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Demolicious Day 1

Julie's step-dad Paul and I in front of our conquest

Julie's step-dad Paul and I in front of our conquest

Day one of Demolicious has completed.  Today Julie and I, with the help of a ton of family and friends, stripped all the drywall off the walls upstairs, pulled up the carpet, removed the kitchen cabinets, pulled down ceiling tiles and generally made a huge mess.  Downstairs, wallboard was hung, and we ripped up carpet, tore down fake cubicle walls and generally made an even bigger mess, including relocating a mess from the basement to the first floor.

See-through wall

See-through wall

The giant pile upstairs

Giant downstairs pile

Giant downstairs pile

The rest of the downstairs - cleared out

The rest of the downstairs - cleared out

Tomorrow we get everything from the upstairs into a dumpster and figure out how many more dumpsters we need to clear everything else out.

 
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Posted by on August 9, 2009 in Building, Justin

 

Baconfest

crispy_bacon_1

On Saturday my family celebrated a long-standing tradition.  It is a little-known, and not a widely celebrated one, but it is near and dear to our hearts.  Moms, Dads, Aunts, Uncles and Cousins gather to eat too much bacon.  And of course to catch up on each others’ lives, play bean-bag toss, and generally have a great time together.  But yes, it is centered around bacon.  It began years and years ago up north where we would gather at our aunt and uncle’s cabin, some of us stay overnight or camp near by, and have a big breakfast.  But really, everyone just wanted bacon, so the eggs, cereal, and other breakfast-related goods fell by the wayside.  Now it is down to (very crisp) bacon and “helter-skelter,” which are caramel sticky buns (I don’t think anyone really knows where the name came from).  I was asked to contribute cake pops to this year’s festivities, and we came up with the most fitting thing possible. :)

pig pop

Oink if You Love Bacon!

 

 
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Posted by on August 9, 2009 in Food, Julie

 
 
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