Closing the Door

On Tuesday the construction guys came over and replaced the termite-eaten seal plate around the front entryway. It involved jacking up the corner of the house so that they could put in new wood (the seal plate is the piece that goes in between the foundation and the rest of the house). It's nice to know that the house is sure footing now, but when the workmen tried to close the door on their way out, they found that the front door wouldn't close! When the house shifted back into the correct position, it changed the shape of the door frame. 

A new front door wasn't in our tier-1 priorities, but the carpenter said that as long as they were tearing out the door frame, they might as well put in the new door. We chose one that was in stock locally and they got it in today. We drove by this afternoon and we like the new door! The white house/white primed door is a little sad looking so we'll have to paint it asap. Scott is hoping for "dark red, like a strawberry." I think we might do young house love blue. I'm surprised, but I miss the wood door. I didn't even consider a wood but maybe I should have. I'm sure we can find a color that we will like, though.