Garage Projects: More Shingles!
In December we had a few warm-ish days and were able to get shingles up on the south side of the Dragstone roof… and then we waited. And waited. And waited for a hint of spring and sun so we could start on the north side. (It’s advised to install shingles...
Weekend Highlights!
A few highlights from the weekend (starting with Thursday because I had a three day weekend)! Thursday Receiving a cute card in the mail from my snis. My first Houseparty experience. My friend/coworker Kim and I mostly used it to video chat, but we did do some trivia...
Garage Project: Soffits
Over the past couple of months, we (mostly Steven) have worked on getting as much of the soffits installed on Dragonstone as possible. First things first – what is a soffit? It’s the horizontal surface under the roof’s overhang. Or, if you wanna get...
Weekend Highlights!
A few highlights from the weekend! Friday Having the day off and not having to get up at 3:50 am to teach. I’m sad the studio is closed, and I miss seeing my friends, but it was nice trying to sleep later (Apollo started waking us up before 3:00 am). My...
Garage Project: VERY IMPORTANT UPDATE!
This is more of a house garage update than a Dragonstone update – we can park two cars in our house garage now OH EM GEE!!! For three years we’ve had this behemoth storage rack in the garage for holding our building supplies. It was a complete pain in the...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂