Tag Archives: house

I’m sure you’ve been wondering…

January 29, 2008

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Here’s the latest on the super-slow house project.  I manage to rip off about two square feet of wall paper a week.  What was I thinking?  Lloyd asked, “So what’s your plan?”  Plan?  I have no plan.  I’m ripping wallpaper and a plan will come in June, when I’m done. I’m not ripping paper tonight, [...]

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Garrrrhhhhh!

November 27, 2007

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I can’t win. Who knows how long it will be before these get replaced?

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Not quite the worst day ever

February 18, 2007

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Change is a’comin’ again!  After ten years,  I am committed to getting the stupid grape border off the dining room walls.  (It came with the house.)  I tore off a little strip last week, and yesterday worked on soaking off the glue.  Guess what happenes when you let glue disolver sit too long on a [...]

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Painfully slow

December 5, 2006

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I can’t believe how long this dumb bathroom project is taking.   Everyday I come home and think, “Eh.”  It’s a miracle if I get one thing done – like take the tools out of the room.  Anyway, over the course of a couple of weeks, the mirror is back up, a curved shower curtain rod [...]

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The unfortunate consistency of wallpaper glue

November 5, 2006

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  ******** Warning:  This post is disgusting. **************     ********No, really - I use gross words and have a horrible picture! **********     ****** Ok, Sicko.  Read on. ***************  

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Bathroom Before

October 25, 2006

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Change is a’comin’.  (Lloyd doesn’t want me to post just one lline, but he’s already asleep because the Cardinals have a rain delay, so who’s he to tell me what to do? Ha ha ha ha ha.  Guess I showed him who’s boss….wait.  This is more than I meant to write.  Rats!)

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