The combination playground-memorial was designed by Theresa Coleman Clement as part of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in October 2011 that also included building seven houses in seven days for families who lost their homes to the tornado.
The combination playground-memorial was designed by Theresa Coleman Clement as part of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in October 2011 that also included building seven houses in seven days for families who lost their homes to the tornado.

Go to almost any lumber yard and the wood you’ll find there is milled on all four sides. Two-by, 4-by-, 6-by…you get the idea. But…
Three Fences Designing, detailing, and installing fences for looks, quality, and production speed Mark Clement If I said I didn’t like building fences, I’d be…
Extreme Makeover:Home Edition REAL WOOD playground in Joplin, Missouri MyFixitUpLife Mark & Theresa created this honest and personal guide about home improvement to share the…
Mark and Theresa write about the Real Wood Playground they built for the 200th episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife Mark…


Determined to make a difference, Meg uses healing art to help kids be empowered to express themselves.
Joplin episode of ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ – “It was unequivocally tough to collect 7 families when a lot of families need help,” Korman said….


Interview with Joplin City Parks Director Chris Cotten Theresa: And you are back inside MyFixitUpLife with my husband Mark. Mark: And my wife Theresa, here…
Tool up and tune in, we’re sneak-peaking Stanley Tools’ front line of next-gen products from their New York City premiere. We’re getting schooled when This…


When I first learned that we had the opportunity to help rebuild the historic Cunningham Park in Joplin, MO, just six months after the devastating…
Destination Decked Out Live from the 2011 Deck Expo inside the Real Outdoor Living 1000-square-foot Wood Pavilion, Mark and Theresa are talking real wood, real…
Mark and Theresa are broadcasting LIVE! inside the Ironclad technical workwear blast furnace at the National Hardware Show. School is in, Toolskool that is, when…
When I’m on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to be limbed or removed isn’t…


MyFixitUpLife is taking you on an Extreme Makeover: The International Builders’ Show edition with senior producer Diane Korman inside the world of DuPont. We’ll be…


So if you’re in the “there’s just no way” camp when watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I can understand why: a house in week? Are…
Mark & Theresa take a break from building the Real Wood playset in Cunningham Park, Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife and Real Outdoor Living have teamed up…
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