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Four go Mad in a Cardboard Box

Four go Mad in a Cardboard Box

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The adventures of a family of four in the San Francisco Bay Area as they discover whether it was a good idea to live in their house while it being remodelled around them...during the winter.

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  • The Saga of the Kitchen

    Posted on Sunday December 20th, 2009 at 00:12 in kitchen, choice, delay

    Confusion reigns. We naively thought that we had selected cabinet stain color, floor tile, and made a good stab at the countertop. Now we learn that we can't have the cabinet color we had chosen unless we move from alder to maple for the wood, which...

  • The Rime of the Ancient Renovator

    Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 19:57 in kitchen, choice

    There was an ancient renovator,and he stoppeth one of three:"Pray listen to my storyOf choosing countertops" quoth he.I travelled down to Sunnyvale,I went into the store."Show me all your Caesarstone"I said "And nothing more."The woman coughed into h...

  • Jigga jigga jigga jigga

    Posted on Friday December 18th, 2009 at 12:35 in kitchen, demolition, noise, roof, subcontractors

    On returning from dropping the kids for the last day at school, I had to enter the house through the garage as the Bob Cat was running up and down the front path demolishing the courtyard wall. Now I have one man jack hammering in the front yard, an...

  • Unexpected changes in personnel

    Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 23:22

    No, I haven't traded in Hubby. It seems that Site Supervisor has been moved onto another job, without Achilles or anyone else from Jim's Bunch telling us. That accounts for why I haven't seen him, or had him pop in for a chat for a while. Instead ...

  • The Agony of Choice

    Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 13:29 in kitchen, choice, paint, decoration

    Just look at the lovely collection of items our architect left today. Hubby will be so thrilled to see the different things he needs to help choose... fabric... grommets... paint... Caesarstone......

  • Excuse me, may I come in?

    Posted on Thursday December 17th, 2009 at 11:17 in landscaping, demolition, subcontractors

    Had a small problem getting back into the house today after dropping the kids off at school. The demo guys were busily whacking the wall in the front yard and they'd moved the tree protection fencing so they could do it, with the result that I could...

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