Artsy Photo editing using Microsoft Word!

 Since we don't have Photoshop I decided I would try and change some of our photo from color to black and white with Microsoft Word 2010. I was pleasantly surprised with the result! As you may notice not one stayed just black and white. :)

Birthday and approved conditions!

March 11^th

C’s 7^th Birthday was yesterday! Aunt T came over with a HUGE bouquet of balloons and a gift that was wrapped in 7 successive boxes. So fun! Can't believe that she is so grown up! K made some incredible rainbow cupcakes! So festive!

We received clearance for the school fees, Grading and from the Fire Authority yesterday!  All we have left is the septic system! The design/report for the Microfast system should be done soon (by the end of the week) and then we can submit it. I am anticipating some problems because we are using the perc report from Mark Sweeney and not from the new engineer. Which means it may or may not be approved by the end of the month. 

Putting down Stakes!

March 4^th

K and I decided that we would shift gears and not use the septic design as Mark Sweeney designed (JetInc) and hire Michael Mark and his engineer to design a system using Microfast. The cost savings using Microfast offsets the additional cost of redesigning. The Microfast system doesn’t have any moving parts inside the tank which is also a maintenance bonus.

I picked up the paperwork from the water district so I can now turn in the remaining paperwork that is required for the Fire Authority authorization. We asked Tom to write a letter certifying that our lot will not be moving a total of more than 50 yards of soil. He said he will get that to us before I head to the county offices on Monday the 10^th. Talked with Tom La Duke about next steps and he said we would have to meet at the lot and put down official markers for the corners of the house. We are planning on meeting him Saturday the 15^th! Can’t wait to start moving dirt!