Ask, and ye shall receive

Behold, the naked horse butt in the powder room. Upon revisiting the house yesterday,  Melinda discovered that it is actually painted on a medicine cabinet door. On the inside is another painting of the same horse, demurely
clothed in her pink blanket.

We have arrived in Denver (well, three of us have. Gabriella is in New Hampshire, lucky girl). We will start posting orientation pictures to the house and our plans this week.

Current constrction status: Waiting on permits and final contractor bids.
Current emotional status**: two Summer Shandys each. 🍺🍺
**This status will henceforth be known as the "Murphy scale." We will use wine and beer to assess our emotional state. We have no doubt we'll reach wine-case levels by October.

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