2 years and counting

2 years ago today, Katrina hit many of the Gulf Coastal cities. One of them being Perdido Key were my parents have a condo. A condo that the family has not been able to use for 2 years and will probably be a few more months before it is even ready. Should I mention [...]

Leukoplakia

Ok, I am not talking about “cancer of the mouth”, but referring to the scene in Lucas . The specific scene I am referring to is the one with the locust. Having many trees in my yard I see 3 things; locust skins, dead locust, or locust flying into everything. I have never really seen [...]

To do list

Lots accomplished on the house and still more to do. Below is a small list of items I would like to accomplish prior to the end of the year.

Prime and paint living room.
Prime and paint main entrance.
Prime and paint formal living room.
Drywall garage
Replace garage door motors.
Squirrel proof attic prior to winter.
Finish Master Bedroom Closet.
Install recessed [...]

Peru Earthquake

For those that may not know, my family is from Peru where they just encountered a huge earthquake that pretty much leveled the city of Pisco and Chincha (my parents hometown) earlier this week.
Please go to the Red Cross and/or UNICEF Children of Peru to dontate to “support emergency relief efforts and help those affected [...]

Wallpaper removal has its ups and downs.

For those that have not seen the house yet, I have 2 rooms with very bad wall paper. One room was the formal dining room and the other was the main entrance hall way.
I started by going to Lowe’s last weekend to see what all they had for wall paper removal. I purchased a Wall [...]

Updated Closet

I meant to post this a few weeks ago, but I have been busy with the new crib.
I did a little modification on the Master Bedroom Closet as you will see in the photos posted below. I could have gone with the pre-fabricated Closet Maid pieces, but they just do not seem sturdy enough to [...]