Adam is a unique gift giver…always has been, always will be. It partially stems from his inability to separate out the gifts HE feels would be amazing, from those the rest of the world would like – or at least me in particular. I will give it to him though…once he gets an idea in… Continue reading The Best Gift Ever
It was the summer of 2011. We were young(er), had no kids and completely free. We did what we wanted…when we wanted. With few consequences to our actions. Wanna go see a 10:30pm movie on a work night? Sure why not. Wanna drink a bottle of wine…each? Absolutely – we could sleep in as late… Continue reading That time he almost set our house on fire (well the first time)
When we first moved into our house, as you can imagine, there were many different things we needed to do and purchases we needed to make. So being the project manager that I am, I immediately made a priority list and started figuring out how best to divide and conquer. The list seemed pretty clear to… Continue reading The Safe
When we first moved into our house, we did a major gut renovation on the kitchen. Once it was all finished, some family friends asked if they could see a few pictures of it to get some inspiration for the kitchen project they were about to undertake. Adam said pictures would never do it justice, so… Continue reading The Kitchen: A Video by #Shmadum
Adam is a man of hobbies. Many many hobbies. I’ve never met anyone else who seems to have quite as much time for leisure activities as he does. But these aren’t ordinary hobbies. These are hobbies that typically have a decent ‘start-up’ cost. Take up ALL of his time for weeks on end (since they usually… Continue reading A Man and His Inflatable Boat
The term “money pit” as it pertains to a new house is a very real thing. We moved into our house in 2009. On the day we closed, during our final walk through, we found out the garage door was broken and needed immediate repair that day. One week in, the fridge broke and needed… Continue reading Man Vs. Squirrel
By now some of you may be wondering – why Shmadum? It all goes back to his inability to function as a normal human being on social media. He actually did used to be on Facebook back in the day, but quit when he decided Facebook was going to steal his identity or something equally dramatic. He dropped out… Continue reading Shmadum and Social Media
The year was 2006. The day was November 7. Two days after our wedding. And we were heading to our honeymoon in Australia for three blissful weeks. We were flying United, and it was the first time either of us were flying first class. As we sat there in our giddy newly married state…champagne in… Continue reading I Love United
Anyone who knows Adam knows he doesn’t function well on little sleep. Let me rephrase that. He doesn’t function at ALL on little sleep. That fact was particularly unfortunate for me after we had our first baby. Even more unfortunate, was that he had just started a new job two weeks prior. But more on that… Continue reading The New Guy in the Office
Long before the days of streaming TV, Roku and Netflix…when DVRs were first gaining popularity – TiVo seemed to be a cut above the rest. And unlike a DVR which was included with your cable subscription for another $5 or some other nominal fee a month, TiVo came at a premium. So naturally, Adam had to have… Continue reading FreeVo
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