Search Engine

· Brian

Well, I added a search engine to the website. I don’t know how much use it will get on mauter.com, but I’ve been thinking about putting a new search engine on the website I have at work. This is sort of an evaluation. But hey, it’s free! I’m using the excellent Java Search Engine. It’s really fast and pretty darn …

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Moved in!

· Brian

We’re very happy to be moved in. If you can read this, DSL is already working again too. Now we can finally get back to our email.

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Almost ready to move in!

· Brian

It’s about time for another update, right? The house is mostly complete. We had our walk-through on July 31st, and that was where we told them what they still needed to complete. Sod and landscaping really add a finishing touch! We close on August 5th, so I guess that means we should start packing? Everyone in our …

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New site features

· Brian

It seems we’re posting these news blurbs monthly. Weird. We’re not trying, I promise. Anyway, we have a slightly new look to the site with hopefully an easier way to access the main pages. Also because we’re already using Java Servlet Filters, we added a compression filter that will hopefully send pages to you faster. …

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House update

· Brian

After some computer problems, we seem to have recovered a bit. Sorry it’s taken so long to update our site! The brick and sheetrock are complete at our house. The builder has unofficially moved our closing date to early August. We’re hoping to be moved by the end of August. We have picked all of our interior colors …

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Construction started

· Brian

Construction on our house has started, and it’s moving very quickly! It’s much quicker than Janie or Brian expected. As of today, we have most exterior and interior walls in place, and expect to have a roof in the next few days. It’s practically a full time job trying to keep up to speed with the progress (then …

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House Progress

· Brian

Well, we have signed on most of the dotted lines for our house! Our closing date is set for October 2, but that’s not 100% set in stone. We’ve started picking colors, with brick and mortar being the first pick. The brick looks similar to another house in the neighborhood. We have our new address, but because we won’t …

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Molly and we bought a Lot!

· Brian

We have finally named our kitten. Molly is doing very well, and she’s lots of fun to have around. Next, we bought a lot to start building a house! The new subdivision is Caldwell Crossings on Caldwell Mill Road. It’s just over the Cahaba River in beautiful Shelby County.

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Housing blues and new kitty!

· Brian

Lot’s of stuff has been going on lately! First off, we haven’t yet bought a lot so we can build a house. Because we have gotten an extraordinary amount of rain so far this year, the builders are behind schedule. We are patiently waiting. Along with a slightly new look for the site, we’ve busied ourselves making new …

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Buying a house

· Brian

Janie and I have been looking into buying a house in the near future. It’s SO stressful! Hopefully we’ll be out of the apartment by midsummer. I hate moving in the summer, but if it means I’m out of the apartment, I’m all for it. We’re most fond of the houses being built at Caldwell Crossings by Gibson & Anderson. …

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