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A Wilderness People

I could envision one night after the evening new Jay Leno taking his crew to the street for a “Jay Walking” segment. The theme would be popular religious stories. Most people he would talk to would know something about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt. However, most people would only think of the deliverance through plagues, […]

Refinishing Floor: I can do that. I think?

Steph and I were excited to find hardwood floor under the carpets in a couple of bedrooms. We had an estimate for someone to come out and refinish them. The price seemed reasonable, but as the summer progressed we grew in confidence or perhaps insanity. I did a little research and found out we could […]

Bathroom Remodel Part 2

So Day 2 and 3 included removing adhesive and staples from the wood floor we found under the carpet. We accomplished in the master bedroom with two more rooms to go. We decided to use a citrus based adhesive remover as a less harsh way than commercial strippers. Here is a before and after At […]

Bathroom Remodel

So we have moved into a new house and are beginning to tackle some projects. Our master bathroom is also a hall bathroom. After wrestling through every possible configuration to connect it to the bedroom we are going to leave it where it is and update it. The shape of the bathroom is long and […]

I saw a squirrel in the tree n…

I saw a squirrel in the tree next to the window. Drenched in sweat. He looked at me and I am pretty sure he mouthed the words “Help Me!”

90 degrees before 8. I am sorr…

90 degrees before 8. I am sorry Durango but I can’t wake up any earlier and it would not matter anyways. The heat comes up before the sun.