{"id":2355,"date":"2021-02-24T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T19:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/?p=2355"},"modified":"2021-02-24T12:03:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T20:03:12","slug":"living-in-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/index.php\/2021\/02\/24\/living-in-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Living in it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Almost a year since the pandemic began, and 7 months since our last post.\u00a0 Life has been mostly about living in and enjoying our house, at a time when we really appreciate having our house to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2356\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6494-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After finishing our pool, outdoor BBQ area, chicken coop, doing some landscape refreshing, and adding more solar in the first half of last year, there really wasn&#8217;t much on our house left to do, except little things, like (mostly) routine maintenance, adding a shed in our backyard, and finishing up our audio | video | home automation installation.<\/p>\n<p>It was great over the summer having a nice yard, which allowed us to have friends over in small groups (a family at a time) for swimming, conversation, and fun, while maintaining a health bit of social distancing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2370\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/QACQ2349-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The holidays were mostly a family affair, but we used our large outdoor patio to have another family over, and had a nice thanksgiving dinner at separate tables.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2357\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5501-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2358\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5503-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2359\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5511-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2360\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_5502-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Having a nice house helps with 2, sometimes 3 kids schooling from home.\u00a0 Lots of options for them to mix things up and school from different rooms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2371\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_4777-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2372\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6574-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2377\" src=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-1280x827.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-1280x827.jpeg 1280w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-300x194.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-768x496.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-1536x993.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/buildingfromscratch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_6876-2048x1324.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In short, it&#8217;s fully our house now, it is a very comfortable and enjoyable house, and we feel very lucky and grateful to have such a nice house at a time like this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost a year since the pandemic began, and 7 months since our last 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