Got some things done…

Now I’m just waiting for the house to fall in on me. :-) We got groceries the last few mornings managing to avoid the big rushes. Not bad. Especially since there is now food in the fridge. Made some Halibut … Read More

Done! mostly.

The kitchen is done. For the most part. Sub-floor is repaired and new tiles are down. The soffits and walls are now painted; finally. The trim for the kitchen is up sort of. Just need the nail holes filled and … Read More

Just a note before bed

I updated the photo gallery. There are pictures of the floor thus far. and added a few random pics here and there. The kitchen should be finished tomorrow. I hope. took advantage of the cleared out area and finished painting. … Read More

Talking Heads.

Summer is leaving. It never really got here all that much, but I woke up around 2am and it was dark out. Crap. Have to finish the Kitchen floor. Finish the window seat. Pile up kindling in the crawlspace. Do … Read More

Things to remember…

Chemical stripper and Melissa don’t mix. A regular stripper and Melissa probably don’t mix either, but I’m not gonna find out. We put a stripping agent on the floor. Then we decided it was hard enough walking around the kitchen … Read More

Don’t that beat all…

This weekend while Melissa ripped up the supremely soaked sub-floor in our kitchen I worked on her computer. This consisted of moving various parts around and taking 12 steps and 45 minutes to do somethings that should have only taken … Read More

“The Gods Hate Patrick & Melissa”

This week the dishwasher commits murder/suicide and takes the kitchen floor with it. It apparently has been a slow leaky death. The subfloor is all bubbled up. It’ll be quite the project when funds allow for it. In the mean … Read More

Strange Sensations.

New entry on the list of little things no one tells you are going to happen as you get older. #42 Your calloused feet will decide it is time to crack. The will crack/peel in little barb like things pointed … Read More

Good thing I didn’t step in it.

I must have seriously pissed off someone. Normally I pay no mind to little ‘negative’ things that happen. Mostly because I just see them as another event in life: neither good nor bad. When they pile up a bit though, … Read More

So far so good..

Got up after having a terrible night of waking up chewing/clenching my jaw. This apparently leaves an alkaline taste in ones mouth. Either that or I’ve got a secret battery fetish. Did my Saturday morning Routine and headed off to … Read More