Category Archives: A Tree Fell On my House

IKEA and I had a brief, torrid affair. Now it’s over. I am sad. It all started with a love seat. The best part of the couch: the price $399. How fabulous is that?! I was in sofa lust. It … Continue reading →

Outlined against a blue, gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases…. ~Grantland Rice, a sportswriter for the New York Herald-Tribune after Notre Dame’s … Continue reading →

This has turned into a long, hot summer. A couple of dear friends are going through some tough stuff. You may have heard me mention a tree fell on our house. So Saturday night, I put a bucket on the … Continue reading →

There comes a point in every marriage when you realize the problems you face are bigger than you and your spouse. When you’ve reached such an impasse, there are three options: rock, paper or scissors. When that doesn’t work, you … Continue reading →

Baby Daddy and I built a house together eight years ago. It actually went quite smoothly. I only had one big fit during the process. That has not been the case during this rebuild. Because we can’t yell at the … Continue reading →

Since we’re in the whole remodel mode, I’ve been looking at all sorts of ideas for homes. There are some really cool ideas floating around out there. I am constantly impressed by the fabulous ideas some people dream up. Source: … Continue reading →

Now this is the kind of progress we like to see! Now we just have to agree on what to rebuild. Oh, and not come to blows over what to do about the carpet on the stairs. (The correct answer … Continue reading →

We have an insurance settlement. Saints be praised! Make no mistake, I’m going to spend the rest of our lives taking the credit. I deserve it. My husband spent six weeks researching city codes, calmly negotiating, building spread sheets and … Continue reading →

Notice anything different? Yeah, me neither. Because NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE! Between more tornadoes, deaths in families, heart attacks and what I now believe is some seriously bad juju, there has been no work done on my house. It’s been … Continue reading →

My freshman year of college, my group of friends created our own sorority: Beta Scrapa Pi or Barely Scraping By. We were a very clever bunch. It was the first time in our lives we couldn’t just bum $20 off … Continue reading →