Downstairs photos
A friend of mine has been after me to take some photos of my house. I finally did and I thought I’d post them here as well. One of the reasons we picked this floor plan was the way everything was open and flowed – either french doors or arches with no doors between most.. read more →
Rob is in Iraq officially now
From my friend Rob: Hey, I am Tallil, Iraq. I will be here for a while. Everything has been fine. We are just trying to establish our office right now. The building we are in was bombed during the last gulf war and the Iraqis never rebuilt the place. Lots of work to do and.. read more →
Mosaic backsplash in progress
Still a bit messy and it isn’t done yet – we’ve got the first two levels of sealant down and will keep applying it until it stops absorbing. Also we are going to run a thin line of caulk in the bottom and top gap. We left that gap so the grout could expand. And.. read more →
In my house, if you get up from the couch
In my house, if you get up from your seat and disturb nap time, you come back to this: They take your seat and look at you all pissed off 🙂 read more →
Our library is done!
The make your own wallpaper experiment is done – and it looks great! read more →
Researchers to see who gives up ghost
Cool article about a group of researchers who are staking out a local historical house to see if they can get the rumored ghosts to appear. It’s extra cool to us because we had our wedding reception at the old house. It’s a great old house with a gorgeous lawn. …. Researchers to see who.. read more →
Photos: Around town photos
I live in one of those sprawling suburbs that is rapidly moving out the country and farm people with development after development. (Shot of from inside my car at an automated car wash) read more →
Update – March ’03
Not much to report… We finished the library walls! It took four months and we think a few thousand pages but it looks great. We were both really shocked it looked so good and proud of ourselves for doing it. I am converting the webpage to a content management system that I wanted to try.. read more →
Being part of someone’s big day
I don’t write much about work events but today was something special. Camille Little, a women’s basketball player I’ve watched since she first hit varsity committed to play for UNC today. I’ve emailed with her mom over the years and I drove up to Winston for her announcement. Camille Little poses for a shot with.. read more →
Michelle appointed to Board of Directors of scholarship foundation
Michelle is thrilled to be appointed to the Board of Directors of the TEAF. She’s helped in other capacities over the past few years with the foundation and was tickled to accept a spot on the board. (6/03 update: Michelle has now been appointed also the Executive Board as well) The Triangle Educational Advancement Foundation.. read more →