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Post by Captain Hygiene on Sept 18, 2010 21:54:15 GMT -5
I'm curious about the Milk-Bones. Was this some sort of secret treasure trove? Had the dogs secretly been stockpiling treats for the day when they'd finally depose you? Were they some secret sign left by the alien race which had constructed your house in some forgotten era? We may never know.
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Sept 19, 2010 4:34:51 GMT -5
The house was built by dogs, and that's why there are so many problems.
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Sept 19, 2010 4:35:09 GMT -5
....well, subcontracted out to dogs.
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Post by Crowfan on Sept 19, 2010 10:27:09 GMT -5
The house was built by dogs, and that's why there are so many problems. Is there a toilet in every room? ;D
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Sept 19, 2010 12:07:59 GMT -5
If there's a newspaper, yes.
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Post by CBG on Sept 20, 2010 16:44:12 GMT -5
Installing insulation. Lucky me, husband changed his mind and decided he would be the one to crawl around on his back, work with his arms over his head, and have fiberglass fall in his eyes. All I had to do was cut to size requested and hand it in. And keep the staple gun refilled.Some of the most important work on a job site. Good on ya, Mrs. C!
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Sept 21, 2010 8:30:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the props! Some days I feel like a Level 2 Carpenter.
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Oct 9, 2010 7:19:17 GMT -5
The wet had gone through the backer board and all the way to the sheetrock in the kitchen. After all that pounding, mashing, and twisting to get those horrible rotten "support" boards out, there's now an apple-sized hole visible from inside the kitchen.
Ah, and guess who had the brilliant idea to mount a piece of plywood over the windows? Guess who scoffed at that idea, did it anyway, then later said "Okay, it was a good idea, especially with that stubborn bit of rotten header that came out with some problems and bounced down the wall/windows on its dismount?"
See, I do have good ideas sometimes.
That original 1934 insulation is some weird stuff. It's heavy, like a brick, with a texture kinda like that oasis stuff you use for flower arranging (the green base the flowers get pushed into). We're still not sure if it's an earlier version of cellulose or maybe even actual cotton. It crunches if compressed and doesn't really spring back too well -- but that might be because of its age.
So, only in the low 60s today, with a little bit of a wind. :-( Maybe that will make us hurry up and get DONE.
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Post by Truck Farmer on Oct 9, 2010 14:54:30 GMT -5
I think you should call the Extreme Makeover Home Edition crew over to help. they could have it done in no time at all.
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Oct 9, 2010 20:02:00 GMT -5
75 people might be overkill for such a small project. Good idea, though!
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Nov 2, 2010 12:36:26 GMT -5
Today I'm trying a new bread recipe, found on the back of the King Arthur bread flour bag. Oatmeal-honey bread-- it's risen pretty high in the pan and it's baking now, so I'll letcha know how it comes out.
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Nov 22, 2010 13:51:01 GMT -5
So today I am making my very first fruitcake. I love fruity, nutty things, like chocolate bars (Cadbury's has a fine example) and I like cake, so I never understood why I hated fruitcake. I never had anything but commercially prepared types. We decided to try making our own and then experimenting/adjusting to our taste.
We purchased a container of the candied citrus peels and candied maraschino cherries and all the other stuff yummy stuff. Putting it together, the only thing that seemed questionable were the candied citrus peels and maraschino cherries....so we'll see. I may just have to stick with the straight Fanny Farmer Cookbook version that doesn't involve gelatinous, brightly-colored stuff.
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Post by Frameous on Dec 20, 2010 1:42:54 GMT -5
Our son is GOB Bluth, a character from the show Arrested Development (one I highly recommend to people whenever I can) Genius! I sure hope every time some schlub failed to guess his costume, he exclaimed "COME ON!"
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Post by falseprofit on Dec 20, 2010 18:40:52 GMT -5
The GOB costume is cool but he should have lost the glasses just for the picture to make him look even more like him! But put the glasses back on before you start crossing the street
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Post by Mrs. Castleton Snob on Dec 20, 2010 20:12:58 GMT -5
Our son is GOB Bluth, a character from the show Arrested Development (one I highly recommend to people whenever I can) Genius! I sure hope every time some schlub failed to guess his costume, he exclaimed "COME ON!" "What, you don't recognize the guy in the $2,000 $3,000 $4,500 $6,000 suit? COME ON!"
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