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Spoke too soon!
Here go the sirens again. Helmet and ruby slippers standing by.
The Sirens are Blaring
One of the new features I’ve found of living in the south is the possibility of tornados. Before conjuring up apocalyptic visions of Hollywood-inspired twisters, realize that the death toll from these storms over the last fifty years can be counted on one hand. That said, while working away this morning I heard a strange … Continue reading
Little Buddy
We have a new addition to the family! Coltrane arrived from animal rescue on the 27th of December, a few days earlier than planned. Meghan and I went to visit the shelter and fell in love with this little guy. The shelter cannot hold animals, and there was a chance he would be gone when … Continue reading
It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas?
After watching the leaves fall from the trees, and nights that grew increasingly chilly, it had appeared winter was finally descending on South Carolina. That was, of course, until last weekend, when a string of warm days stated that has yet to let up. Being the frugal shoppers that we are, Meghan and I waiting … Continue reading
Coming out of the Closet
One of the things I did not completely anticipate with buying a newly constructed house is the amount of projects that would be required. Although the place is obviously structurally sound, little things like hanging shades, painting and organizing are taken for granted in an apartment that will be abandoned in 6-24 months. In my … Continue reading
P – I – G: Pig
One of the fun things about having a new house is the ever-growing roster of friends and family that want to come and visit. Our first guest was my friend Greg, who made an appearance shortly after we moved in and was treated to an air mattress, rocking chair and otherwise empty house. Meghan’s sister … Continue reading
We’re Back!
Just a quick post to let you know that we are settling in. The movers arrived this morning and our server are now warming up (and noise-ing up) our new home.
More on the Flood
We’re usually not much for current events here on PatandMeg.com, but the recent storm and ensuing flooding has hit, shall we say, close to home. Yesterday we posted some pictures and felt smug in our car being high and dry, and hoping that the waters would recede by morning. Well, they ended up rising, to … Continue reading
The Great Harrison Flood of Ought-Seven
The rain in Spain may stay mainly in the plain, but in Harrison it flows into our street: /misc/harrisonflood
We have a closing date!
We just heard from our builder that we now have a closing date: May 25th. The house looks like it is progressing nicely and I will be down in Charlotte this weekend to check on things. Â Looking good thus far:
Rebel without a Plate
After a minor false start, we picked up a shiny almost new Honda Rebel last weekend. The prior owner had apparently won the bike in a contest, rode it home and decided to keep his existing ride. With a mere 3 miles on the clock, the bike was priced as if used, but for all … Continue reading
Becoming my mother!
Growing up there are always things that annoy us about our parents. Particularly as a teenager, we think about how silly are parents are and how when we grow up we will be nothing like them. Much to the dismay of our youth, as we grow up and enter a similar stage of life as … Continue reading
There’s no Place Like Home for the Holidays
This past weekend Meghan and I continued our trend of doing “nerdy newlywed things” and purchased our first family Christmas tree. We were set on a real Christmas tree, and prior to Saturday afternoon owned exactly one ornament. We set out to rectify that situation, along with several other people with similar ideas, and hit … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving!
Meghan and I are back from a wonderful Thanksgiving in the mountains of New Hampshire. We had a great time with the family and future family members, and this marks Meghan’s first Thanksgiving as part of the Gray family. Pictures have been posted in the gallery.