House and Garden

Gardening

I've taken up gardening. I seem to have tried my hand at a lot of hobbies, and I usually get very gung-ho about them for a little while and then they fade away again and I move on to something else. Last year I decided to fix up the garden in the front of our house....

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Kitchen Renovation

Kitchen Renovation

We are pressing forward with the kitchen remodeling. It has had a lot of very frustrating moments along the way, but no problem has overcome us to this point. It does continue to be a challenge though, especially with the electricity and plumbing. We have a new wall...

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Kitchen Cabinets

We're getting our kitchen started, although we haven't done very much yet. Today is Josh's last scheduled work day for six weeks though, so we are about to hit the ground running. We have an extra cabinet that we took down to open up our kitchen more, since the...

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Getting Ready to Remodel

This summer Josh and I are wanting to start a few home projects. I think we're being a bit optimistic in thinking that we will finish it all, but it might be possible. First on the docket: the kitchen. We have taken down the drop ceiling, installed recessed lighting...

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Photos of our New Home

I didn't post a link to photos of our new house, so here it is: SEE PHOTOS! These were taken during our inspection in the summer. It's a really large house, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom. The backyard is also very large, and Timbit loves to run around in it. These are...

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Naturally Beautiful

I've been on a quest lately. It's been an interesting journey, actually, and there is still a great distance to go, but I've been learning and trying to detox my life of man-made chemicals. They really are everywhere, and since I am not acutely aware of them, they are...

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