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Amanda on July 15th, 2009

We have this big flower bed in our backyard underneath the dining room window. When we moved into the house in September 2005, our first outdoor project was to dig up this bed. We cut EVERYTHING in the bed down to the ground to try to kill whatever was growing there. And every single summer […]

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Amanda on July 6th, 2009

Mid-May, we were laying the foundation to our very first attempt at a vegetable garden when Ian and Mike filled it with dirt: On Memorial Day weekend, I transplanted some plants that I’d picked up from a nursery and prayed that I didn’t just waste a ton of money: And on July 4th, though nothing […]

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Amanda on June 7th, 2009

The first task on the list for Saturday was putting trim and baseboards up in the family room. We started the remodel of this room in 2005 (yes, 4 years ago) and we decided to finally finish it up. It’s exciting to finally get this nightmare of a room completed! After a not-so-quick trip to […]

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Amanda on May 31st, 2009

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Amanda on May 31st, 2009

The broccoli were the first victims. Used to have 4 plants right here about 24 hours ago. 🙁 The tomatoes got abused as well. 🙁 Friggin rabbits! I’m researching rabbit deterrents as we speak.

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