A Refrigerator Seems Silly When it’s Below Zero
Saturday, January 19th, 2008 Posted in Domicile | 2 Comments »It's currently 11 degrees below zero. The expected high today is 2 degrees below zero. Wind chill could be -35 to -45. So it struck me as odd this morning when I felt a rush of cold air from the fridge ...
I Hate Being a Home Owner
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »Some days I hate being a home owner. While we recently did get our toilet fixed (thanks to my father-in-law), the problems just keep coming. Our gas fireplace won't stay lit. Our doorbell stopped working. And the toilet that's fixed ...
Turned on the Heat
Thursday, October 11th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »I broke down and turned on the heat today. I'm not sure why, but knowing when I turn the heat on each year is of interest to me. 2007: October 11 (inside temp: 63) 2006: September 21 (inside temp: 64) 2005: October 24 ...
Flies
Monday, September 17th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »I just killed 1516 flies in my office--fifteensixteen! First of all, ew. Second, what is the deal? It's not like I eat at my desk and have a garbage can full of tasty treats.
Clogged Drains Suck
Monday, September 10th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 1 Comment »You never realize how much water a person uses until you can't drain any of that water. I've had to cope with no running water before, but it's an entirely different ball of wax when you have plenty of running ...
Painting the Family Room
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »So I had this brilliantly stupid idea. While Abby and Lexi were out of town for the weekend I thought it'd be a good time to do some painting. We've been slowly painting rooms in our new house and the ...
New House
Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | 3 Comments »And we're back. We've successfully moved. We only lost one box, no major moving injuries (other than back pain and scraped knuckles) and the weather brought rain and snow on the days surrounding our move, but beautiful sunny skies the day ...
A Tour of the Snow in my Yard
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 Posted in Domicile, Twin Cities | 2 Comments »After digging out of the snowstorm I decided to make a dorky little video to show how much snow we had. I guess it's a video blog, or a vlog. Anyway, just some dorky fun.
Selling Our House: One Month
Sunday, February 11th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »Our house has been on the market for 31 days. We've had 19 showings and two open houses. Weary doesn't begin to cover it. But today we've received an offer. And there's potential for a second offer. We're preparing to dance in the ...
Selling and Buying a Home
Friday, January 12th, 2007 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »Our house went on the market yesterday. So if you know anyone who knows anyone who wants a beautiful starter home with amazing woodwork in a great neighborhood, check out our house. We're not actually leaving St. Paul, we've just out-grown ...
