Breaking up
I thought I was going to like this WordPress theme; It seemed so promising, so attractive even. But once I got under the hood and started tweaking, it made me unhappy. What really cheeses me off is that I actually paid money for it. Not a lot of money, mind you, but now I’m $30...
Car Fixed
The dealership can sometimes be your friend. Today was one of those days. Apparently, my entire cooling system failed and melted down like Chernobyl. The first question the friendly service manager asked was if Vanessa’s married name was Loftus. I knew then we were talking warranty (Vanessa bought the car before we were married) and...
Boom.
SO I was driving home tonight after a fun game of D&D with some guys at work when my car started to make some noise… then I noticed that my temperature gauge was really high… then all the lights came on my dash at once and my engine cut. Boom. I nearly made it off...
Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Since we started this silly house 2.0 project (Oh yeah, THAT?… It’s still going on by the way) I knew I would have to sacrifice a few things in order to get the usable space we wanted. What do I mean by this? Well, we couldn’t possibly do it without getting rid of some furniture....
Proof that he is my son
I’ve endured many comments like, “OMG, he’s the image of his Daddy!” and “Sorry, Vanessa, he looks nothing like you.” On the flip side, most of my family is kind enough to say that Gabe bears some resemblance to me. And let it be known that I’ve heard my Mother-In-Law say it as well!! Personally,...
The End of an Era: Site Updates!
Welcome to our new site! Hopefully, it doesn’t seem new (barring the theme change) and the switchover was seamless to your RSS feeds (fingers crossed)! Most of the changes have occurred under the hood, as we’ve migrated the entire site to a new web host. Oxygenvalve will still work since I’m paid up on the...
Happy First Birthday, Gabriel!
My sweet angel Gabriel, Today you are ONE! I can’t even believe it’s been one year since you turned our lives upside down. This time last year was so vividly terrifying! I’m not even a little ashamed to admit that you scared Ba-Jebus out of me for the first few months. I knew nothing of...
Paint-palooza
The wall painting is more or less finished! Can I get an amen!? I still have to give the foundation a quick coat of white, but that can wait till tomorrow. My mother-in-law has graciously offered to come and hang out with Gabe while I git’er done around the house. I will be working on...
Paint Crush
I think it’s safe to say that I know my paint. I’ve painted every room in my house at least once… some twice. Here’s the rundown: Kitchen (2), Dining Room (2), Living Room (1), Den (2), Office (1), Powder Room (1), Master Bath (1), Guest Room (1), Gabriel’s Room (1), Master Bedroom (2), Hallway (1)....
Oops!
Progress on House 2.0 is slow… I want my house back already!! Mike continues to remind me that I wanted to do this project in the first place; thanks honey. :) Drywall is up and spackled (thanks to my friend, Bill) and I’ve started a little priming. The one thing that we really can’t do...
My favorite things
Since I know so many new mammas and (some not so new) out there, I thought I’d share some of my favorite baby products. I figure, I’ve had a year to figure out just what works for us. I’m sure the list will change down the road, but here’s what I’ve got now. Earth’s Best:...
Running: Almost Barefoot
I have been running on and off for two years, ever since I thought it would be fun to run in the Chase Corporate Challenge with some co-workers. Really I was just there for the beer and food, but I did sort of have fun in-between catching my breath and the rain. (It was raining...
