There are reasons why I haven’t kept up on posting regularly about that LITTLE project we’ve been working on for the past few months. Lots of them. So many there was rarely a day that went by I didn’t utter many four letter words that show up as #&^% in the comics.
That’s all behind us [...]

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14 days and $70 later, the nightmare officially begins; we got our building permit…

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I could have taken the easy way out on my porch project, but I didn’t. I could have put ugly green Astroturf to hide the crumbling steps, jammed a bunch of concrete into the part on the side crumbling and painted it, or just fucking stuck a huge flower pot in front of it to [...]

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While I may not be the most mechanically inclined person on the face of the earth, I spent an hour tonight fixing the kitchen faucet which had been pooling water underneath the cupboard for an unknown amount of time. Of course the job only needed some patience and plumbers tape, but I’ll leave it up [...]

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Ahhh springtime, I had almost forgotten how good you feel. The time of year where the sun warms & the permafrost rolls back to reveal FOUR MONTHS WORTH OF DOG SHIT IN THE BACK YARD.

Par for the course as a dog owner. I guess you can count this my official 1st day of spring. Welcome [...]

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Hi. We own our home. We’ve lived here 2 1/2 years, and love it, SO STOP SENDING YOUR CHRISTMAS CARDS TO MR & MRS BRADLEY.
I’m sure they were nice people and all, but they haven’t lived here for several years, and you obviously aren’t close enough with them to have gotten their new address.

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This morning I knew exactly what had happened before Christa even said anything.
There was a gasp, a plop, and a scream to alert me that Christa’s engagement ring had ended up in the toilet.
Too much information? Don’t worry, I fashioned a hook out of a coat hanger while Christa kept watch on the bowl [...]

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I spent a couple hours outside doing some yard work today, so I though I’d show off the work we did last weekend plus today…
Front of the house

Carport patio

Monty’s playroom

Somehow I managed to get sweat on the camera. Hey, it’s hard work taking photos and posting them on your blog.

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Most of you probably won’t care, but yesterday the planets were in alignment & all the laws of quantum physics were broken; I managed to change the oil & degunk the lawn mower carburetor to get it started after winter storage… IN ONE PULL!
Any of you who know me know I one of the least [...]

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I never thought of myself as the must-have-a-nice-yard type, but this blast of winter after the 2 weeks of warm weather is devastating the flowers that came up already in the flowerbeds out front of the house…
Have a great Easter!

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