The good news:  The gutter job is finished, and it’s beautiful.
The guys did a great job.  They were very conscientious about making sure everything lined up properly and no trash was left in the yard.  We did the walkaround and could find no fault with the job at all.
Now for the bad news:  Since the […]

The place where BJ works has a bowling alley, a mini golf course, an inflatable playground — and the biggest and best haunted house in the area, bar none.
It’s actually three haunted houses in one: the traditional maze in a big old house and cornfield, a trip through the jungle with the ghouls (designed […]

Well, the guys from Wheeling Distribution were here again today, working on the soffit job. It was unbearably hot out there, but they kept plugging along.
The south side of the house had some rot up into the roof rafters, so we had to take care of that. Otherwise, though, they made good progress.
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Here we are, right in the middle of one major home repair project, and wouldn’t you know it: something else is now screaming for attention — and cash.
Ah, the joys of home ownership! Our house is old — about 75 years — and while it’s very cozy, comfortable, and exactly what we need […]

I saw a story on tonight’s TV news that is making me nuts.
Apparently, there’s some sort of lawsuit before the courts in New York City right now that, if the plaintiffs get their way, will result in complete nutritional information being provided on the in-store menu banners at fast food restaurants so that would-be customers […]

I just can’t stand it any longer.
For 20 years now, the Discovery Channel has put on “Shark Week” each August, with all sharks, all the time.  24-7.  For an entire week.
I don’t know about you, but I can only take so much of a guy swimming around a shipwreck with a plasma cutter waiting for […]

It was like Ron Popeil making pasta.
The guys showed up to begin working on our soffit, fascia, gutters, and downspouts bright and early this morning. There were four of them, and they were like busy little bees, swarming around the house and garage, ripping down the old stuff (What wasn’t already on the […]

The baby shower today was, in short, amazing.
There were maybe a hundred people there, and I lost count at 32 babies! Newborns, a couple of months old, toddlers — they had all the bases covered! I was beginning to wonder if there was a place in town renting out kids and baby slings […]

I’ve been blessed in my life to have traveled quite a bit. I’ve gone swimming in both the Atlantic and the Pacific, as well as the Gulf of Mexico. I’ve even been to Europe.
One place I’ve always wanted to visit but have never been, though, is San Fransisco. From Chinatown to Fisherman’s […]

That’s one of Bandit’s nicknames.  Ever wonder why?

Here she is, in all her glory and  splendor.  Usually, she scurries away whenever I pick up the camera, but today, she just wasn’t in the mood to care about much of anything.
All of the dogs seem to collect little extra tags along the way, but our Punkin […]