Roomba...Test 1

So Sandy and I needed to take Kelsey (the d o double g) for a little W. What a great time to test the Roomba ( it hasn't been named yet, but soon will be). We blocked of the dining room and kitchen area to let it run for 30 minutes on the max clean setting. The results?

And right now you are thinking, "oh my lord, these two kids live like animals, in pure filth!" Now just back that tumble bus up. We do not. But we do have a dog who thinks that shedding is sorta like love. Just give and give and give. Let everyone, and every square inch of the house know.

All and all, we are pretty satisfied with the results. Not too shabby for 30 minutes of work that we didn't have to do, and a nice walk around the block. Ahhhhhhhhhh Robots.

Roooooooooooooomba? Will it work?

So last week during an amazing wootoff (www.woot.com) I had the opportunity to pick up our first robot. The roomba sage is now a member of our household. A robot vacume that will wonder around our first floor sucking up kelsey's left behind fur. It has it's own charging station, some sort of inviso wall to place between a door jam or opening to keep it from leaving the area. Tomorrow will be the first day of it being on the job. (Well I ran it for about 10 minutes and it was freakin cool!) I will post the results tomorrow.

DIY'ers You Make the Call!? Blow-in Insulation

Alright DIY'ers......It's time for you make the call! Well not really but the 30 something men and some 30 something women will remember the days of monday night football....


Any suggestions or tips for doing my own attic blow-in insulation? Come on.....I know you have them. Cough them up!

Spring in Raleigh NC

Spring really sneaks up on you here in Raleigh. It seems like you go from keeping an eye on the gas bill to BAM! windows open, cordless lawnmower plugged in, bulbs popping up, and pollen making my black pick-up look like it has some alien dandruff sprinkled all over it. It really was like someone just flipped a switch and made the dark beers go away, bringing us lighter flavors and colors. I just love it! Here is a the view from our front porch this afternoon-

This weekend we went down to Columbia SC for a little family get together. It is really awesome to be able to load up the truck, hit the road and be with family in 4 hours or less. No matter how much I end up missing the left coast, there will always be something about being so close to home.

This afternoon I was able to slap a couple of coats of paint up on the laundry closet doors. The best part about that was that I got to do it out on the front porch. Blue sky, a nice pint of pyramid hef and some modest mouse rocking out the house. LOVE IT! It could always be worse right ? YES it could be! (Please read the final paragraph)

I am going to try to get the rest of the base boards primed and painted this week as well as get the insulation blower thingy reserved for a fun filled weekend of attic work. I know that those posts will be bitchin!

Special Paint Job

Paint----Floors----Lights!

Blogger is just Pis&ing me off. Here are the pics!

There are more pictures over >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Flickr

Use 18" rollers won't ya!

Seriously, I feel like I have been living in a freakin bubble. Why did no one out there tell me to use and 18" roller? Yeah you up in NJ, or down in TX, or you out in California? What? You have never seen such a thing? Here it is ----

So anyways....this 18 inch roller was the S^%T! Isaac was so much faster than Eric, not because Eric was out till 3 am (so was Isaac), It's twice the roller! If you have a big project coming up, get an 18 inch roller! It will be so worth it!

So the color in all three areas is up and looks great. A mild earthy tan for the master bedroom, a light soft yellow for the hallway which has no windows (suntube to come within a year!) and then a very light blue for the nursery. It feels so good to have it all done. I put more pictures over on Flickr for those really interested.

Dust Free Ipod jams and a very sore arm.

Dust free- Yesterday brought the primer. I can not tell you how exciting it was to vac up and mop up all of the drywall dust. While I did use a porter cable drywall sander and vac for a virtually dust free enviro, the hand sanding created a mess like no other. My respirator was covered, that's why we wear them right? Thank good ness for ipods and widespread panic. There is just something about a good jam band while your are having flour tossed at you ( my analogy for sanding drywall)

So now it's sunday morning, breakfast is on the stove, coffee is in my cup, and in about 24 minutes or so Eric and Isaac will show up with 18" rollers in hand ready to knock it out. I worked as hard as I could yesterday getting 5 gallons of primer up, but I will gladly take some help today. Here are some shots of where we stand right now and where we were. I hope to have some pictures of color and paint up this evening. 3 guys should be able to knock it all out no problem.

Yesterday we picked up our bathroom furniture. Now that makes it sound like we have a huge bathroom now doesn't it? We had a double sink vanity and linen cabinet made by a local carpenter / woodworker / talk your ear offer. Great guy, great work, and GREAT price. Here is Dave showing off what he made for us.