I have added a new feature to the site that operates in conjunction with one of the new features of our house. See if you can find it…

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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 case, all the initial project seems to involve closets. I put together some closet organizers in the master bedroom over several weekends, and amazingly my head scratching and pondering at Home Depot, 20 minutes before the store closed worked out, and the closet works great. Not ready to “come out of the closet” my next projects entail organizing what the builder named “Pat’s Closet,” a landing ground for servers, network wiring and other gizmos that provide email and other services for my company and house PatandMeg.com. It is currently a mess of wires, loud and hot computers and alarm parts, but will (hopefully) be neat, cool and quiet in a few more weekends. Until then, I am still relegated to the closet.

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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 arrived next to some slightly upgraded facilities, including a real bed and an outdoor table.

This past weekend, Meghan’s parents arrived, and each day some new accouterments would arrive, from chair cushions and towels to bathroom decorations. They topped off their visit in style, with a pig roast on Saturday. We had a near-capacity crowd, with 13 Cubans, a soon-to-be-roasted 32 lb. pig and I. We had a great time, and Meghan and I now have an “official” pig roasting box of our own.

This weekend, my parents make the trip down to see the house and the Carolinas. Anyone else up for a visit?

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