Happy Anniversary!

It's a couple of days late but...Happy Anniversary to us. Twelve years! This is the first year in a long time that we didn't take a trip for our anniversary. We didn't officially take a trip last year. But we did leave the house and stay at a swanky hotel (last year). This year, we stayed home. No trip. No swanky hotel. We're saving our money for the deductible(s). Two deductibles. Both are for our windstorm coverage. Homeowners insurance won't cover anything associated with hurricanes.

The insurance adjuster was out last week. He said it will take about three weeks to hear anything final. He did say we should replace the garage door now. It was bent during Hurricane Ike but still worked. Of all mornings, the garage door broke the morning the adjuster was here. He actually stayed to help me get my car out so I could go to work after he left. :) Overall, it went well. Most of the repairs will be in the garage (new garage door, replacing sheetrock, repainting, etc.) and repairing/replacing the fence. He wants us to repair most of the fence. I think it would be easier to replace it. We have to replace some shingles but it sounds like the ridge vents are in good shape. Our leaks in the house came from the ridge vents. Not sure about the office yet. We already fixed the trees. So now, it's time to start getting estimates. We have to get three estimates before getting anything fixed. If you know of any reputable roofers, fencers, garage door repairmen, or sheetrock repairmen in the Pearland area...let me know.

What did we get for our anniversary, you ask? We're buying a new garage door! I've always asked for power tools for Christmas. Why not a garage door for our anniversary. :) It's not exactly the traditional gift of silk, the modern gift of linen, or the alternate modern gift of pearls but hey it's our anniversary, our rules. I do like pearls, though (for future reference).

~T