Monthly Archives: January 2010

Ok, So What’s Our Plan, Guys?

In a moment of spontaneous inspiration, my wife came up with this brilliant idea. We should paint the panels of our pantry door! When she told me, I just stared at her and remembered how much she fought for the white kitchen cabinets, enough that she allowed me my 50″ TV. I couldn’t believe she...

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Good night. Sleep tight.

Jess and I decided to each make Abby a present for Christmas this year. After seeing this bed at Ikea and utilizing a little of my brilliant reverse engineering, I came up with a design. Here I have ripped some poplar planks into the widths I needed, then used my miter saw to cut them...

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The Manly Art of Crocheting

In an effort to maintain my reputation as Jack of All Trades, I like to throw in an unusual “project” every once in a while. As it turns out, my wife is a huge fan of the Twilight series. She has read all the books, seen all the movies, etc. I came across this pattern...

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There’s Something Fishy Going On…

I recently heard a rumor that Halloween is over and gone. I don’t know if I necessarily believe that but, just in case, decided to post pictures of Abigail’s 2009 Halloween Costume. Needing to top the legendary Strawberry of ’08, I started brainstorming. Jessica and I decided to try doing a fish, since Abigail’s fishing...

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