we're still here

It's been a long summer of hard work and good times.

Updates soon.

in other news...

Seamus is the king of the house.

Watching fireworks.

Yeah. This is our view.

Now that's an organized closet.

Alley mural

Closet mishap.

What's that sound?

No, this isn't an outtake from the "look at this dilapidated building" episode from every sitcom of the 70s and 80s. This is our kitchen. It's raining inside the house again.

It started as a drip late last night while we were all on the roof watching fireworks with the neighbors. By 2 a.m., it looked like a well-placed beer spill on the cardboard box I've been using to protect the slate. But within the hour, there was no denying that it was a leak.

We put that pitcher in place, and it was full by morning. It's much later in the day and we now have four leaks. There's no apparent issue with the neighbor's water heater, which caused the first downpour some weeks ago. And it's not from the rain, either. If Brad hadn't drilled holes in the ceiling during the first episode, we'd be in some serious trouble.

The landlord's out of town until tomorrow. So now we wait, and try to think of a way to get a new ceiling out of the deal. This is a problem that won't fix itself. I don't even want to think about the possible mold situation.