Entry 618: Ebay Blog

Many of you may not know this, but Lance has an Ebay business that he enjoys doing.  It is called Not Your Grandmother's Attic and he sells a variety of stuff.  In the beginning Lance was doing this just as a hobby and a way to pay for trips, but now he has a new goal.  Julie wants to remodel the master bathroom next summer, so Lance's goal is to use Ebay and summer school to pay for it and to not have to use our savings.  He has started a blog where he shows what he has sold each week and how much he has made.  We hope you enjoy the blog and you can see it by clicking on the link on the side.

Entry 617: Cutting The Cord

Recently we had a big hail storm and it was bad enough that we were able to get a new roof.  When Lance was talking to the roof guy he asked if we wanted to have our dish put back on the roof.  We had been talking for quite some time about getting rid of cable and after we figured this was the perfect time because we didn't want a dish on our roof anymore.  The other problem with the dish was that anytime the weather was bad, our signal would go out.  We narrowed our choices down to YouTube TV and Hulu.  Lance was rooting for YouTube TV because he liked the navigation better, but Julie wanted Hulu because it had A&E which had some of her favorite shows.  In the end Hulu won out, but the problem was that Julie enjoys her Hallmark Channel and neither of these services had this.  We solved this problem by subscribing to the Hallmark Now app and installing it on the TV's.  This basically has every Hallmark movie ever made and is pretty cheap.  All in all right now we are loving it and it is saving us quite a bit of money.  Just one more step in our house renovation.

Entry 616: Changes Part 2

Since the door has been installed the next thing was to paint the house.  The last time the house was painted was 10 years ago by Lance and his dad.  They did a great job, but the house was desperately in need of a new paint job.  Lance decided that he did not want to take this job on again,ever since the Widow's Peak incident.  We have a huge Widow's Peak that Lance could not reach on a ladder, so he actually had to get on top of the roof and lean down to paint it.  Lance is terrified of heights and this was not an experience he wanted to do again. 

Julie again chose the paint color and trim color.  She wanted something that would set the door off and she did a great job.  It is amazing to see what a new paint job will do to a house.

Entry 615: Changes In The Huebner Household

There are some big changes going on in the Huebner Household:  we are making some major home improvements.  Lance is taking the summer off to do some of the repairs himself, but Julie is in charge of all the redecorating.  So we are kind of like Chip and Joanne.  The first step in the improvements was a new front door.  Saying our front door is sad would be a major understatement.  Julie ended up choosing a door she loved which she is going to design the whole exterior of the house around.  So here it is the door that was chosen!!!