Welcome, friends, to 2009! It's going to be a great year--well--what year hasn't been great for us? We have loved ones expecting babies, we're in our new house with a world of improvements to make, I've got a new job lined up so we can afford some of the planned renos, the girls are awesome and getting easier all the time. Let's get going!

I am making a few resolutions this year. I have always been on a self improvement project of some sort but the turn of a new year always seems like a...

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My talented mother spoiled us this Christmas with some beautiful gifts that she made.

Poker Table Cloth Version 2.0 - Erin received a table cloth for his poker nights. This is the second version of the table cloth. Version 1.0 was a simple rectangle made out of green felt. After the first game where the guys were getting the corners of the table cloth stuck to them as they got up from the table, mum cut the corners, sewed in some elastic including straps from side to side to hold it to...

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As expected we have started to reno the house in ways that weren't planned. A few days ago some florescent tubes burnt out in the kitchen. We were just going to replace the tubes, but instead we decided to take the light right off. We think we want track lighting in there (as well as a recessed light over the sink), but we aren't sure, so we are just going to buy a super cheap light until we can figure it out.

There are several items that really both us, so I imagine when I go get an...

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Us DLs never do anything halfway...our motto is "Go Big or Go Home", and our planning for our first reno in our house was no different.

Let me try to describe the house layout so you will understand what our plans are. We have a typical basement entry home from 1983 so if you come up the stairs and turn left, the kitchen is on your right through an opening, the dining room is in front of you and the living room is on the left of the dining room. There is a half wall between...

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