I couldn’t lean back, touch the walls or let a single drop of water escape, but I took a bath. I took a bath in the new bathtub, in my bathroom, in my house. It felt amazing. Unbeknownst to me, while the water filled the tub, the downstairs bathroom was taking a shower. Since there […]
The boys stripped the upstairs bathroom down to nothing and the downstairs bathroom, directly below, became the only toilet for our seven person household. The youngest children hate the basement bathroom. It has been stripped down to the concrete foundation and cinderblock walls, so it is very, very cold. I dislike the cold seat, but […]
My kudzu project morning routine involves a microwaved bowl of water, soap and a washcloth. Since the bathroom has no door, the sorry excuse for personal hygiene happens in one of the children’s bedrooms. Sunday morning, I expected the demolition/construction to begin after my father got home from church and changed out of his good […]
My parents’ Christmas gift to me was a new bathroom floor to replace the linoleum floor that the dogs ate. Somehow, the new tile became a complete renovation of our only full bathroom. This has become the kudzu project. When Doug, Tommy and my father gutted the bathroom, they scattered the contents everywhere. The toilet […]
After several failed attempts to have all of the teens at home, we were running out of time to get our Christmas picture taken and cards ordered. Finally, I declared that everyone would pose for the picture . . . no matter what. The day scheduled for the picture, it rained. Cold, heavy rains completely […]
Freshly scrubbed to remove the nasty feeling brought on by washing a load of stomach bug bedding, I sat back in the bathtub to relax for a few minutes. Almost immediately after closing my eyes, something fell on my leg and I sat upright. I looked at my leg where the bruise was already forming. […]
I rearrange furniture. It forces me to clean nooks and crannies that are usually ignored. It allows me an excuse to declutter drawers and shelves. I find lost treasures and for a little while, I know where absolutely everything is located in that room. It makes a room feel fresh and new. I do it, […]
From the rule book: Home repair and improvements require at least three trips to the hardware store to replace broken/lost tools and/or supplies. Ex. – “I can’t find the basin wrench, so I have to go back to Home Depot. The water is turned off.”