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 was popping some of the tiles off the wall in the kitchen and was somewhat alarmed at how greasy everything was.  But when I got to the second row of tiles down, I found PUDDLES OF GREASE that had pooled inside the tiles!!!  AAAAHHHH  GROSS!!! 
I’m a vegetarian and my walls are literally DRIPPING with rendered […]

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And that’s why I love him. 
From a chat with our friend Gianfranco, whose nickname is Pigeon  (Brandon’s nickname is Gamble.): 
Gamble: The APR is way too high, and not fixed.  But I still want one [Brandon types a link to a credit card with an adorable picture of two kitties]
Gamble: you would think that supporting the […]

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So, my friend Ross and I chatted online a little today. Ross, like most of my friends, is a computer geek. Here’s what happened:
Kelli: I’m reading about how to install windows.
Ross: Any reason?
Kelli: Coz we’re going to need to install windows.
Ross: for work?
Kelli: No, for our new house.
Ross: I am le confused
Kelli: It’s got […]

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We’ve signed the purchase agreement, the mortgage is being processed, and here I sit, mere blocks away from the house that will be my own personal project for the next two years at the very least. My hands are itching to rip up the nasty dirty carpet. My forehead feels naked without a […]

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