We easily made it to our new home today. Within 15 minutes of arriving, we had about five new neighbors descend on us and explain that it would not be possible for us to park our trailer along the side of our house behind an existing fence!!! WELCOME HOME!!! I was exhausted and not sure whether I was going to be unloading the trailer or not!
The neighbors were nice and trying to be empathetic explaining that our neighbors to the side of the storage area were never told about our trailer by the former owners. They had objections to it's visibility from their house and the impact that it might have on the value of their house.
We on the other hand had purchased the house with a legal contingency that the Home Owners Association Board members approve the parking and storage of our trailer in writing prior to the close of the purchase agreement. The Board did respond in writing and approved the matter. We have the letter of approval on the developments stationary.
As of December 13th, the board has conditionally "re"-approved the storage of our trailer with the condition that we plant a row of trees that would screen the visibility. Bruce dug four huge holes in hard clay soil with french drains for run off. He worked for a week on the project. The trees are in, it looks great and everyone seems happy.
In three months we have unpacked every shipped box and inventoried what was missing. We've
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| Repainting walls |
painted walls, repaired system problems, ripped out over grown landscaping, pruned trees, cleaned the roof and gutters for winter weather, bought replacement furniture, kayaked part of the American River and Lake Natoma, biked the parkway, played tennis, explored parts of the Sierra Foothills, visited friends at Donner Lake and Lake Tahoe areas, took the train into SF to visit friends and our daughter Kimberly, and gathered with family and friends numerous times. We are loving being closer to our girls, our family and our friends. Our door is always open! Thanks for joining our adventure and traveling through the incredible wonders of the US.
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| Original look |
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| New look with stone and paint |
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| Family Room |
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| New furniture & look in family room |
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| Old Kitchen & Nook |
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| New Kitchen & Nook |
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| New Garden |
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| Organic garden |
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| Old landscaping |
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| New landscaping |
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| Addition of our solar pool |
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| Our precious puppy girl, Maizy 7/4/1999-7/15/2010 |
The neighbors were nice and trying to be empathetic explaining that our neighbors to the side of the storage area were never told about our trailer by the former owners. They had objections to it's visibility from their house and the impact that it might have on the value of their house.
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