The House Filled with Love & Rainbows by #TheAG I feel like the song lyrics, "with a little love we can work it out." have been a chant in my head for the last six months.  Mainly when it comes to our house.  We knew the road to bringing our new home back to her former glory was going to be a long one.  Five months of highs and lows of buying and fixing up a short sale (hello, mold remediation and demo!) were exciting and at times highly frustrating.  It all worked out in the end and we moved in after almost two straight 24/7 months of making repairs. We unpacked and settled in.  We hit the six week mark last Thursday, woke up and found the basement to be in ankle-deep water. And the snow? It came down. As we frantically dried documents all around our house, getting them crisp … [Read more...]