Here’s what we were up to in January. Rachel, a college friend, came to visit us. Our favorite Anna moment was when Anna had a toy in each hand. The dilemma came when Rachel offered her a third toy. Anna looked at her left hand, looked at her right hand, then leaned forward and grabbed [...]
Read more →John took some photos of snow in our yard on Thursday. Which one do you think we should put on our wall? Compare our house now to before we bought it two years ago:
Read more →This is the nursery , which has come a really, really long way from not too long ago. It’s exactly what I wanted, and makes me smile whenever I poke my head in. The lavender (which is Amethyst Cream, to be precise) came out as I had hoped, and gives the room a very cheery, [...]
Read more →Saturday, January 30th was the first anniversary of our closing on the house. Hence the debt part. John and I had planned to visit my cousin Leanne, her husband Matt, and their newborn son Joshua. Eileen (John’s mom) had planned on coming over to finish spackling and painting the bathroom so that me and the [...]
Read more →A few months back, my former roomie and fantabulous friend Vinitha suggested we try to get the ’06 PEF girls together for a reunion. About two minutes later, the two of us figured out that the vast majority of us were students (and therefore have trouble hosting a crowd), and the Jameson Inn is right [...]
Read more →“Promise us you won’t let anyone else demolish your bathroom,” our moms said. That was an easy promise to make and keep. I (Lucy) had the Friday before Labor Day off, so the Demo Moms (and Demo Dad) came over to demolish the John Deere green bathroom. They are heroes. By the end of the [...]
Read more →A new whole-house fan, and three (!!) rooms ready for guests.
Read more →2009-05 Walkthrough from John Jameson on Vimeo. 2009-05 walkabout from John Jameson on Vimeo.
Read more →My sister flew in from Madison. My aunts and uncles came from Maryland. My parents and John’s mom came over and catered (and worked on the house too!). Wow. This was no ordinary family gathering. This was a work party of epic proportions. The ten of us put in baseboard moldings. We demolished the cabinets [...]
Read more →Installed in the pouring rain, of course.
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