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We only had a short time back at the house in Minnesota. But, yet again, the air conditioner was struggling to cool our house and I'd had enough. The past year at least this has been an annoyingly consistent issue and, for a time, I'd chalked it up mostly to the orientation of our house (with the back, our dining room, kitchen, master bedroom all facing northwest, i.e. the afternoon and evening sun) combined with the fact we only have a single zone for a three level house. Se

My wife recently planned a bridal shower (my brother is getting married!) and really did an excellent job. I was not that involved...

On the first Saturday morning of every month Home Depot runs a workshop for kids. They have little bagged kits ready to go and tables set...

This spring I developed an idea to build a sandbox for our kids and wanted to get it done about as quickly as possible. It became a...

On moving into our Minnesota house in 2021 one project was on our radar from the start, the deck needed refinishing. We had raw wood for...

There are upsides of gas-powered equipment, like lawn mowers or snowblowers, and those are primarily related to their power. They'll...

Late this summer (and continuing into the fall) we've been drowning in tomatoes. We planted a bush in our little raised beds in the...

Probably the biggest to-do with our new house was to install a backyard fence ASAP. It didn't (and for the moment still doesn't) have one...

The self-propulsion on my mower cut out a little while back, before our house-hunting trip to Minnesota. As a result I've mowed a few...

Using a pellet smoker isn't all fun and delicious games. That thing needs some maintenance. So each spring brings another must-do task...

This is not a job I was excited about, for obvious reasons. But about a week ago our master bathroom toilet started leaking massively and...

It's often said the time to move a toddler out of their crib is when they start climbing out. That never happened for us. Instead we...

I, shall we say, can be a bit obsessive about organization and tidiness. In general this is seen in the way our house looks but...

This past weekend I did some yearly maintenance on our deck. After not doing anything with it the few years after moving, the wood was in...

So this one is long. Definitely couldn't finish it yesterday. I worked on the backsplash in our kitchen for the six weekends prior to...

We're in the middle of a piecemeal kitchen remodel. First we had someone re-finish our existing honey-oak cabinets. They look nice but...

Well we've been living in Maryland over five years now, which is kinda crazy in itself. This house has considerably less closet space...

Due to a couple of factors, this was the first Thanksgiving we spent in Maryland. It was also the first time my wife and I have cooked...