December 2012: The official sign goes up

The plans are set, the permits approved.  Let the building begin! 

Nov/Dec: Into the winter with signs of green

Octoberfest: Beer tour break!

This is a long blog.  Time for a beer break.  Go. Now!

September: Clean-up & excavation done!

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Old garage site, future home site.

August/September Kid Photos

 

August 1: All moved in to our rental home

So you see "emotional sucker" imprinted on my head?
  Just what I did not need to bring home...kittens.

July 31: It's still summer!

Family and friends helped us remember to have fun amidst the chaos.

July 30, 2012: The final perimeter

July 2, 2012.  

http://www.reporterherald.com/ci_20990170/map-shows-final-perimeter-high-park-fire

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High Park Fire destroys 284 homes; 87,284 acres burned

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July 21: And then the rains came

Finally the rain came, but so did the flooding.

July 1: The camera's eye

My dad's tulips survive (all that shellac!)

June 29: History annihilated

100's of Pictures of the Same Destruction

The remains of next to nothing, all of it unusable, untouchable without a tetanus shot and work boots.

June 28, 2012: Finally Coming Home

Seeing for ourselves
We were the metaphor about the half glass of water.   
Which half didn't matter.

June 9, 2012: Looking Back

The High Park Fire:  Changing our lives forever