Well folks, the new carpet is in. I must say, I underestimated how big a difference it would make. I selected the same color for the entire upper floor and stairs - a neutral brown blend - and I expected it to fade into the background. I didn't expect to have too much of a [...]
Tag: home improvement
If You Build a Girl a Bookcase
There is a popular children's book titled, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, that I am sure most parents and grandparents are familiar with. The premise of the book that the cookie is only the beginning of a seemingly endless request list. The original book by Laura Numeroff has spawned a whole series of similar [...]
Limit one free face clamp per guest…
I am not exactly sure when it became my regular habit to check the weekly Menards ad, but suffice to say it has been going on for a few years now. I realize that the pairing of me and Menards is probably an unlikely one in most folks' minds. I am not at all personally [...]
Who knew handy could be so sexy?
Mike (a.k.a. Jersey boy) is at my house today and is busy assessing all the handyman projects he can help me with. Goodness gracious, who knew handy could be so sexy? It is amazing the things that change as you age. In the beginning (not of mankind - in the beginning of my recognition that [...]
Diplomacy…
I remember a period of time when my friend Jeanine referred to herself as a gym rat because she basically lived at the gym. I am starting to feel like a Menards rat as I am spending far too much time there. I have visited Menards more times in the past month than I have [...]
I’ve got a fever… :-(
Well, I’ve caught it. I knew it was only a matter of time. I guess I am fortunate that I escaped it this long. Yep…I have remodeling fever. Three and a half years in on my West Fargo house and all the newness has long worn off. When I first purchased the house I painted [...]
THE NEW FORTY 