Doug's Project 365

I saw an ambulance on the side of 93 coming home today.  Not unusual, you say?  Take a look at where it’s from:

What is it doing so far from Oak Bluffs?

I took today off from work to do more unpacking and setting up.  We had a plumber in to hook up the gas dryer and replace the huge, useless vanity in the downstairs half bath with a pedestal:

We still need to strip that fairly hideous wallpaper and repaint, and replace the oh-so-eighties towel bar and TP holder, but it’s incredible how much more spacious it is in there now — and more importantly, we now have a good spot for the litterbox.

I went back to work today.  But Lis made good progress on unpacking.  Look, it’s our kitchen table!

Stefan helped me install some bottom-cabinet slide-out drawers today.

For some reason, despite being larger, this kitchen seems to have less useable cabinet space than the old one.  I hope it’s just a matter of learning how to use it.

Greg, Michael, and I rebuilt the basement stairs today.  The old stairs were too steep for safety, had no handrail or risers, and felt rickety underfoot.

I am including two pictures today, one before (from March):

…and one after (which is today’s 365 photo):

I still have to put on the rail and the risers, but even now the new stairs are a vast improvement.  Thanks guys!

Boxes everywhere!  Lis and I have been packing things into boxes, in one form or another,
for over nine months — first into storage to show the house, then
repacking to make swaps for seasonal changeover, then the final push to
get everything packed up for the move.

So I guess it should come as no surprise that, after the movers were done, we were left with an enormous quantity of boxes that need unpacking.  You are looking at our kitchen.

We are in our new house!  Everything went surprisingly smoothly, thanks to the professionals we worked with, and the friendly attitudes of the buyers and sellers.

After stowing the 2 car-fulls of stuff we had with us, we sat down to await the arrival of Lis’s moms and the kitties.  No, that’s not Lis’s beer 🙂

Our movers came today.  They took all our stuff, except for the few items we marked “No.”  Some of these are going to the new owners, and some we’ll need over the next couple of days until we are reunited with those many boxes.

Thanks to whoever owns the “southboro” open wireless access point on my street for making it possible for me to post this evening.

I went on the final walkthrough of our new house today.  It has 3 doors, including the garage…

…and six different brands of lockset. I guess some people like walking around with a building superintendant’s worth of keys in their pockets.

This creeping phlox is one of the more spectacular flowers we’ve planted over the years.

I’m glad we got to enjoy it again before leaving.