If a tree falls on your house does it make a sound?

The answer my friends, is yes, yes it does.

We have lived in our house for 8 months. I actually had to count that out on my hands because I couldn’t believe it.  In these eight months we have taken on numerous home improvement projects. The majority of these were cosmetic and for personal preference and not because things were in bad shape. The house was built in 1999 and was extremely well taken care of by the previous owners.  We had the entire interior painted (the whole house was builder’s grade white), a door installed to create a guest room, built in shelves and cabinets installed in the living room, bought new gas log sets for the fireplaces, bought new furniture, put in an in-ground pool and spa in the backyard, and probably a few other things I'm forgetting.

The fence stopped the tree from fully crashing into the side of the house.

We really thought we were done with our major projects, except for some flower planting we’d like to do in the yard. Mother Nature apparently had different plans for us. After a big rain/wind storm on Sunday, March 20 we were handed our next home improvement project. A large eucalyptus tree in our side yard, probably at least 75 years old, was completely uprooted and knocked onto our fence and house. Luckily for us no one was hurt and there wasn't much damage to the actual house. We just had the tree removed and we'll have to get our wrought iron fence fixed next. There may be some scratches on the stucco, but nothing major. There truly is never a dull moment around here!

The one positive that comes from the whole experience is that we’ve got some more great views of the Santa Monica National Mountains in the distance. We'll have to wait and see what our next project will be!