Think your metal roofing project is outstanding? Enter the Metal Roofing Alliance’s 2021 Best Residential Metal Roofing Project quarterly competition. PORTLAND, Ore.—The Metal Roofing Alliance has kicked off its 2021 Best Residential Metal Roofing Project quarterly competition and this year, the opportunity to enter is open to both the trades …
Read More »The Best Wallpaper Finds
This past week on my Instagram I have been hinting at a wallpaper project happening somewhere in our home. I can finally tell you that we added it to our main bedroom! I wrote a blog post explaining why we chose this room here [HERE]. This fun wall decor will …
Read More »The Best Wallpaper Finds
This past week on my Instagram I have been hinting at a wallpaper project happening somewhere in our home. I can finally tell you that we added it to our main bedroom! I wrote a blog post explaining why we chose this room here [HERE]. This fun wall decor will …
Read More »Considerations to Choose the Best Rat Exterminator
March 1, 2021 Considerations to Choose the Best Rat Exterminator Have you spotted a rat on your property, or other signs such as droppings, rub marks, or scratching sounds? Rats breed quickly. While you might not give it much weight at first, they can infest your property, causing significant damage …
Read More »The best small storage containers for all that tiny stuff!
Have you been purging and organizing in the new year? I recently decided to really tackle the garage for the first time since we moved in. I’ve gone through a few things here and there, but not really gotten down and dirty with the decluttering in there. It seems my …
Read More »The Definitive Guide to the Best Nicknames
My wonderful mother-in-law, Julia Blair, gave extravagant nicknames to her children. Ben’s is: Benjerbomboom. His siblings (or maybe it was the neighborhood kids) gave him another one: Ben-Benji-Bare-Bottom-Burp-Baby-Blair. All of his siblings have terrific nicknames. A sampling: Jenettikins, Blopsy, Caroliney-Deeny-Diny, Margretchie, and Deedle-Doos. (Just by reading those names aloud, you …
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Ask yourself how many times have you shown your appreciation to your mother in the last year, or last five years? How many times have you told her that you love her? Shown her by actions that you care? Not as many times as you might want it to be, …
Read More »The Moneyist: My wife has homeschooled our son and our best friends’ son since September due to COVID-19. Is it too late to bring up money?
Dear Quentin, My wife and I have a 7-year-old son who would normally be attending the public-school system this year. However, for a variety of reasons mostly driven by the pandemic, we decided we would homeschool our son for first grade this year. My wife is currently a stay-at-home mom …
Read More »The Best Swiss Cross Finds
I’ve found a few really great swiss cross pieces this past year and you guys have loved them as much as I have. Most of those pieces I’ve found have been from small shops or vintage finds. Since I don’t have a source for those items, I decided to try …
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