Archive for November, 2007
A Dinner Party Sans Kitchen
Why cook when you can call Papa John’s? Last night when our friends Noah and Jessica came over for a meal/intense game night, the evening was full of firsts. Like actually using our dining table (we’re embarrassed to admit that we’ve been eating out A LOT lately, and when we do dine at home it’s [...]
Our New Addition
No, it’s not an actual addition. Or a baby- don’t get any ideas! It’s a new rug that we snagged this weekend at Pier 1 (for $40 off, no less). Our fabulous new 5′x8′ looks nice and comfortable in our living room, and helps define the living area from the dining area (since they now [...]
Backyard Update
Eons ago we promised you updated photos of the new grass-tastic backyard after the Craigslist success story. Well, the grass has FINALLY decided to grow, so instead of sitting around and waiting we can post these pics for you.
Here’s the before- which was perfect for our backyard wedding, but waaaay too much work to maintain:
So [...]
This Young House: The Movie
You’ve seen plenty of photos, but it was ’bout time we got all 21st century up in this mother.
Here’s the minimally-anticipated world premiere of our first video house tour. Sherry plays Vanna while I take on the role of Spielberg…and keep an eye out for a cameo by Burger. Enjoy it HERE on [...]
Takin’ Some Heat
On Saturday I found myself in our crawl space on a mission to get our heating system ready to earn its keep. We had our annual system cleaning on Friday and learned two things from the service guy: (1) We’re almost out of oil and (2) we needed to cap off a [...]
Soy To The World
Every once in a great while some amazing product comes along and shoots me with cupid’s arrow. Orange scented Swiffer duster pads (they grab every dust particle- and smell good doing it). The Diva jeans by Old Navy (I swear they’re better than Sevens- I own four pairs). All Small & Mighty concentrated laundry [...]
Shameless Self-Promotion
In case you missed the orange button that screams (begs?) “VOTE FOR ME!” on our sidebar, then you wouldn’t know that we’re entered in RemodelingMySpace.com’s “Remodel, Blog and Win” contest. Their esteemed panel of experts will award the $5,000 Grand Prize to the bloggers demonstrating the most home improvement AND blogging prowess.
But another esteemed [...]
