The New House

Jay and Heidi celebrated their 1st anniversary on July 23! This has been a whirlwind year for them. Jay took over the job of bookkeeper as well as his web work for Shore Management. He seems to do well with the accounting portion (must take after his father) of the business and still has time to work on the new web site and all the "computer" things in the business. His Amateur Endurance website continues to grow and he is busier than ever making websites for other companies.

Heidi's is still with Intuit and has great job security and benefits.

Picture this with bushes, trees, and grass!

AND THE BIG NEWS IS: They bought a home! It is a wonderful 1900 sq. foot home in Clairemont within walking distance of an excellent elementary school. It is in a great neighborhood and while it has new carpet, paint, and roof, it has MANY other project to be attended to. Currently they are working on the sprinkler system, small retaining wall in the front yard and basically trying to beautify the front which was nothing more than a pile of rocks! The back yard is quite large and goes down into a huge canyon. So far Danny Boy~Wiener Dog has only taken one trip down into the canyon. They don't have a fence up yet.

They got a fantastic deal on the house because it was empty for a year and a half, had fallen out of escrow more than once, and is certainly the worst looking home on the block. Jay is super handy at fixing things and this place has AWESOME potential. What Jay doesn't know how to do, Dan does, so they continue to "bond" over home improvement projects (electrical, plumbing, brick work etc.). It is eerily similar to the early days with Dan and his dad, Bud. Some things really don't change...and what a blessing that is!

Heidi's dad has been a HUGE help too. He has done a great deal of the gardening prep work in both the front and back yards. He actually moved every single rock (those little nasty ones) from the front yard to the side yard so they could dig up the dirt and find the problem(s) with the sprinkler system. It was an unbelievable job! He also gave them a surprise little garden oasis in the back yard surrounded by weeds, dirt, and you guessed it, rocks! It certainly helps them visualize how amazing the yard will be. He got them a Shopvac yard blower now that they are real homeowners!

Her parents also bought them new kitchen appliances since the house came with none. They are loving the home and don't seem to mind putting in the labor to make it "their own." All I can say is welcome to the money pit!