October 2, 2012 - Stopped by the house to see any changes.  The stove was delivered today and the dishwasher installed as well.  More lights have been put up and Donna and Meredith have finished painting most of the downstairs!  They both sure are hard workers.

Had a surprise when I drove in the driveway.  There was a car IN the yard next to the driveway just sitting.  I called Donna to see if one of the contractors had left it there and she said No.  I called the non-emergency police line to see if they would come out and ID the car so I could get in touch with the owner.  There was no piece of paper on the window explaining why the car was there.  An officer arrived in about 10 minutes and just as he got out of the car this guy (about 25 or so) walks up and actually says "You aren't going to tow my car are you?"  I asked him why he had parked his car on my new lawn and made tire tracks in the new grass?  He said he just parked there so he could go running!!!  The police officer looked at me and was as dumbstruck as I was.  The driver then says "Is this house for sale...I thought it would be OK to park here."  Needless to say the officer tells him unless the two of us work this out a couple of things would happen.  The driver would be issued a civil citation for destruction of property AND Mr. Mitchell would receive a copy of the report to take to Small Claims Court and the driver would pay for the damages.  OR we could work it out together but the report would still be on file in the event he didn't comply.  He agreed to  my terms...I would have the guy who initially put in the lawn to come out and give me an estimate on what it would take to fix it and the driver would have to pay for it.  So now I have to do some more calling and get this fixed!  They driver tried to back out but the car got stuck in the mud.  He called his parents who came out and helped him bet the car out of the yard.

Ironically, the father and mother (they were very nice) said they had walked through the house during the 'open' construction stage.  I invited all three of them in to see the current status and we had a real nice visit.  The son is a graduate of UM in Ann Arbor.  Also the father and mother were originally from New Jersey and I told them we had lived there for two years as well.  Small world.

Stove ready to be installed.
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Dishwasher installed.
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Donna and Meredith painted the dining room.  The picture really doesn't do the color justice.
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Parking Lot?
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The damage after he had his family push him out.
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