A humorous look at life through the eyes of author, Jessica Bryan who decided to keep a journal in the mid-nineties to record some of the experiences of building a house while trying to cope with the myriad life-events of aging parents, angry cats, faulty plumbing, power outages, visitors, house-guests, hurricanes, spiders, business trips, workmen, warranties, and other assorted things that continue to require attention even though the author is having hot-flashes