The agony and the ecstasy

We moved! Very heartfelt thanks to Mom and Dad Lam, Kay Kwang and Sara Ochs (photographer, not pictured) for helping us! Mom did a lot of work in the kitchen, cleaning and putting dishes away so that we could all eat and drink when not carrying boxes or furniture. Now, if I can only find where she put everything, we'll be okay. The week so far has been spent on organization and creation of infrastructure. Dad and I put together the wall of shelving in the mudroom/pantry. Mom continued to clean and put away in the kitchen. Adam made sure that the cable modem got re-connected before his big online gaming night with the guys from college. We all have our priorities.

For the 4th of July, we're looking foward to having some friends over and then walking to Powderhorn Park for music and fireworks. Hopefully, we'll have some nice weather, so we can call escape the kitchen when Sara is making Lard of Heaven. Mmmm. That'll keep the mosquitos away....

'tis the season

*ring*
*ring*
*click*
"Hello?"
"Happy birthday, old brother! I mean, older brother. Did I say old?"
"Ha ha. Thank you. How are you?"
"I'm fine. I was looking at antiques. It made me think of you."
"Ha ha. Isn't your husband 30, too?"
"Yeah, and I tell him he's old all the time."
"He must love that. How's the house stuff?"
"Well, we close tomorrow, so it's a little crazy. I mean, more crazy than normal."
"Right. Well, closing is like that. It'll be fine."
"Yeah, I'm sure. I just want to have it over with. Then Adam can start on projects."
"Oh, it's all Adam, huh?"
"Yeah, he wants to become Psycho-Fix-It Guy. No, really. He really said that. So, we'll have a spare room, so the next time you come out, you can stay with us."
"Oh, we're coming for Christmas."
"To our house?"
"Yeah. Mom invited us."
"Really? Mom invited you to our house. And are we expecting anyone else?"
"Well, Mom and Dad, too."
"Really? Coming to our house for Christmas."
"Umm. Yeah. We're flying out the 23rd."
"Okay. Well. Let me just put you on my calendar then. Well, have a fantastic birthday. I have to go call Mom now."

You, too, can have your own house. But not ours.

Hello, Friends! Meet Thorne House, the house that Adam and I just bought. We looked for about a month before finding one that we really liked. We saw houses in a couple of areas of Minneapolis, and most of them had some thing to recommend it, but this house made us want to live in it. We closed on June 10, and immediately gained more keys than you could imagine. So many keys!

We are slowly moving in, and trying to keep ourselves organized about it. Easier said than done, when you realize how few pieces of furniture we actually own. It's fun speculating about what furniture we want, though, and we'd rather acquire pieces slowly, as we find things that fit.

This first post is to introduce you to our house, and to also mention all of the lovely people that we worked with while in the buying process. Referrals are important to any business owner, and I would certainly recommend these guys to anyone.

Our Realtor: Dan Lindstrom http://www.danlindstrom.com/
Our Mortgage Broker: Terry Beedle http://www.terrybeedle.com
Our Inspector: Jim Scheunemann of Scheunemann Home Services in St. Paul (651 646 0009)

The front view. 

The backyard.