So, as I mentioned, we are currently renting the yard next door for one dollar. We have a lease and everything. The wonderful folks who bought the abandoned house next to us wanted a way to not have to worry so much about the place -- no need to mow it or fear that squatters were moving in. So they came to us with the idea that we could take the fence down and use the yard in whatever way we saw fit for just a buck. We'd be in charge of keeping it clean and secure and safe, and in exchange we'd have a place for horseshoes and other fun yard games. SWEET!

Let the fence demolition begin.

Wow, no fence, just posts.

Now, how to get the damn posts out. Hmm.

Tada. Now, last one...

Tada! We've got a double-wide lot now. Hooray!

Okay, so things are looking up. We may be a few hundred dollars upside down on our mortgage, but at least we can stretch out in lawn chairs that don't have cement under them...if only the summer hadn't been so blazing hot, we might have done just that. Ah, but never mind that, we've got another HUGE milestone to report.

We finally got ourselves an architect!