pile of o'melays

the kids have had about three months of piano lessons. Tabitha says "her life has a sound track." I always wanted a house filled...

Yesterday was a big day. Our front yard is tiny and adjacent to a busy street. It has been neglected for decades and continued to be neglect...

Mostly I am amazed that I get to live this life. Surely it is all perspective but I am truly amazed that I have somehow been granted this mo...

Along with other walls upstairs the inside of Kassi's closet had big holes knocked into it by the previous residents. I hope to make th...

The returning urine stain of doom has given us a physical and emotional setback. After a myriad of repetitive steps to neutralize, sequester...

Tabitha and the kids are sick, something viral. I made chicken soup last night. I hope it helps them get better. I cannot take any time off ...

I planned to work on the bathroom sink this morning. I crawled under the house to size things up. What did I find? The drain gasket on the b...

This room has taken a bit longer to reclaim back to a livable state. Rainy weather makes plaster and paint difficult to dry. This is just...

We slept in our bedroom last night. It is an oasis in the sea of riffled through boxes.  In the past week we resurfaced the floor, repaired ...

If you notice in my last post the first picture, the green wall behind me needs to be re-plastered. Early yesterday morning I watched severa...

We need stop the madness of living in a house of boxes with little paths winding like a labyrinth. I know where nothing is, ever. The only...

... The plumbing store was not open on Saturday. Feeling very defeated I tried OSH to see if they had a replacement valve for this new set. ...

The shower valve behind this tile was not working. I twisted the handle for the hot water and it broke in my hand. I entertained the ide...