Comments on: Why Chip and Joanna are BIG, FAT, LIARS (But we should all be watching their show anyway…)

By: I Took A Bath With 10 Naked Ladies and I Loved It. | Cindy DeBoer

I Took A Bath With 10 Naked Ladies and I Loved It. | Cindy DeBoer — Fri, 03 Nov 2017 16:35:03 +0000

[…] It was only slightly less abrasive then the SANDPAPER I had used on the plastered walls of our Fixer-Upper! Souad squirted some warm oily soap over one small area at a time and with hands more muscular than […]

By: 13 Reasons Why I’m posting dog poop and not prom pics | Cindy DeBoer

13 Reasons Why I’m posting dog poop and not prom pics | Cindy DeBoer — Tue, 30 May 2017 21:05:48 +0000

[…] I wrote about our piece-of-crap house and the trials of fixing-up a fixer-upper (here), I received responses from thousands of people all over the world. They were all experiencing the […]

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 27 Jan 2017 14:07:20 +0000

Hi Cindy! After seeing you the other day I had to look you up. Love all of your posts! So good to see "real" and honest in a Christian life. I think I laughed out loud through most of this post re. Chipanna. And I KNOW it's due to the fact that we just finished a remodel project ourselves. I could relate big time! I used Chip and Johannas name more than once especially when we found out that our garage door hanging system wasn't going to work for our plan (1/2 way through the installation ) and I felt like we just "got the call"...more$$$..ugh. Only I didn't react like I probably would have if a million viewers were tuning in. All of this just to thank you for sharing REAL...because our stories are what Jesus uses to speak to others in need...big or small. Most of the time I think it's just to let them know that they aren't "The Lone Ranger" Those words can be a "hug" to someone....a comfort. Thanks for the hugs. And I look forward to reading more. Love from me Shelly b

By: Anne B

Anne B — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 15:12:55 +0000

That is the most precious and funny post I’ve ever read! Thank you Cindy! When I had high cable (aka a more expensive plan) I loved watching Chip & Joanna too, and it’s everything you say. They never seemed ‘stressed’ in the way real-lifer’s can’t seem to escape in similar circumstances. But the best thing you could have addressed in this post is their wonderful relationship. It was a timely reminder to lighten up, laugh more and appreciate the quirks and qualities of my husband. Because we will soon be on our way to splendid renovation….

By: Cindy DeBoer

Cindy DeBoer — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 02:15:56 +0000

In reply to Emily.

Oh Emily! I hope you don’t think for even a SECOND that any of OUR MESS was your fault! We just TOTALLY underestimated the scope of the work needed to be done and we TOTALLY overestimated our abilities! There’s NO WAY you could have known that you were selling your house to such incompetent ninny’s!!! But curious if you knew anything about the “less than virtuous” activities that were taking place in the house??? hahahaha! Some neighbors called it a “crack house” – others say it was a “meth lab”!!!! No way to know for sure – but at least I haven’t found any strange substances laying around and no one has come to our door trying to buy “stuff”!!! Ahhhhh – but we are having a total blast living on the westside and we are delighted with our choice to move to the city. Stop in sometime and see the work we’ve done (so far) – you won’t recognize the place!!!

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 01 Oct 2016 23:03:53 +0000

In reply to Cindy DeBoer. Sorry it was such a project:( we hope the house still turns out to be a nice home for you. If we had just bought a house we would have probably liked to fix it up or selves -Emily Buckingham

By: Cindy DeBoer

Cindy DeBoer — Wed, 14 Sep 2016 01:18:55 +0000

In reply to Kathy. That's so COOL!!! And I'm not surprised at Chip's friendliness and willingness to meet you all. He really does seem like the real deal and just an all-around good guy. Thanks for sharing this and confirming what the rest of us "Fixer-Upper" addicts already suspected to be true!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 17:54:36 +0000

My girfriends and I were able to meet Chip about a year ago. We had a girlfriends two days out and we chose to go to Waco. I’m not sure why but I think we had all gotten hooked on “Fixer-Upper. We went to the Magnolia store (which at that time was very small) and then went shopping at different shops. There was one area with a restaurant in the middle with shops all around. We were having lunch and we noticed Chip was there with his two daughters. One brave person got up and asked if he would come over to our table and talk to us. He did and he was very nice. One of us asked him how his shoulder was after he jumped through the wall. At the time he was still hurting a little, but it was so fun to think that he would take the time to visit with us a little. It was fun to watch them interact and we could just feel his love for his daughters. He seemed like a very genuine man with a great smile!

By: Cindy DeBoer

Cindy DeBoer — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 01:04:08 +0000

In reply to Teresa Kinnaer.

Ah – YES! Good one! Totally agree! Our demo-day was at least a month-long as well! I think us REAL LIFE fixer-uppers could go on and on about how “Un-sexy” the grind of home renovation really is! But, despite all that, Chip and Joanna sure are darling, aren’t they??? My life is such a paradox.

By: Teresa Kinnaer

Teresa Kinnaer — Sat, 10 Sep 2016 00:54:43 +0000

As a fellow Real Life Fixer Upper, I love and appreciate this article so much! May I add one to the list? Demo DAY? Really??? Cause demo day turned into Demo Month for us! And just when we thought we were finished, we discovered more to rip out. And never did I find any ship lap. 🙁 Most interesting thing we found was a stack of razor blades in the bathroom wall.