Home Improvement and a Bloggiversary

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Did you ever watch Home Improvement?
 I used to really enjoy that sit-com from the 90's.
Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor was always getting into trouble of some kind...
...trying to master projects that seemed to be way over his head!
I hope that will not be the case with us.

 It looks as though we are finally about to take the plunge!
This house was built in 1985 and although we have done some needed updates,
over the years there were many things that just got put off...for one reason or another.
Oh yeah...now I remember one reason........money!

So there will be some exterior and interior repairs/updates.
The list seems long but some of the items are really quite minor.

 We have re-hired a talented fellow that did some work for us about five years ago.

He does it all...pretty much everything...and he does it all well.
The best part is, he's cheap!
And I use that term in the kindest way :)
Yes, will be seeing a lot of Kerby in the days to come.

To say I'm excited would be an understatement!
So...am I ready for my house to be in complete disarray for the next few months?
Isn't it always in some state of disarray?
Can't I just go on a long vacation and it will all be done?
SURE...BRING IT ON!!

Just for fun, I thought I'd throw these in.

A while back, I created these fun little "planets" of our neck of the woods.
I used a free program called Gimp to make them.
The one above is the front view...

...and this is from the back.
Aren't they fun?
There are times when these images sort of represent my life...
...topsy-turvy...LOL!

And on another subject altogether, My Favorite Things is two years old today!
Look...I even made a digital cake for the occasion!
(with a little help from Paint and Picmonkey)

Yes, on June 18, 2013, I hit the publish button for the first time on this little blog.
Sometimes it seems like I've been blogging much longer...
...and other times I still feel like such a newbie.
In fact, I thought it was my third year.
I actually had to go back and check my dashboard!

In all sincerity, I must tell you all how much I appreciate you.
Everyone of you adds a special blessing to my life.
I feel as though I know many of you well.
How can that be so when we've never met face to face?
We are sort of kindred spirits in way, aren't we?
I looked it up so I was sure I knew what I was talking about:

kin·dred spir·it

noun

plural noun: kindred spirits
  A person whose interests or attitudes are similar to one's own.
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Have a good one!