Adventures

My Eye-opening Family Tale of Two Murders

Last night, as I watched the sunset, I sighed. How can a world so vast bring tales of 2 murders in my own family? Are the tales colorful? Yeah, in a way. Depending upon what sections you focus on. I bet every family has stories that don't focus only on the good stuff. Are my… Continue reading My Eye-opening Family Tale of Two Murders

Adventures · Emptying the nest

Friday Fun with K’s and L’s in our kitchen remodel

If you want to learn how to have fun when you're remodeling your kitchen, you have to be willing to ask yourself lots of questions.  It's important to be wondering what's next all the time.  Especially if you're a whip-cracker like me.  And you also have to have diversions to occupy your tendencies to crack… Continue reading Friday Fun with K’s and L’s in our kitchen remodel

Adventures · Emptying the nest

Eleventh frightful night

Tonight will mark the eleventh night without a kitchen sink installed in its proper spot.  We need a sink before it can be installed. Duh, makes sense, right? The new sink is outta sight.  We haven't seen it yet. It's not as bad as one would think.  We've ordered it four times. The original one… Continue reading Eleventh frightful night

Adventures · Emptying the nest

Sup with the DIY project?

Three birds walked up to a waterhole and said... Two birds hopped up to a bunch of dried up flowers and said... A Lil' ol' pup watches intently with a face that says... A cat saunters in and says... A Mr. walks into the kitchen (for the 18th trip back and forth from the bandsaw… Continue reading Sup with the DIY project?

Adventures · Emptying the nest

I’m not fainting yet, I’m still painting

When the window replacement crew showed up, I cringed to myself.  Embarrassed about the state of the house in disarray.  Not like I did when the home inspector came and said to me, "Have you done any updates since building in 1990?" Sigh.  But still, it's a mess and I'm not done painting yet. Doesn't… Continue reading I’m not fainting yet, I’m still painting