Two Requirements. Built after 1990. Previous owners agree to be interviewed. We had another huge weekend (a few weekends ago; it just took me this long to get over it and be able to write about it) … but not without its troubles, to say the LEAST.  (I’m exaggerating though, in the scheme of things that have … More We might be buying a new house.

Oh Boy. We got a lot done this weekend. It was awesome. And it looks awesome. We’ve been in the process of cleaning out the garage for about 1 1/2 years now.  With all the projects, it just kept filling up and getting messy over and over again.  Oh, the empty boxes.  So many cardboard … More One Big Weekend!

Seriously?  Summer is almost over and I didn’t get nearly as much done outside as I wanted to this year.  Our house was going to have a cute, quaint cottage look by now … but instead, the two front bushes are dead, the ivy is growing out of control, the lattice is falling down, the … More Is summer almost over?

So, our front yard was looking a little cracked out this spring.  We’ve had CRAZY weather, which made everything come up and grow and turn green in March.  A lot of people have been happy about this … we’ve been able to be outside, go golfing, have the windows open, and it’s just May.  However, … More Another couple-a checkmarks.

With my bucket full of thoughts … took me a long time to get back on the train.  ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ♫ ♪ ♫ YAY … we CLEANED OUT OUR GARAGE!! We are happy people. And then we filled it back up again. And then we cleaned it again … And then we used it … More Back on the train

It’s been 4 months and 4 days.  Trust me, our to do list is exactly the same as when I left you all back in October. 

It’s been One Whole Year! (plus one month.) Sunday, September 11, 2011 was the one year anniversary of getting the keys to our very first house!  Are you ready for some updates?  And, I can promise you that we haven’t done anything additional since the ‘actual’ one year anniversary, even though this post is late.  … More Better Late than Never.

So, remember my latest self-imposed deadline … well, we didn’t quite make August 25 … but we did get the kitchen pretty much completed this past weekend!  I’ll say we were officially finished on August 28 (minus a few odds and ends that don’t count). For starters, just so you know, as a pre-cursor to … More The Kitchen – Part 4 (we’re almost finished, seriously.)

So, remember how I wanted to have my kitchen decorated by the end of the month (July, that is)? Well, it’s August 10 … days, weeks, past my self-imposed (knowingly ridiculous) due date. My kitchen now looks like this: Remember this picture … I posted it in May … the kitchen still looks exactly the same … … More The Kitchen, Part 3 million.

We finished a project!  An entire project.  As in we’re done … with all labor associated with the project! Isn’t that cool?  But, I degress, to fill you in on the beginning half of our July.  We had a very happy July 4th.  We had friends in from out of town, which was super nice (and … More Finito – Numeral Uno!