Tuesday, December 9, 2008

The DIY 12 Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
A new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the second day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Two Bosch jigsaw blades – and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the third day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.



On the fifth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.


On the sixth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Eight bags of rock, seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.


On the ninth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
Nine cans of Behr paint, eight bags of gravel, seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three fence panels, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the tenth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
10 fence panels, nine cans of Behr paint, eight bags of gravel, seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!
Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
11 pallets of brick, 10 fence panels, nine cans of Behr paint, eight bags of gravel, seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!

Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, This D*mn House gave to me:
12 bags of mortar, 11 pallets of brick, 10 fence panels, nine cans of Behr paint , eight bags of gravel, seven cans of caulk, six feet of molding, FIVE POWER TOOLS!!!

Four Lowe’s gift cards, three paint brushes, two Bosch jigsaw blades, and a new outlet to plug in my Christmas tree.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cute...and very fitting! Love it! :)

Vicki said...

Yes, but will This D*mn House give you a break? :) It's been fun reading about all the updates!

Melissa B. said...

Hi there! Visiting from BPOTW. Love your blog; you're quite the Scribbler! Listen, I'm up for a Pretty Neat blogging award, and I made the final cut. Yup, I'm campaigning for votes...please come by and check it out if you have a chance!

MonkeyGirl said...

Stop sharing my brain! We just did a 12 days of Christmas thing at work and I was going to post it tonight but now I will have to wait. Still gonna look like I copied ;-(

Jayne said...

Very clever! And the D*mn House gifts are much more practical than the lords a-leaping and drummers drumming and all that! :)

Why S? said...

I'm just worried that all those bricks and all that mortar will either crash Santa's sleigh or keep it grounded. Just don't let him land on your roof, whatever you do!

NV said...

kspin -- Thanks!

V -- I doubt it. D*mn house! :-)

Melissa -- Thanks! Right back atcha. Came by. Checked it out. You got my vote!

MG -- Sorry, MEF. I'm sure yours is quite different. But, great minds just think alike, no?

Jayne -- Yup. I have my little indulgences, but all in all, I'm one of those practical folks. (Real exciting type.)

Why -- OMG! Hadn't thought of that. Yikes. The roof is only two years old. I seriously don't want to go there again anytime soon.

Ann said...

LMAO -- LOVE it!!!

krissy said...

You have been busy! Cute post!

Jenners said...

Visiting from BPOTW...

So funny ... though 7 cans of caulk is nowhere near enough. For some reason, we literally have 25 or so all for various uses or in various states of "we dont' know if they are still good yet"

NV said...

Ann -- Thanks! For all the pains in the butt the work is, it makes for great parody.

Krissy -- We sure have! 2008 may be one for the record books. Thanks!

Jenners -- That's hilarious, because the same thing goes on around here. And the seven cans? Those are just the NEW, UNOPENED ones. :-)

Katie @ makingthishome.com said...

Boy no slack at all! You needed a day with a big relaxing drink after all those project supplies!
What a fun post!
Katie