A Culmination of Sorts
There are two things that have been happening simultaneously in my life, that appear to have just reached a culmination of sorts. Those two thing are 1.) I'm building a (read more...)
Rubble
I had things to do this weekend that involved grout, trim, and the miter saw. But the boys looked like they were having so much fun tearing things down in (read more...)
The Gas Station (that we live in)
We've been living in the gas station garage apartment for a month now, and this is the first time we've been able to walk through the place without leapfrogging over (read more...)
Kitchen Question: Black or White?
At some point I'm going to want to be able to cook somewhere other than the back yard. Possibly. And that's going to require doing some serious work to this room... So, (read more...)
Never underestimate the beauty of having a roof
The exterior rough framing of the house has been done for about a month and--shockingly--progress has been a lot slower without a four-man crew of professionals working over here all (read more...)
Rough Framing: Memorial House Tour
Shortly after the astounding pile of rubble was cleared from the inside of the living room, the house started to look like, well, a house. New gables on the front and (read more...)
Movin’ on… uh…up?
The big news for Memorial Weekend is not that I ate birthday cake for breakfast AND lunch three days in a row without collapsing from a sugar overdose. Though that (read more...)
Facia What? I need your help.
Six months ago I was having a minor panic attack about the exterior colors of the Memorial house, and then I decided to handle it the way mental trauma should (read more...)
Added to the list of things that give me a moments pause…
Walking through the door to the house to find a significant number of interior walls gone. And a big pile of rubble in the middle of the living room. Once I (read more...)
What can I say? I love this drill. Along with every other tool in my 
