Of course we are seeing some issues with the outside of our new house now. For one the evestroughing on one side of our garage slopes back towards the house and not towards the downspout. What does that mean? Well, a poorly sealed endcap and water leaking down through the stucco and overtop of a window. I attempted to fix it but found out that the reason it was installed that way was because of some bad work on the framer's part. Temporay fix? Drill holes to let the water drain before it hits the house. When it gets dryer I'll have to install a new downspout since the evestroughing can't be sloped the correct way.
On other news I should be getting my Neon back from the bodyshop tomorrow. It's in for some fixing from a run in with a deer. Literally, the deer ran into me. Nothing I could have done to prevent it baring not driving on the road on which it happened. While it doesn't look like much, Autopac (Manitoba's Public Insurance) appraised the damage at $4243. That must have been close to writing it off. I have a feeling it wasn't since there was no mechanical damage.
The door received the brunt of the impact and only opens about a foot wide. Just enough for me to squeeze my large behind in and narrow enough that I get a good coating of road grim on my clothes.
And the biggest news of all this spring is that my wife and I are expecting our first child. It was unplanned planned if that makes any sense=) We are very excited and if possible I think our parents are even more excited. I don't know if it's completely hit me yet that there is going to be a little person to love and nurture in a short time, but I do get emotional when I see babies on TV, so there must be a part of me that realizes it. I just hope that I can be a good Dad.
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