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ByDerek
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Ahh…. nothing like 60s in January. You gotta love the Buffalo weather! The break in the temperature allowed me to do two things – grill a steak for dinner Tuesday, and finish installing my second garage door opener. My Dad and I had previously ran the electric, the door control, and the safety sensors. Monday…
Each 4th of July party at our house is headlined by a smoked turkey. We usually pick an extra one (or three) up around Thanksgiving when they’re insanely cheap and keep it socked away in the freezer until a week before the 4th, when the defrosting process begins. This year’s bird was 19 lbs, and…
We had a little fun with the Christmas card this year – we had been waiting for some snow to take a “traditional” Christmas-y photo, but… like they say, if you can’t beat ’em join ’em! Hope everyone had a great 2015 and looking forward to an even better 2016!
Over the last month we’ve had some real progress! On the paperwork side we signed the contract, picked a lender, and submitted the loan application. We’re now waiting on approval from the bank (it’s already been preapproved, but now the bank does more due diligence and someone has to give a final yea/nay before we…