I never typed a follow-up to my house problems. A couple weeks ago, the day we went to Birch Run, T.S. and his helper came over and built my porch. It is wonderful! No more falling off, no more weird redneck fencing, and they added some little decorative touches that just make it so homey.
Also, Dad came by yesterday and made a dog run for Toby. It goes from the house to a tree in the backyard. So far he's only gotten stuck around the tree once; the other time I got him to go around it. It's so much nicer for him, I love it! Also while Dad was here, we hung up the outdoor thermometer that was just laying on the ground when I moved in. It's attached to the porch so I could clearly see that the temperature climbed above 60 degrees today :)
