Tiling the walls proved to be an interesting experience because the walls were all wonky. I don’t know if they were built that way or became that way as the house settled, but I do know that it took forever for the guys to figure out what to do about…
A bathroom barely alive. We can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability. Better than it was before. Better . . . stronger . . . faster. OK, not bigger, not stronger and certainly not faster, but you get the idea. Friday morning Teacher and Dad began…
The daycare was closed July 3 & 4 so we planned to tear apart the bathroom Wednesday night. Teacher started peeling tiles off the walls as the last daycare child and mom were walking out to their car. My Dad came over right after they left, carrying a bottle of…
This is our main floor bathroom. Actually it’s a closet disguised as a bathroom. I’ve seen airplane bathrooms bigger than our 3″ x 3 1/2″ cubbyhole! But the small size does have its advantages – you can clean all the walls, the floor and wash your hands in the sink…
A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in Lovely Nails getting French tips for the first time in my life and watching the Weather Channel. Only because it was on, I’m not addicted to it like our friend Bill is. I swear it! A nasty storm was supposed to…
It was going to be a busy night, but not unmanageable. Teacher and I had coordinated schedules and transportation so everything meshed like a well-oiled machine. Easy peasy! Or so we thought… The plan was: 5:00 – Princess would arrive back at school from the Children’s Hospital after dropping off…
One of Jim’s dreams while in America was to see the Great Lakes for himself. He asked Teacher about flying to see Lake Superior, but Teacher told him that Lake Michigan was just an hour away. “By bus?” Jim asked. Apparently Thailand has an extensive system of buses that Jim…
Little Guy was hamming it up the other morning so I snapped a series of photos. If you look closely at his little finger you’ll see me wrapped around it. Yeah, I’m a total marshmallow when it comes to the kids, but I can’t help it – they’re so cute!…
Jim started prepping for his meal by washing the produce, seeding the jalapeños, choosing a large frying pan from the cupboard, and hunting up additional spices from our stash. He found a head of garlic and roughly chopped it up; skins included. I found the soy sauce, but remembered that…
On the way home from school Monday Teacher drove Jim past the Hmong Amer-Asian store that’s around the corner from our house. Jim had taken a long walk Sunday afternoon – over two hours which was long enough to make me worry that he’d gotten lost or been mugged not…
