Archive for the ‘Home improvement’ Category

Left? Right? Left? What???

Backstory:  As you might know, Blaine and I have a very comfortable working arrangement, and have pretty much since the day we got married, where I plan meals, do the grocery shopping, and cook dinner most nights.  He will occasionally hop in with spaghetti or grilled cheese (his specialty, my grilled cheese suck) but 99% of [...]


Things I do not have

1.  I do not have my computer, which means I do not have 1a.  My e-mail address book, so I’m pretty much screwed unless I can reply to someone. 1b.  Access to a printer.  Had no idea how much I use mine until it no longer worked. 1c.  Access to any of my documents, photos, [...]


The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

Proof that the kids are just as tired of being displaced out of their bedrooms, and eager for the remodel to be finished, as am I?  Kendrie looked around my bedroom this morning, with the king size mattress on the floor, pillows everywhere, sleeping bags on both sofas, clean clothes stacked precariously on the love [...]


And this is why I love him

 I have the best, smartest, most resourceful husband, brother-in-law, and nephew in the world. I said, “How did you figure it out when the professional delivery people couldn’t do it?” and Blaine replied, “They didn’t have a vested interest in making it work.” Which I think is code for “I didn’t want to see my [...]


Painting Lessons, Day Two

Um ….. I got nothing. I didn’t even paint today. Instead, I went to my kids morning assembly awards thingy, then drove to Sonic (shocker … not) then came home and cleaned the downstairs because I was hosting a PTO luncheon, and then the nice ladies stayed all afternoon to discuss next year’s calendar, but [...]


Painting Lessons Day One

1. If you are resigned to painting a room in the upstairs part of your house, make sure you have all your supplies before starting. Otherwise you will find yourself running back downstairs to grab a towel, then back upstairs. Then back downstairs for the little paint-can-opener-thing. Then back upstairs. Then back downstairs for the [...]


The saga begins

Do you know what I think the only thing in the whole wide world that might be more fun than painting is? Painting the bedrooms UPSTAIRS in a house. Because I love nothing more than hauling the paint and buckets and pans and rollers and drop cloths and all the other painting crap paraphernalia up [...]


SPT Challenge May 12

Self-Portrait Challenges for the month of May, as per Lelly of Lelly’s Musings are as follows: May 5 — Something Old May 12 — Something New May 19 — Something Borrowed May 26 — Something Blue So, in keeping with her theme, here is my “Something New”: I know, right? Are we crazy? Did we [...]


SPT Challenge May 12

Self-Portrait Challenges for the month of May, as per Lelly of Lelly’s Musings are as follows: May 5 — Something Old May 12 — Something New May 19 — Something Borrowed May 26 — Something Blue So, in keeping with her theme, here is my “Something New”: I know, right? Are we crazy? Did we [...]


SPT Challenge May 12

Self-Portrait Challenges for the month of May, as per Lelly of Lelly’s Musings are as follows: May 5 — Something Old May 12 — Something New May 19 — Something Borrowed May 26 — Something Blue So, in keeping with her theme, here is my “Something New”: I know, right? Are we crazy? Did we [...]