Well, we have 4 states left to complete our 50 state tour that Extreme Makeover: Home Edition set out to do two years ago. The goal was to build a home in each of the fifty states. We are just about there! I just got back from the Martinez’s family in Albuquerque. What a wonderful family. Their faith is so strong they are able to overcome so much and give even more. Our builder in Albuquerque was “Atrius Home and Communities”. They built us a beautiful adobe home. But this was not their first time working with us, they have built a total of 3 wonderful homes for Extreme Makeover: […]

Wow, 100 houses, 100 families. Who would’ve thought? It still amazes me each and every week that we are able to do what we do. Lots of changes have happen since the Powers family in Santa Clarita 4 ½ years ago. One of the biggest changes is the number of volunteers that come out and help us. If you are one of the many that have spent time on our builds, I can’t thank all you folks enough. We could not do what we do without you. Thank You! The TV show you see on Sunday nights has never given justice to what happens in 7 days, 168 hrs, and […]

Sometimes things just fall together perfectly. So goes the build in Pennsauken, New Jersey. Now maybe I’m a little partial to the area because I was raised about 15 miles away across the Delaware River, but the family, the builder, the community, even the weather, made for a perfect week. Our family – the Marrero family – consists of five boys and a dad. The family has done without many of the things that we tend to take for granted. Our builder – J.S. Hovnanian & Sons — is a family owned and operated company. Peter and Steve Hovnanian are two of the most gracious builders I have ever met. […]

Wow, so here we are, starting the 5th season of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. It’s taken that long for me to get a website up and running. I will do my best to entertain you with both fun and educational stuff. If I have learned anything in the last 5 years, – and oh I have – it is that almost everything we need to know we learn at a very early age, and then spend the rest of our lives relearning it. The things I want to share with you all are what you don’t get to see on Sunday nights. Let’s start with a little personal information. I […]