Archive for July, 2007


Finishing Touches

The Barn is clicking right along!
Since the last post, we have nearly finished all the painting. I know, I know, I’ve griped for a while about all the painting we’ve been doing. But, consider we’ve had to paint everything in the house at least twice - prime and paint. This […]

Painting the Kids’ Room

Typical question over the past few weeks: How’s the house coming along? My answer: we’re painting. It feels like it never ends!
We are getting much closer though. And, as mentioned in a previous post, we had some fun in the kids’ room. We elected to splatter paint. There is […]

Alien Box Invasion!

One day, while working on the property, we were minding our own business, just having a snack…

When suddenly, without any warning, a rogue Alien Box Mothership landed by our Barn and began chasing our children!

Panic and mayhem ensued! The Mothership was far too quick, and immediately swallowed up both of our children! Oh, […]

Burn to Learn 2

As I alluded to in my last post, on June 23rd, we allowed the Fire Department to burn the old house down. Man, that’s not something you see everyday. Overall, it was a success–by that I mean not only is the house now gone (except for the considerable amount of rubble), but […]

More on The Barn

How was your 4th? Ours was hot and sweaty! I believe temperatures reached the 92 mark or so, and we spent the day “off” working on The Barn.
Specifically, placing countertops (huge thank you to Jeff) and painting the interior–walls, baseboards, door casing (thanks go to Lana here for her help!). […]