Since Peanut can’t make public appearances due to the risk of catching a bug, she and I hung out on Sunday while the DW and the rest of the kiddos went to Sissy’s dance recital. I hadn’t had a chance to get back to the stuck pocket door and was eyeing up the project when […]

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We haven’t mentioned anything about it yet, but I’m sure you’ve already noticed Peanut’s hemangioma. Her hema-what? Peanut’s hemangioma – the large red “birth mark” on her temple. She also has a second on her stomach. (Lulu and I prefer to call them her “strawberries” – much easier to pronounce) Hemangiomas are benign vascular tumors […]

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I forgot to mention with all the excitement of the dining room floor that when we tore the carpet out of the dining room it also meant that we’d finally be able to see the pocket doors between the living room and dining room. With the carpet out of the way the doors should be […]

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After yesterday’s post showing the “new” floor I figured today was a good time to back up and take a look at how the room has changed since we moved in. Here’s what things looked like during our walk through before closing (The owner was still moving a few things out.) It’s hard to tell […]

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We were told when we first moved in that some of the carpets covered hardwood floors, but the condition of the floors was unknown. We lucked out in our room and Sissy’s room. We simply rolled up the old carpet (there wasn’t even a tack strip) and with a little scrubbing uncovered some beautiful floors. […]

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I mentioned previously that with things settling down the DW and I were back to making plans and talking about projects around the house. It’s no secret the DW and I are planning on doing a lot of work to the house over the up-coming years. But for every project I get to mark off […]

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Every once in a while I like to throw something a little different at the kiddos when it comes to food. They’re really not picky eaters, but like all of us, they prefer sticking to the “comfort” food they know. Sometimes I go for recipes I enjoyed as a kid – the zucchini muffins started […]

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I’m typing this one handed, as Peanut is cat napping in my other arm… It’s often said that no news is good news. Having noticed that it’s been awhile since the last post, that must be our excuse. The DW is working on a post to update everyone on Peanut. But, just in case she […]

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We haven’t had much of a chance to update the site lately. Since the last post, I’ve been battling spam comments. It’s gotten to the point that I’ve deleted over 2000 comments in the last 10 days. Most of that was my fault – if I would have taken the time to modify a few […]

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Happy Halloween from the Pumpkin, Eskimo, S.W.A.T. Officer, and the Pouty Witch! Next year I want them to team up… based on personalities, the three oldest would have made a great Klaus, Violet, and Sunny from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, though that wouldn’t allow for much in the way of dressing up… […]

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