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 It's not only a roof over our head... now it's new!!! We got a new roof and new guttering last week. I just signed the agreement M...

Well, we have a new home air conditioner. We replaced the old jalopy (bottom photo) with this new Bryant 2023 Legacy Line model 114S (top p...

I got a new string trimmer. This Black + Decker 12" 20v Cordless String Trimmer/Edger (model LST320C) from Menards. It was just under ...

We had two trees trimmed in our back yard yesterday. Of course I forgot to get a 'before' pic, and didn't feel right taking any ...

Well, since we're getting close to the end of the year, I guess maybe it's time I let you all know... We did finally get our water m...

I've been trying to address a few long-neglected projects around the house recently. The bushes had not been trimmed in a few years, the...

I took Jane's 2013 Honda Accord in yesterday and had them replace the front brake pads. I debated where to have it done and finally just...

We did not do a full renovation, but after having the kitchen redone Jane decided to paint the main bathroom in the house. We also got a new...

We thought it would be such a simple thing. Take off the backsplash, paint the cabinets, replace the countertop, sink, and floor. Boy were w...

We spent the weekend painting the kitchen. Well, Saturday night and Sunday afternoon/night. And only three walls. Our kitchen is still torn ...

I changed our furnace filter this past weekend. We have one of these big 20x25x6 'accordian-style' filters (pictured above). Those b...

Over the past week or so I have been re-caulking the bathtub in my bathroom. It shouldn't really take that long, but it's one of tho...

"To be broken is the beginning of Revival. It is painful, it is humiliating, but it is the only way." —Roy Hession, from The Calv...

We put up some lights on our back patio. We wanted to go simple, portable, and cheap... so of course it was way more complicated and costly ...

Our big accomplishment Saturday was installing this ceiling fan in the kitchen. There may have been a bit of cussing (by yours truly), but i...

I trimmed the little tree in front of our house this past Saturday. It looks pretty hideous at the moment, and should have been done last fa...

We got our first snow of the year yesterday. It actually might have snowed when we were in Illinois, but I guess that doesn't count if I...

The neighbors should be happy. I finally raked our leaves out to the curb. Other than next door to the east we were the only house on the st...

 I caved and turned on the furnace yesterday. We hadn't run the air or heat for quite awhile. I don't know why I like to see how lon...

I suppose our furnace is going to stop working now.  You know how these things work, right? I changed the furnace filter today. It seems lik...