My dad is seriously frustrated with the house situation. There are the bigger things, like the job that the subcontractors are doing, where he knows they're not doing it properly. Or that he'll have to trim the deck boards he's taken off because the new siding sticks out just a little bit more because it's thicker and has insulation with it. Or ( Read more... )

I alluded to some issues in my last post. Let's discuss, shall we ( Read more... )

I believe I mentioned yesterday that, when you're having work done on your house, and it's kind of obvious, and it prevents you from parking in your driveway for whatever reason, the city usually lets it slide that you've parked on the street between the hours of 1-6 AM ( Read more... )

These days, I'm glad I no longer have a bird, because she would have had a heart attack ( Read more... )

It's official: We're getting a new roof and siding ( Read more... )

Wow. Suddenly this week has gone from so-so to woo-hoo ( Read more... )

I think I've mentioned that my dad's job changed and he's no longer salaried or working as many hours as he used to. The hours aren't a problem (because who hates going from 55 or 60 hours a week down to 40?), but the money situation has my mother worried...mainly because she's the main spender in the family and basically spent future money (i.e. ( Read more... )