Now that is a big box. I wondered what a 40 ft. container would look like. The container obscures the whole front of our house. Apparently people even live in these. Check out some great prefab container dwellings. Hmmm, maybe we should have just kept the container. Today the movers box EVERYTHING up, and tomorrow [...]

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It’s hard for me to believe we couldn’t sell either of our two cars. However, no complaints if this is the worst snag we encounter. I did see Used Cars with Kurt Russell in the 80’s, but don’t remember much about it. I still need to pay the dealership today to take my cars and [...]

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With Vonage, we have been paying $24.99 all-in for our phone service, and calls are now free to most countries in Europe. We set-up a virtual number in Ireland and also were able to keep a number in the US. How cool is that? We also can make calls from our laptop and just ordered [...]

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I remember in college that you could get expelled for defenestration. It can be liberating getting rid of stuff and now that the dumpster has arrived, we are tossing things with wild abandon. I did learn you need to give the police 24-hours notice in order to get a permit from the city to park [...]

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We considered trying to smuggle Stewie into Ireland but imagining being fined or deported over a baby turtle didn’t fill us with joy. It was amazing how much personality this little fella had (for a turtle). Gabe found him during a fishing trip at school and carried him in his backpack for a few hours. [...]

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