Category Archives: 1st floor

OMG IT’S INSTALLED

Posted on January 20, 2010 by carrie

That’s right folks, we now have a WORKING dishwasher!!! Holla! {This pic is for you, MEA!} Also, we are now 4 for 8 on our Dear Santa list and 1/4 of the way done our 1st Quarter goals. Huzzah. It … Continue reading →

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Nothing Simple or Easy

Posted on January 19, 2010 by carrie

We bought a dishwasher. YAY! Delivery was scheduled for this past Thursday. Double YAY! The previous owner told us that he had a dishwasher in the spot until it broke {or was broken, depending on the story}. We were told … Continue reading →

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Scrubtralescent!!

Posted on January 5, 2010 by carrie

{like scrumtralescent but all scrubbified} {oh wait… scrumtralescent isn’t a word.} Lately I’ve had dishwashers on the brain. We have ZERO base cabinets but a gaping hole perfectly sized for a dishwasher. And yet, we have no dishwasher. I’m not … Continue reading →

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Finally Clean

Posted on August 28, 2009 by carrie

Last Saturday, the Family Team cleaned our house top to bottom. We vacuumed, scrubbed, then mopped every square inch of our 1600 sqft abode. It was truly a team effort. {The camera also got stranded here on the 3rd floor, … Continue reading →

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In Progress

Posted on August 24, 2009 by carrie

Saturday was spent cleaning the house from top to bottom. We literally mopped ourselves out the front doors. Unfortunately, we also stranded the camera on the 3rd floor. D’oh! I’m off today and headed to the house to crack open … Continue reading →

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Cable Craziness

Posted on August 22, 2009 by carrie

Since the house was previously rented out to 4 college students (1 per bedroom), cable was run in every room. You’d think that was a good thing. I guess it was but it was done in the craziest way. I’m … Continue reading →

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Fixing a Hole in Plaster

Posted on August 7, 2009 by carrie

Behind the front door, just about where the door knob smacks into the wall, we had some pretty bad plaster. Luckily it seemed to only be confined to a smallish area. Before we crossed the hallways off our list, I … Continue reading →

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Progress Upstairs

Posted on August 5, 2009 by carrie

Moving past this weekend’s disappointing setbacks, yesterday we focused on our successes downstairs. Lets move up to floors 1-3 today. Saturday was another Family Team effort. Best parents ever. And cousin (Mike). Mom A. cleaned our 2nd floor bathroom. It … Continue reading →

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The Parlor Wall

Posted on July 27, 2009 by carrie

Our house was built sometime in the 1880’s (we think). Construction at the time was all about lathe smothered in horse hair plastery goodness. Lets start at the beginning. If you were to look at a cross-section of our walls, … Continue reading →

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Our Clean Kitchen

Posted on July 23, 2009 by carrie

I know we said the kitchen was crossed off the list. And it is, in that it will not be getting any structural altering anytime soon. That said, we just couldn’t live with its current state of cleanliness. The kitchen … Continue reading →

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