainment, the next two weeks entail SUPER EXCITING things like:
+giving [...]

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first renovation

Today began our first home renovation from the bank’s checklist. The wood burning stove had to be pulled out 6 inches more with a tile surface. We didn’t like the white tile platform it was on, so we ripped up the flooring of the whole room and replaced it with slate tiles! It’s a good [...]

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