Posted in animals, chickens, family life, farm visit, frugal living, house on July 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well Update
We have water again, praise God! We are so thankful. The well pump died, so we had it replaced. It was the original from over 30 years ago! I am currently doing dishes by hand and machine, doing laundry, cleaning toilets, etc.
Unfortunately, our home warranty company only covers $400 for well pumps. So the [...]
Posted in house on March 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, here you go. The siding is just about done, just some tweaks left, and the gutters go on next week. You can’t really see them, but behind that tree is a brand new set of double doors, too. They came pre-primed a creamy yellow color, and we will paint them (probably red) once it’s [...]
Posted in family life, house, miscarriage on February 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
They have two sides of our house just about done! And most of the trim work on the other two sides. Coming along! They installed the three new exterior lights that we picked up a few days ago (two by the garage, one on the back deck). They look great. Now I’m wondering if it’s [...]
Posted in home decor, house on February 13, 2009 | 13 Comments »
So, what’s been going on with me? Other than slogging through a winter full of ups and downs? Well, here’s an up for you:
I won a contest.
A siding contest, to be specific. A large local siding company holds an annual drawing, and they give out two big prizes: free siding, and free windows. I won [...]
Posted in DIY, heat, house on October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After my last fireplace insert post, I was feeling pretty lousy. The dealer guy came out (the same young dude who installed it!) and said his installation was perfect (ummmm) and the leak was due to the masonry on our chimney, which is original to the 1975 house. We ran some technical tests (Jason squirted [...]
Posted in baby sleep, blessings, family life, flooring, house on August 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The kids and I moved into the house with Jason yesterday. After three weeks of camping (two sleeping on the ground!), J was ready to sleep on our natural latex mattress. After four weeks of having sole responsibility of the children and two weeks of living without my husband, I was ready to have us [...]
Posted in family life, house, pictures on August 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve just uploaded a large set of pictures to my Flickr page. There are loads of befores and durings, with comments and notes. (For Flickr newbies, you’ll need to hover your mouse over the picture to see my witty extraneous notes.)
Feel free to leave your comments there, as I check in regularly.
Posted in family life, heat, house on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The first week, we housesat for friends
The second week, we camped in a borrowed camper.
For week three, the kids and I are staying with my parents (an hour away, sadly) while Jason sleeps in a tent and his parents re-inhabit their camper and help with flooring installation.
It will be good when this is all over. [...]
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