Friday, March 29, 2013

Drywall!

It's getting closer!

The bedroom:


 The bathroom:
A medicine cabinet goes in that open spot and the vanity is below it.



The shower is on the left and the toilet is on the right:


The sitting room:
 

Thursday, March 28, 2013

New Roof!

Check out our fancy new roof!


Tuesday, March 26, 2013

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

In the late winter, buy a bag of lemons. Juice all of the lemons and use the juice to fill an ice cube tray. Stick it in the freezer and once the juice is frozen, transfer the cubes to a freezer bag. (You may have to repeat this step depending on how much juice you have.) Now you have fresh squeezed lemon juice to make your summer cocktails, salad dressings, and desserts!

For extra awesomeness, slice up the juiced lemon halves and throw them in the freezer. Once every couple weeks, throw a frozen half down the garbage disposal to clean and freshen it.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Menu for the Week

Here is our menu plan for the week:

Sunday: Gingerbread Dutch Baby for breakfast, French Onion Soup & Rosemary Olive Oil Bread for dinner
Monday: Potato Chip Chicken Fingers, Sweet Potato Fries
Tuesday: Penne Rosa (made by Kevin)
Wednesday: Venison Meatballs, Chickpea Salad
Thursday: Homemade Pizza
Friday: Pasta with toasted breadcrumbs and anchovies
Saturday: Roast Chicken (unless it's warm, then steaks on the grill!)

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Before you start the dishwasher, run your sink faucet until hot water is coming out. Then push the DW start button. If you do this, the DW will pull in hot water immediately. If you don't, it pulls in cold water and uses its heating element to warm it up. That heating element is less efficient than your hot water heater, so you are wasting energy. Probably not a ton of energy for each cycle, but over time, it adds up!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

light and walls!

It's starting to look like a real house!







Wednesday, March 13, 2013

We have light!

windows! and a skylight!





Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

Use a lint roller designed for clothes to clean your lamp shades. Much better than a dusting cloth, which just seems to make it worse.

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Insulation!

Look at all that (incredibly expensive) spray foam! We will super warm now!

Next steps: windows and drywall. It's coming together!







Tuesday, March 5, 2013

A tip on Tuesday

My friend Tammy (http://tam-sense.blogspot.com/) says I have lots of awesome ideas and tips on how to make life easier/more efficient. I thought I would share some of them here. I did not come up with any of these, they have been picked up along the way from my family, friends, magazines, blogs, etc.

If you are making cookies, freeze some of the balls of dough on a cookie sheet, then transfer to a freezer bag. You will always have a dessert to take to a friend's house for dinner. Or if you are having a bad day, just eat the dough! 

My go-to recipe is here.

http://lifewithoutchocolate.wordpress.com/2013/03/03/oatmeal-cookies/

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Menu Plan

Kevin went to an out-of-town curling tournament at the last minute, so some of last week's plan got shifted to this week. While he was gone, I ate lots of cheese!

Here is our menu plan for the week:

Sunday: Roast Chicken
Monday: Crockpot Bolognese
Tuesday: Smitten Kitchen Book Signing at Mpls Central Library
Wednesday: Beef and Broccoli Stir-fry
Thursday: Curried Cream of Tomato Soup with Chickpeas and Spinach
Friday: Pasta with toasted breadcrumbs and anchovies
Saturday: Icehouse with the Stockmans