It Had To Be Done

We hired a couple fellas to cut down a dead tree in our backyard the other day. It wasn’t the most fun home improvement money we’ve ever spent, but apparently home owners insurance doesn’t cover damage caused by dead trees, … Continue reading →

True Value DIY Blog Squad 2011

Happy 4th of July! Hope you and yours are having a fabulous, firework-filled weekend! We’re teaming up with True Value again this summer and fall, and we thought we’d share a True Value-related update about the outside of our house … Continue reading →

Home SWEAT Home

3 days at the beach with my bride = Totally. Awesome. Coming home to a backed up/leaking sewer pipe underneath our house= Totally. Stinky! I felt really bad for the guy who had to go under there and unclog everything. Those … Continue reading →

Curb Appeal The Plot

When we bought our 3-acre plot, and the funky little fixer that sat on it, there wasn’t a whole lot of landscaping goin’ on… We’ve spent the past few years mainly working on the inside of the house, but my … Continue reading →

Landscaping with Mom and the Right Side of the Reading Room

As Kevin’s band played to a sea of screaming Navy men and women at a naval base in Jacksonville, Florida on Friday night, I was scurrying around the house, dusting and scrubbing as fast as I could before my Mom … Continue reading →

A Door with a View

We’ve wanted to replace our heavy, old front door for the looooongest time. The front side of it was pretty outdated-looking and the inside of it reminded Kevin of one you’d see in a cabin in the woods in a … Continue reading →

Front Yard Photos

Well, I think I’ve ALMOST fully recouperated. The arthritis in my hands is still hurting a bit…mostly when I first wake up. But I have to say, it was worth it! My Mom, bless her heart, did most of the … Continue reading →

Front Yard – June 2008

Exterior Motives

So here it is. Our house… It’s made out of cinderblocks. Yep, that’s right- I said cinderblocks. Not the most “cottage-y” of exteriors, eh? My husband didn’t think so either. Fortunately, I was able to cloud his judgment with the … Continue reading →