Tag Archives: house

Sunday Coffee – Updates

Posted on September 9, 2018 by Thistle

Oy. This week has been a roller coaster. I’m not really back to the blog yet, but I needed a place to update everything that has happened, so here goes (warning – long): 9/1: Sewer pipe backed up, but we … Continue reading →

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August in Review

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Thistle

August was a hard month for me. I was just so sick of the lingering inability to get anything done. This is the third summer in a row when my house has been torn apart and under construction. Summer is … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – The house is done!!!

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Thistle

As I mentioned last Sunday, the downstairs portion of the house finished about a week ago. The bathrooms gave us a lot of trouble (more below), but now, hallelujah, the house is DONE!!!** Kitchen: Ignore the open space by the … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Back to School!

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Thistle

This photo doesn’t begin to show just how happy I am for school to start again and my routine to go back to normal!!!!!!!! (Also, never mind my obvious fatigue. Insomnia sucks.) I wish I could say that I’m also … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – This Week in the Gignacery

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Thistle

Lots going on, thought I’d give snippet updates. 1 – Morrigan developed shin splints at the end of last week in marching band. They were so bad that he couldn’t even walk up the stairs alone. My aunt Mary, who’s … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Another House Update

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Thistle

When your house is ripped apart and coming back together slowly, your world eventually sharpens until that work, the last stages of it, becomes all you can do and think about. You just want it to be over and done … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Hello

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Thistle

Time for some general updates from the Gignacery! We made it through Week 1 of Band Camp. Seriously, as I mentioned in my July wrap-up, band camp is insane here. It’s band camp with a capital BC. This week was … Continue reading →

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July in Review

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Thistle

July was a month of crazy-busy. Summer school, study abroad, four birthdays, extreme heat (over 105 many days), and the beginning of band camp. The insurance didn’t approve our house claim until late in the month, so construction didn’t start until … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Japan, parties, construction

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Thistle

Morrigan has told us tons about Japan but he’s not really interested in sitting down to dictate stories for me, heh. The long and short of it goes like this: he loved the food, even the seafood, which surprised me … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – 26

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Thistle

A year ago, my family was struggling to survive after Jason had lost his job. We were stressed, tired, and eating the cheapest of crap foods from the grocery store. I had terrible heartburn from all the junk food, and … Continue reading →

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