Well, as promised, the guys from Vapor Jet arrived this morning to clean my carpets.
I told you before about buying the certificate for cleaning two rooms and a hall, then putting it away in a safe place, only to completely forget about it until well after it had expired. They said they would honor […]

As you well know, I’ve been working on coming up with an affordable way to finally get the new kitchen we need so much.  What you may not know is how many details there are to consider.
BJ and I have decided that keeping the old cabinets and just replacing the doors will add up […]

BJ and I went to a local furniture store a couple of weeks ago to look at recliners.  Her mom decided she was going to buy one for herself, and the store was having a two-fer sale, so she asked if we wanted the second one.
As it turned out, she changed her mind, and neither […]

As long as I’m still unemployed, at least I can still go to camp.
I’m so excited about the prospect of finally getting all the wiring done.  As soon as BJ’s annual retrement settlement comes in early July, we’ll buy whatever little brother JR says we need to get the job done.
Aside from being able to […]

One of the joys of home ownership is the big mortgage burning party once that final payment has been made. As someone who’s been there, I can tell you: There really is no better feeling.
Of course, the reason we were able to pay it off so quickly is that, as mortgages go, […]

It’s amazing how much stuff you can accumulate when you’ve lost your “round tuit.”
Today’s project was mounting the party-colored rope lights around the deck railings. We’ve had these things sitting in boxes for several months now, and BJ decided they weren’t doing us much good that way.
They’re not all that hard to mount; all […]

I’m so excited whenever I can get what I want and save some money while getting it.
That’s why I’m so stoked about a website called Coupon Chief. This place offers great bargains for about a thousand places, many of which I shop at regularly, anyway.
For example, Home Depot coupons are available right now […]

If I haven’t completely lost my mind by the time I get the kitchen remodel finished, I think I’ll turn my attention to the living room.
When we swapped the living room and office around, all we really did was slap up a quick coat of paint and move some furniture, so we really haven’t done […]

When our house isn’t eating things, I think it manufactures things.
BJ and I spent the day today on two main missions: trying to find some cable clips we bought several weeks ago, and straightening up the front bedroom and office. I think the former had a lot to do with the latter, even […]

Thank Goodness BJ goes back to work on Wednesday.
I’ve already told you about the big deck treatment, but as it turns out, catching a petroleum high just wasn’t enough.
When we built the deck about five years ago, we spent a small fortune on those Malibu dusk-to-dawn lights — solar powered — to place on […]