Category Archives: casa

backyard work day

Posted on December 20, 2008 by admin

Today was a welcomed reminder as to why I will never live anywhere cold. It was t-shirt and short weather today, which provided a perfect opportunity to attempt to get more done in the back yard. Thanks to our friend … Continue reading →

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Our Neighborhood Drop House

Posted on July 24, 2008 by admin

As I approached the house on the way home tonight (~7pm) I was passed by 5 sport cars and SUVs that appeared to be in a hurry to our neighbors house. When the vehicles arrived at the house, a number … Continue reading →

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Tucson Home Show 2008

Posted on April 14, 2008 by admin

Yunuen and I went to the Home Show today at the Tucson Convention Center. I love these sort of things and I was very excited when my boss gave me free tickets last week. This was my second time to … Continue reading →

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unwelcomed visitor

Posted on March 28, 2008 by admin

Yesterday was very warm and provided an opportunity to work long on the yard. I spent hours at Mesquite Valley Nursery and brought home a number of new plants, including 3 new bougainvilleas. The apricot tree seems to be doing … Continue reading →

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Soil Sample

Posted on February 13, 2008 by admin

      I met with Ben and Luke this morning for our book group to complete our study of Noll’s ‘Scandal of the Evangelical Mind’. Despite the scandal of the author’s attributing a particular chronology of human history to a 19th … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 6, 2008 by admin

this is my first attempt to blog by phone. I am sitting outside in the back yard smoking a Don Kiki – not that impressive for the price. I am quite pleased today, despite having to go to work earlier … Continue reading →

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first experience using an auger on the bathtub drain

Posted on August 28, 2007 by Ryan

 I spent some time today desperately attempting to unclog the bathtub drain with an auger I purchased recently. It proved to be a good purchase, but I wasn’t quite prepared for what came forth from the drain! The best description … Continue reading →

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new carpet being installed

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Ryan

I woke absurdly early this morning to accomodate the carpet installers. I’ll get over it as we’ve been especially excited to get rid of our old carpet. The house is only a few years old, but the previous owners had … Continue reading →

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Yunuen gets her green card!

Posted on October 4, 2006 by Ryan

We had a meeting this morning with immigration as part of the final step in Yunuen’s acquisition of residency (ie, a green card). We  prepared everything we were told to bring, including a lot of documents, photos, etc. and we … Continue reading →

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another sunny saturday

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Ryan

Today was spent mostly outside sipping the cerveza in the hot sun while reading a book by John Owen. I did have a chance to weed the yard some, but the sun was pretty intense. Then I fell asleep on … Continue reading →

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