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Practically imperfect in every way. Start with a lot of silliness. Mix in some insecurities and a handful of awkwardness. Add a pound of naivety, innocence, and child-like wonderings. Blend well. Half-bake and top off with a sprinkle of imagination and dollop of dreams. It’s the recipe for me!

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quote of the day

  • "Moral of the story: Do not look at the gap. The gap is the mind-killer. Remember how Wile E. Coyote never fell down until he saw the chasm? It’s just like that." --Taylor "Tei" Lindstrom, Rogue Ink

dumbass quote

  • "I personally believe that U.S. Americans are unable to do so because, uh, some people out there in our nation don't have maps. And I believe that our education like, such as South Africa, and, the Iraq, everywhere like such as. And I believe that they should, our education over here in the U.S. should help the U.S., or should help South Africa, and should help the Iraq and the Asian countries, so we will be able to build up our future for our children."

    --Caitlin Upton, Miss South Carolina Teen 2007

kids say...

  • Jacob: "I need to operate on my frog, but first he needs some amnesia."

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Home Improvement

December 19, 2006

It took three years, but we finally finished painting all the rooms in the house. The lower half of the house was painted right away, but the upstairs has taken a little longer. Only the master bedroom was still unpainted due to my inability to settle on a color. I finally chose the color, but when it was time to buy the paint, I got this crazy idea to also repaint the master bathroom and the boys’ bedroom. We must have been on some sort of home improvement kick because we ended up working on three more projects between coats.

Rob painted. I assembled the boys’ new desk. Rob removed a wall. I measured and cut the boards to close up the opening. Rob re-routed wiring in the attic. I relocated the light switch. Rob installed a new light fixture. I installed a new dimmer switch. Rob patched the wall. I installed new closet shelving.

All the new paint meant new accessories! I wasn’t able to find pillow shams that I liked (and I was unwilling to pay $22.00 for one boring sham), so I had to make my own. I probably could have managed with just two, but I ended up making four, for under $40 no less. I’m pretty pleased with the results.

I still have a few more projects I want to tackle, but I think we’ll wait until after the holidays to start anything new.

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One Response to “Home Improvement”

  1. Ker_thwap Says:
    December 20th, 2006 at 3:19 pm

    It’s nice that you can work on the projects as a team, sounds like fun! Latent bitterness prevents me from sharing my stories of home restoration.

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