Since both the computer and I are still fighting our respective viruses– neither of which seems to be improved by the excessive application of Lysol, by the way– I thought…

In all of the projects I’ve tackled to double the size of my current house, the one that most inspired me to stand in a corner and bang my head…

Since I’ve been slowing pulling long sleeved clothes out of the brilliantly organized “garbage bag” clothes storage system we have going on in the garage, and I also just ordered…

And I’ve climbed up them all. A lot. I’m getting pretty good at hanging with one foot off, stretching out over the abyss to hammer an impossible-to-reach nail. I’m actually…

Alternatively titled: Wherein a large portion of my house was threatens to fall down and now I need a drink. How’s your Friday going? Here in Crazy Town, MI we…

I’d like to be writing a really witty and/or eloquent opening sentence to this monthly wrap-up, but I’m having a hard time typing through the utter and complete panic I’m…

I cannot even begin to tell you how may door installations at our house have ended with one of us trying to dislodge the others eyeball with a shim. Luckily,…

Maybe I’ve mentioned this, but one of the side benefits of four-hour long contractors classes twice a week  is that it gives us 240 minutes of uninterrupted time to think…

With the dates for the Hauling Ass Tour of 2010, and ground-breaking for the house bearing down upon us, I’ve begun repeating the coming weeks (and whats expected of us)…

We’re still in the midst of the Ultimate Drywall Adventure here at the Memorial House, which is extra fun in a room with 8’6″ walls (oh hey look, they do…

I’m not one-hundred-percent sure, but I think that the fact that I get a warm-fuzzy feeling when I take pictures of rusty metal objects makes me just the slightest bit…

The fact that temps were in the sixties and– gasp! — seventies this weekend  (In Michigan. In November.) almost made up for the fact that with daylight savings time, it’s…

(Really good advice, and free legal documents. What else could you as for?) So. People tell me there’s a right way to do things. Ladies, you’re supposed to live with…