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Is it a sign of cheap carpet when the vacuum clogs with carpet fibers each time you use it?  I know it’s not my vacuum cleaner that’s at fault.  I’ve had it for 8 or 10 years and I love it.  Works great.  Except when it’s clogged (which never happened previous to… Casa Amarilla!) I [...]

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Didja miss me? I just got my internet connection back after being down for several days.  Nice.  Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been happening at Casa Amarilla: We discovered a new leak.  At the same time this weekend, Dan had to “see a man about a job” and I needed to shower, so he [...]

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Apparently I really did piss someone off.  And, going to daily mass this morning with my 2-year-old netted me no points.  Maybe because said 2-year-old tried preaching over the priest. After Sam and I returned from church, I set about vacuuming all the creepy spots in the house.  You know, all the tiny corners and [...]

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We are moving right along.  Dan kicked butt this weekend with his home improvement honey-do’s.  He replaced the motor in the upstairs bathroom exhaust fan and cleaned it up – looks and works like new! He did this spectacular job repairing the downstairs bathtub. He replaced one of two hall lights upstairs. And, he fixed [...]

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Not to the upstairs bathroom, mind you.  Ours.  The first floor bathroom.  This is the bathroom that is tiny and pretty ugly and needs serious updating.  This is also the bathroom we’ve all been relying on while the upstairs toilet was replaced and while we find a solution to the rusted out bathtub (which I [...]

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Since this is a family-oriented blog, I hate to drop any f-bombs, but boy, am I past my limit right now. The bathtub liner that can be installed in one day… the one that looks as good or better than a new tub?  The one that costs less than ripping out the old tub and [...]

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We’re adjusting.  Slowly.  The kids, thankfully, have survived all the craziness of the past few months with barely the bat of an eye.  Makes me wish I was still a kid.  But, then, I’d have to go to school. The guys are here again today making small repairs to the house – the things listed [...]

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