As new homeowners Kristen and I are a little overwhelmed by all of the projects we could take on. There’s the back yard which is need of some TLC. There’s the shower which needs to be re-grouted. There are the walls which all need to be painted and then there’s the kitchen which needs to be introduced to the 21st century. Lots to do, so little time (and money). So, where do we begin? Since we first saw the house the thing...

Been a while since I last posted. It seems that my decision to start keeping an actual personal journal has become a bit of a double edged sword. Most of the pleasure that I get out of posting to my blog has been replaced with the greater amount of enjoyment I get out of keeping my journal up to date. So, it’s likely that my blog will turn into more of a traditional blog housing mostly those occasional rays of light that bust out of...

Well, it has been an amazing journey getting to this point but Kristen and I are now homeowners! We recently made an offer (which has since been accepted) on a house on the west side of town. It’s a 3 bedroom 1 bath house with a 2 car detached garage. It has no basement, which we are really happy about. The back yard is good sized and will allow us plenty of room for planting flowers as well as have our own garden. We went to see the...