Kitty Deschanel

You know it's going to be bad when you arrive home from work and notice that water is flowing underneath the door that leads from the house into the garage. Olive and Bernadette have their own doggy bedroom. It includes fittings for a sink, should we choose to install one in the future. We've never given much thought to the two metal arms jutting slightly out of the wall.  Olive and Bernadette stay inside their room when we're not home...for reasons that are now obvious. Photo of the exact moment our girls lost their run-of-the-house privileges. Olive was so proud of this that she greeted me with a spring in her mouth when I arrived from work. Such a thoughtful 'welcome home' present! Horrified, I entered the house. Our hallway was full of water. Power cords were submerged. I'm no expert, but this seemed a tad dangerous. Concerned about what would greet me on the other side of the dog room door, I nervously pushed to open it...but it wa...

I was going to call this post Photos from Our Previous House , but Decorating on a Budget seemed a bit fancier. Besides, being our very first home, you can bet that every little design decision was done on a budget! Here are the triumphs that helped us sell in a 4-way bidding war, despite living in a cookie-cutter neighborhood where houses lingered for months. Decorating on a Budget The light hanging over the stairs was a $5 ReStore find, which we (Sexy Nerd) sprayed with oil-rubbed bronze paint. Over the years, we used this same spray paint on everything, including our old builder-boring faucets, with surprisingly good results. Not a bad view for a starter home. I'd planned to keep the text in this post to a minimum, but can't resist sharing a quick, funny story about this bathroom photo. I went to the m...

What is Embark? You know those weird people who have DNA testing done on their dog? I haven't even bought a DNA kit for myself, but our dog DNA test results for Olive are ready! The Embark Breed + Health Kit was our Christmas present from my parents. They love their little granddoggy. And how could they not? Just look at that face: Olive is so cool in her Harley-Davidson jacket. Don't tell her I nabbed it off a stuffed animal. Dog DNA Test Can you picture me swabbing her cheek to get the DNA sample? I felt a bit ridiculous. Olive wasn't too happy about it either, as I figured the best way to get the sample was to offer Olive breakfast, then swab the inside of her mouth while she was all drooly. Pavlov would be so proud. Also, I think this is the closest I have ever come to actually putting my psychology degree to use. SN and I thought it would be fun to do a breed reveal video, similar to a gender reveal party, with all our friends and family. We'd open a box...