I finally bought a Rain Barrel to catch rain water.  This is a kind of a cool one that has a tap at the bottom so I can use the rain water to water my potted plants and perennials out front.  I bought it for $50, including the barrel(made from recycled plastic!), and then had [...]

So I’ve had a few minor run ins with poison ivy this summer and one major one.  I just didn’t know where I was getting it from.  I’d killed all the vines I’d found in the yard last year.  I made a round this summer and did find a few new sprouts and killed them [...]

Chris from Teague Electric did a really nice install.  He thought it would take 4 hours, maybe a bit more and that was about what it took them.  $550 more and I’m in a much better place.  The AC guy stopped by today and is going to get me a bid by Thursday.
Here are the [...]

So I’ve saved up enough money to have my furnace and central air re-installed.  I say re-installed because thieves stole the old unit from the house while it was in foreclosure before I purchased it.
It’s great news to have the money saved up and it’s even better news that there is a $1500 tax credit [...]

So the new battery accepted the charge but it took 9 hours at 2amps trickling in.  You have to unplug the type of charger I use in order to stop the charging.  It’s a $30 cheapy from Wal-Mart and it doesn’t really have an off switch.  It has the intelligence to stop charging once it’s [...]

So, I do some work with Heartland Tree Alliance and as a part of that we’ve all been taught to not plant trees in silly places.  What did I do?  I goofed up and planted a Redbud tree in my front yard.  It’s a short ornamental tree that’s well suited to Kansas City.  Unfortunately I [...]

So, I’ve been busting my butt lately.  I had been sitting around waiting for my foundation guy to call me back, but got tired of that and went out and bought a shed and started my Spring work.  True to form, my foundation guy called me back and he’ll be working on the house this [...]

Well, it’s been a long time since I updated, but I’ve been busy.  I did install the wood burning stove and it’s kept me warm all winter long.  And I’ve rebuilt my savings that I used up to buy this house.  I feel so much better now that I have an emergency fund to fall [...]

Well, to be accurate, all of the posts that annoy me have been dug up and disposed of.  There are a few posts around the shed foundation that I’ll leave and tie into when I pour the new slab.
And I’ve purchased a temporary hearth for the stove.  I was going to look into laying a [...]

The fence is up.  Houdini Four Paws tried to poke his way through one section but after I blocked it up he’s calmed down.  Hopefully he’ll still be out front in the morning.