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Maybe1day 10-17-2011 03:21 PM

My husband and I are building our house together. Challenging would be the way I describe it :lol:

Maybe1day

hensandhollyhocks 10-17-2011 03:27 PM

Good Idea!

Originally Posted by Kitsie
Seeing as I live alone and have my hens, I saved a lot of money, time and energy not having to argue with anyone by buying covered kitty litter boxes and mounting them on shelves in the hen house! They're happy, I'm happy!


dljennings 10-17-2011 03:29 PM


Originally Posted by Mitch's mom
My DH is self-employed as a carpenter. If I have to help him with something {{{{shiver}}}} I know he is going to complain about what I'm doing and I am going to tell him he isn't paying me 20.00 an hour like he pays his guys and he is getting what he paid for. We don't work well together. At. All.

dh & i are working on restoring our 1738 house... there is a lot of "quiet" when we work together... all you can hear is me grinding my teeth... lol

janetter 10-17-2011 03:41 PM

WOW where do I start? After 31 years together we have done so much together. Resided our home, put in new windows, cut and covered kitchen counters done tile work, gardening, built a koi pond and deck, done house wiring and I often help with our RV repairs. He is certainly a "doer" and would be lost if anything ever happen to him. Oh yeah our most recent project was clearing over an acre of property for our daughters horse. That folks, left alot to be desired!!!!!! LOL

KS quilter 10-17-2011 03:45 PM

I've helped with a lot of things, but the most recent..
building a storage shed, for mowers, etc. He bult the first
wall on the floor. Have you ever tried standing up a WALL??
We had one side tied to a garage, and the other to a pickup
and we lifted until we both almost lost it. I tell him,, "I'm not the best help...but I'm the cheapest"

KS quilter 10-17-2011 03:46 PM

I've helped with a lot of things, but the most recent..
building a storage shed, for mowers, etc. He built the first
wall on the floor. Have you ever tried standing up a WALL??
We had one side tied to a garage, and the other to a pickup
and we lifted until we both almost lost it. I tell him,, "I'm not the best help...but I'm the cheapest"

makeitsew 10-17-2011 03:54 PM

When we farmed in Iowa,my job was to give shots to all the baby pigs,dock their tails(to prevent tail biting) and occasionally drive the tractor hauling a wagon with corn or oats in it.

ButtermilkMama 10-17-2011 03:55 PM

I have helped him remodel our kitchen, tile kitchen, bathroom and laundry room. Farmed together many yrs, milking cows,harvesting crops, repair machinery, you name it we have built it, repaired it, painted it, etc. Love him!!!!

redrider 10-17-2011 04:51 PM

My DH and I built our log home together and didn't kill each other!! Amazing! LOL He is very handy and I am one lucky woman! He fixes my car, keeps my motorcycle running in top shape, and does a lot of maintenance stuff himself.

galvestonangel 10-17-2011 05:58 PM

Many years ago we put tile on a tub surround, we stood in the tub together laughing because it took us about 3 times as long as was estimated. We have things like that done now.

I did do the bookkeeping for his business, but we don't do well on that either. He doesn't like to be told things that he needs to do, like give me invoice, tell me the amount of the check you wrote. I called it slavery. We have now retired and I swear he is getting grumpier by the day.


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