Blocks
The first of two truckloads of ICCF blocks was delivered and unloaded today. We rented a small telehandler and a pallet jack. It took about three hours in the cold and sleety weather.
Read MoreOn December 30, 2021, our house and all of our belongings burned down in the Marshall Fire.
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Backfilled
The basement slab is poured, water and sewer are in, the first floor is on, and the foundation is backfilled. We are working on underground plumbing and underground electrical in the garage before pouring the garage slab. Then it will be time to frame the garage.
Read MoreFoundation
The foundation is poured and is going to sit while it cures for a while.
Read MoreFooters
The footers are poured.
Read MorePermitted
We finally have our permit!
Read MoreAlmost ready to build
It’s been a long time but soon we will be applying for a building permit.
Read MoreClearing the Lot
Our lot will soon be cleared. It will all be gone, reset to nothing. Some dirt and a big hole.
Read MoreThe Winds of ________
It’s been windy here. And warm. And dry. So much so that BCARES sent out a proactive survey asking if we’d be available to deploy on Friday (it didn’t happen, thank goodness). It was the most dangerous day of the year for fires. But the year ain’t over yet.
Read MoreOn Bulldozers and Fire
We’ve been in the rental house in Louisville for more than a month now. It’s both comforting and heartbreaking to be so close to our old neighborhood. We often drive a block from our house, and you can clearly see that it’s gone. The first time I went this route with Alexander in the car, I prefaced that our neighborhood looked really different than it did before. Thankfully he seemed not to notice or be bothered the first few times we drove by.
Read MoreFebruary Update
Hello all,
It’s been six weeks, give or take, since the fire. We’ve had three temporary homes in that time: one with family, one with friends, and one in a rental house in Louisville. The latter is very close to our neighborhood and home in Superior. Home isn’t home anymore, of course; we drive past familiar places and see charred ruins. Restaurants, stores, and other businesses that we frequented are gone or have closed temporarily. I especially miss Target. It’s closed until June so it can be remodeled, and while I’m happy for the upgrade, it’s another little loss knowing I’ll never go back to “my Target” again.
Read MoreBefore and After
Here is the last picture I took of our house before it burned down, and the first picture I took of it after.
Read MoreGoFundMe
We have started a GoFundMe fundraiser for people who want to help using that platform. All donations will be used to help us rebuild our lives.
Thank You
Dear family, friends, friends of friends, coworkers, community members, and everyone:
We are still processing our grief, and will be, in some manner, for the rest of our lives. But we wanted to reach out and thank all of you for your amazing generosity and support. We want to thank each of you individually for your generous gifts, but there are so many of you helping us that there is no way we could possibly do this, so we will have to make do with this more generic thank you: Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts!
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