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Friday, March 30th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Extracurricular, Family | 2 Comments
Darwin’s parents just bought a camp house not far from us on the Tombigbee River. It’s a very simple little house, but it has a screened-in porch all across the front (very handy for mosquito-attracters like me), and it’s surrounded by huge trees and peaceful quiet. It reminded me of the little place my family [...]
Tuesday, March 27th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Extracurricular, Travel | 11 Comments
We had one of those blissful weekends. You know, the kind normal couples have, where they relax, hang out, and enjoy each other’s company … rather than shriek at each other about a timeline for finishing the bathroom. We did normal people stuff – run a 10K race (Darwin, not me), mow the lawn, dance in [...]
Monday, March 19th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms | 3 Comments
I’ve always been fond of rooms with slanted ceilings. They feel quaint and tucked-away, or maybe I just think that because Anne’s room at Green Gables had slanted ceilings. Our bathroom now has a partial slanted ceiling. When we took down the drywall, we saw that once upon a time the whole room’s ceiling was slanted. The bathroom was [...]
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Sink | 5 Comments
I compared our sink to the Titanic because of its bulk and penchant for disaster. But maybe the disaster isn’t quite as severe as I thought. Problem One: The drain that came with our polished nickel faucet is made for a sink with overflow holes. Our sink has no overflow holes, so the drain has [...]
Monday, March 12th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Clawfoot | 8 Comments
My outlook is much brighter today than it was when I wrote on Thursday. How can it not be when we finished installing the clawfoot tub shower and the toilet this weekend? The lovely, perfect, wonderful shower … oh, how I love it! Here’s exactly what we bought to make this shower dream come true: [...]
Thursday, March 8th, 2007
posted by K | filed under Bathrooms, Sink | 13 Comments
The plumbers said they would be back on Thursday. Lo and behold, it is Thursday, and they are at our house! They even called to ask if they could come earlier than we planned. My answer? Why yes, you can come at MIDNIGHT if you want! Just come lay my pipe! What? Did that not [...]