Thursday, December 13, 2012

Lost Drawings Found In Boxes

Here are just a few drawings I've found unpacking all my junk. 

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Llyod, myself, Nick, Karli, and Matt.  All former roommates at the Murder House.

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Chicago Alley

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Seems fitting with Michigan's "Right-to-Work" situation

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Oh, the Christmas Spirit

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Study with Leprosy...

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Random

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Sketch of Pere Marquette Beach in Muskegon, Michigan

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I wonder where that hat went?  Probably in another box....

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Old man in time and space?

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Cityscape

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Unicycle head.  This is what happens if I draw practice pictures of you.

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All the rooms of my apartment in Chicago circa 2002-03

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Durer Hut

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Northern Michigan Home.

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I am Jerry Ford

Welcome to my weird world...

Monday, December 3, 2012

$685 / 1br - 800ft² - Quiet One Bedroom Apartment (Penfield, NY/Panorama Plaza)

Quiet and spacious first floor one bedroom apartment available near Panorama Plaza. Great location--near schools, expressway, shopping and parks. Ample parking available, plus one garage space. December rent FREE.  $685 + utilities.

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Livingroom looking out on porch

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porch overlooking park-like setting

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Large bedroom.

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Good sized kitchen with lots of storage space (fridge and lots more cabinets on right out of photo range.  Sorry)

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If interested, contact me at: MikeKKraus@gmail.com

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Movers and Shakers

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This is the look of a sad little girl who's husband won't let her move into her new house earlier than planned.  

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Almost all of our junk fits into the living room.  And moving is the best way to fight post-Thanksgiving turkey coma

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Everything has a place and every place has a thing (except the 2nd floor, which is vacant)

So, for those of you that really want to know, our new address is:


41 Woodside Dr
Rochester, NY 14526

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We'll be moving soon at Lollypop Farm too!  This is the exterior of the new clinic with siding and all.

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There will be lots of happy cats looking out these windows soon

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Cats-eye view

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Nice masonry!

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For all you HVAC and other system fans out there...

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Interior of the new training center.  Quite a vast expanse!

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The walls about to go in the new office space.  In front is open office space for desks and other equipment.  Offices on the left side.  Kitchenette straight ahead.  Bathrooms slightly to the right.  And the far right and back will be meeting rooms.  A lot of progress and it won't be long before it's all finished!

That's about it for now.  As things stand now, the next episode will be "how to fix insulation problems in your home."  Good thing it should be a nice, warm weekend...


A huge THANK YOU to a lot of people:
Terry Clar for letting us into every home in Monroe County and being patient with two idiot first-time home buyers.  To Bob Schreiber for teaching us about houses, all the running around, and generous support in trying to find a place to call "home."  To Megan's dad for storing our crap at his house for longer that we'd like to admit and so, so, so much, much more.  To Dave and Alison for working the morning shift of the move and moving the armoire into its final resting place (+ coffee).  Rich for letting these homeless bums squat at his place, move us in-and-out-out-and-in, and countless other ways big and small.  Erin brought the sugar high of Girl Scout Cookies and pop to finish out the move.  Marianne, who is pimping out our apartment (more on that later).  Mike Renahan for a couple great home inspections.  To Rachel for moving in a dining room table and breaking in Scrabble at our new house.  I'm sure I'm forgetting lots of people and apologize if I did.  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  THANK YOU!  None of this would have been possible without you!!!

Sunday, November 18, 2012

This Long National Nightmare Is Finally Over...

After two very, very long years of looking.  Many, many declined offers.  Failed inspections.  And about a billion other issues, we finally have a home:

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Here I am with my very, super excited little wife in front of our little home on 41 Woodside in Penfield

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A fireplace in the living room.  

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The kitchen.  

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First floor bathroom.  Under the vanity has a lot of lost little kid items

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Master bedroom

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Family room entrance and hutch

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rest of the family room

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Another bedroom on the second floor

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Another bedroom upstairs

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The world's most beautiful yellow bathroom.  This picture really doesn't do justice to it...

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I'll be adopting a lot of goats to mow this lawn.

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Home sweet home!

There are about a million people we have to thank for making it possible for us to even have a home.  It's crazy how long it took and quickly it all ended.  YEAH!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

An Ode To Babysitting

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"Where does he get those wonderful toys?"  From Aunt Meg and Uncle Mike's of course!  And what better way to go for a walk around the neighborhood than in a Batman mask.  This girl owns my heart.

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I am required to write: "WHAT A STRANGE BOY!"

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Drawing mermaids and Ren & Stimpy-esque portraits of each other

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Dedicated to her art or mesmerized by the Eagles losing to the Cowboys?  Your call...

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So much cupcake covering her hands.  She's almost as bad as me...

That's all from Rochester.  I just realized Thanksgiving is next week.  So, got to figure that all out.  Anyway

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I'm Mike Kraus and I Approve This Message

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YEAH!  The bricks are in at Lollypop thanks to all the good people at Zaretsky and Associates Landscaping http://www.zaretskyassociates.com/!!!  Between injuries and hurricanes, it took a lot to put these in the ground.  I can't wait to tell our excited donors they are in!

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And a quick update on the construction.  It's going up fast.  I saw some masonry on the clinic in the back and the roofing being installed.  It won't be long before these will be occupied!
Not much else to report.  I've been super, super busy lately.  So, I'm boring...

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Raise the Woof!

Raise the "woof."  Get it?  Instead of roof because we're an animal shelter.  I'll be here all night folks...

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The new Training Center is going up real quickly at Lollypop Farm, Humane Society of Greater Rochester.  The roof is going up and the sides are getting covered!

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Backside of the training wing

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The new clinic has its roof too.  Lots of windows for lots of animals to look out of while they are recovering from spay, neuter, and other surgeries.  

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Look at these guys.  They laugh at Mother Nature!  Hurricane Sandy won't stop them from helping the animals in our community.  

Thanks again for all of your support.  None of this would be possible with the support of the community.  And, I promise, more updates to come.

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