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Entries from August 2008

Totally off topic - Baby back rib recipe from Weber.com

August 21st, 2008 · No Comments

We recently told you about the new Weber bbq that we purchased for the new back deck.

Tonight we made some of the best ribs we’ve ever had. Although it’s a little off topic for this blog we couldn’t resist sharing the recipe with you. Let us know if you like it!

http://weber.com/Recipes/Recipe.aspx?rid=89

P.s. We got […]

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Tags: bbq

Old second floor kitchen being converted to a den

August 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Good news. We’re making good time in converting the old second floor kitchen into a den/tv room.

Ben and I made good progress a couple of weekends ago in getting the second outside wall framed and insulated. From there we turned our attention to wiring everything for surround sound, cable and power. Finally, […]

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Tags: Drywall · Framing · Contractors

Outside back wall of the house starting to look better

August 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Over the last couple of weeks we have finished the main part of the deck and had the mason and window guys finish up the back wall of the house. It’s definitely looking better!

We’re going to add soil and plants to the planter and build a small lower deck to finish everything off.

A huge […]

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Tags: backyard · deck · Windows