Archive for 2010

Happy Solstice

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
Solstice tree

Solstice tree

We put up our solstice tree the weekend after Thanksgiving. Spencer actually helped me put it together, and has been pretty good about not destroying it. He does like to take the ornaments off some, so occasionally we have to remind him not to. We’relooking forward to more daylight tomorrow.

Bathroom remodel – tub and tile

Friday, December 17th, 2010
Testing out level of the tub with the stringer

Testing out level of the tub with the stringer

Testing out level of the tub with the stringer Note that I started this post in June. The bathroom remodel was done in July. Testing the floor tyle layout Testing the tyle laout 4 mil plastic sheeting behind cement board as vapor barrier Cement board hung Cement board goes up 66 inches from tub Chalking [...]

New Doors

Friday, December 10th, 2010
Front door and closet door

Front door and closet door

Last January we bought supplies from Lowe’s to redo a bathroom. I decided we should replace the door, since it was crappy. This then turned into replacing all the interior doors, and Clare decided to go ahead and throw on the exterior doors too. We got the exterior doors done in February and March (thanks [...]

Thanksgiving

Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Lots of good food

Lots of good food

We stayed home for Thanksgiving this year. It was very nice not to be traveling, and since we invited some friends and family over, it also forced us to clean the house, which was good. Our old roommate from Ann Arbor, Stephanie, came to stay with us for a couple days. She was very helpful [...]

Zoo

Saturday, November 27th, 2010
Clare, Rob, and Spencer in Bird World

Clare, Rob, and Spencer in Bird World

Last weekend we went to the zoo with some friends. It ended up being much colder than we had expected, so we bought Spencer a hat and mittens from the gift shop, which he ended up liking. Lately Spencer seems to be getting very attached to certain toys, books, or blankets. Interestingly though, he seems [...]