That October chill is in the air and that means it’s time to light the furnace. When I went through the house with the home inspector, he made sure to light the furnace and check for carbon monoxide. However, when we took the thermostat off to remove the paneling around it, we disconnected […]

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Last night I wanted to see if I’d left the owner’s manual inside the fireplace, so I opened up the glass door and saw THIS!!!

This praying mantis had made itself nice and cozy inside our fireplace! It’s that time of year when mantids (the correct plural form of mantis - I looked it up!) […]

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I know we’re not even to Halloween yet so it’s crazy to be thinking about Thanksgiving, but gosh darnit, I need to thank some people right now! It can’t wait!
That’s why I’ve decided to create a Thank You page on my blog. You can get to it by using the navigation links on […]

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Here’s a brief glimpse into my day:
Me: I stripped paint today!
My friend Brian: Who is paint and why did he/she let you strip him/her?
Have I mentioned I love my friends?
But back to the point, I did strip paint today. I bought a bottle of Citri-Strip months ago, but I’ve never stripped paint before. I decided […]

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