Monthly Archives: April 2011

Vote in Our Closet Door Poll

Posted on April 30, 2011 by donnahuebsch

(5/2/2011 – We were getting so many good, alternative suggestions for door styles that I changed the 4th option in my poll…so if you don’t like the 1st three choices, vote for the fourth and leave me a comment about … Continue reading →

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Mr. Fix-it Magician

Posted on April 29, 2011 by donnahuebsch

For those of you who don’t know, my husband is somewhat of a Mr. Fix-it magician. Somehow, someway, he always knows how to take something broken and repair it, something that doesn’t work and make it work again. Take the … Continue reading →

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New Lamp Posts

Posted on April 28, 2011 by donnahuebsch

We’re back into the thick of things at the house.  Our first priority right now is to repair some items that are issues with our homeowners insurance – unless we remedy them, our carrier will cancel our insurance on May … Continue reading →

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Easter Weekend

Posted on April 26, 2011 by donnahuebsch

We’re back from our trip to visit my dad over Easter weekend. Not only was it Easter, but my Dad celebrated his 89th birthday on Saturday…Happy Birthday, Dad! He had a big party at my sister’s house, which was his … Continue reading →

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Roses in Bloom

Posted on April 23, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Look closely at this rose bush and see if you can find something that doesn’t belong…if you can’t guess what it is, I’ll tell you at the end of this post. This rose bush is such a delight – at … Continue reading →

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Roof Certification

Posted on April 21, 2011 by donnahuebsch

(typing via K.’s iPhone) Got a voice mail from our insurance agent this afternoon while on our road trip to MS for Dad’s 89th birthday celebration…Citizens, the state-run insurance agency, wants us to have a “roof certification” done before they … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Master Closet

Posted on April 20, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Jim has been pecking away at the master closet and linen closet in the master suite…in the last few days he framed the closet/hallway wall and the interior closet wall. Here are some pictures of the progress: Here are a … Continue reading →

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To Quote Roseanne Roseannadanna…

Posted on April 18, 2011 by donnahuebsch

“It’s always something!” Now that the taxes are in the mail (HALLELUJAH!!!), I thought I might get a teeny breather. However, we got an interesting piece of mail this weekend. Our insurance carrier announced that, based on their exterior inspection, … Continue reading →

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And Now We’re Irrigating!

Posted on April 16, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Jim’s hook-up to the City’s reclaimed water supply passed inspection without a hitch on Wednesday.  The next issue was to take a look at the irrigation controller to get it set up.  Let me say, this thing is ANCIENT… My … Continue reading →

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All Hooked Up

Posted on April 12, 2011 by donnahuebsch

Jim hooked our irrigation system up to the city’s reclaimed water system this weekend…it involved lots of sweat, digging, dirt and two showers! The hardest part was locating the point at which the irrigation system was hooked up to the … Continue reading →

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