The Privacy Fence

Some time last year, or maybe it was the year before, I thought about how much nicer our back yard would be if we put up a privacy fence along the South border.  At first Kelli was against it, though I’m not sure if she had any real reasons or if she was simply being [...]

Saturday with Caleb

Now that my work isn’t as busy as it has been and I am no longer required to come in on Saturdays I am back to hanging out with Caleb.  This is the one day that it’s just me and him.  I’t nice to have this time with him but I have to admit it’s [...]

The New Garden Bed

When our new patio was installed, we left a little spot between the new sidewalk and pre-existing stairs which would be filled in with some sort of greenery.  Yet, as always when working on projects around the house, there were several obstacles to overcome. First, the sidewalk which would serve as the “front” of the [...]

The Backyard Patio

Our backyard was, and is, a mess.  The ground was lumpy and the soil is pretty much straight clay.  This makes it very difficult to enjoy the backyard since every time you walk back there your shoes are getting soaked.  On top of that, with record rains so far this year, it’s even worse. One [...]

Random Around the House Projects (Update: Now with a Picture!)

Spring has begun which usually means that the list of projects around the house gets dusted off and in addition to all the things that I wanted to get done around the house last year is a whole new set of tasks for this year.  Truthfully, it’s not a competition, and as long as you’ve [...]

Back to the Daily Grind

We were gone out-of-town for twenty days, and after getting back late Thursday evening we had an additional three days of weekend to recoup.  All in all, a twenty-three day vacation.  That’s quite a long time to be away from a normal routine and having to actually work for a living.  Long enough that we [...]

My Re-Designed Closet

The answer was to somehow re-design the closet to maximize space and make it easier to access the different areas of the closet…