Kjirsti & Tom

It’s funny to think back on how many times Brigette and I would murmur and complain as we were ‘forced’ to weed a row in the garden. We would yell about how we hated the garden, how we would never have a garden when we grew up, and how we were treated like slaves. Now…

Cleveland- 66.Luckily we have experienced 4 of them this week and there are 5 more on the forecast!

Criticism, faultfinding, evil speaking—these are of the spirit of the day. To hear tell, there is nowhere a man of integrity holding public office. All businessmen are crooks. The utilities are out to rob you. Even on campus there is heard so much the snide remark, the sarcastic jibe, the cutting down of associates—these, too…

(Hardibacker? -Check!) So Tom and I are on day three of our Tiling extravaganza. Day one included tearing up the existing floor and picking out tile. Day two consisted laying hardibacker. I think I mentioned previously, that I was really hopeful that we wouldn’t have to lay hardibacker, but everything we read suggested we did,…

For pictures of our latest project see “Our Playhouse.”

I thought it was going to be a breeze when we pulled up the linoleum and found this nice smooth, level, paper over plywood. We went to Lowe’s found some tile we both adored and came back. I did just a bit more research to make sure we had things under control and decided that…

After a long a stressful week, I unfortunately came down with a bit of laryngitis.  However, this movie made me smile, so I’d like to share.  It’s called Validation:

Oh man, there is nothing quite as invigorating as finishing that last midterm and realizing you’re done! Tom and I were planning on going to New York this weekend to visit Adi, but Tom has come down with quite a cold and lost his voice and feels pretty sick, so I think we are going…

I worked with two different little boys during the opera. This one, Ben, is 6 and a real doll. We had a lot of fun together.This is the other little boy, Steve, who’s 8. He is the last of 7 children and has already been in 10 shows. He was very mature. His desire to…

Around this time of year I always start to feel anxious for change. The weather never changes as soon as I would like, and as a result, my choice of wardrobe doesn’t change- because I am stuck wearing the same sweaters and pants. After realizing that my feelings were caused by a need for change,…