Hi folks.
Now, we're in the waiting game.
I met with a contractor yesterday at the house to go over the issues that the inspector raised. He's a good friend of someone Michael works with. I showed him the problems and he put together a quote for me. $22,425, Yikes! With lead removal quote, that means a repair estimate of just over $27k!
I spoke with K and our realtor this morning and we decided that we'd ask for $7,500 of the purchase price. I know that sounds odd, but Tony's estimate included some things that we would take care of ourselves, so we think it's a reasonable number that won't immediately throw the seller off.
Our realtor is now going to talk to the seller and see what they say. I hope that W, the husband, comes to his senses. You should have seen the tirade he went off on in front of us yesterday saying my contractor didn't know what he's talking about and that he doesn't want to sell the house and the deal is off, and on and on. R, our realtor, did a great job diffusing the situation so hopefully they will be amenable to our deal. We're only asking for about a quarter of the total repair costs.
With any luck we'll have this settled this afternoon and then Michael and I can enjoy our weekend.
So now I wait.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Army of Inspectors
Hello,
It's Monday again. Where do the weekends go? Ours was busy busy!
We had the home inspections on Saturday. Man, were they thorough! But I suppose that's what we pay for. There was a little bit of lead paint on the outside of the house, but thankfully, nothing inside. The home inspection revealed some issues with the deck, garage and wacky stairs on the side of the house going up to the second floor. Apparently, the deck and stairs were not made from pressure treated wood and were improperly flashed, so they are rotting. The wacky stairs need to come down completely because they were not secured to the house correctly and could come tumbling down. I'd be fine with them coming down even if they were stable because they make me nervous that someone could sneak into the house upstairs.
I just sent the lead report off to an abatement company and hope to have a quote tomorrow or Wednesday. As for the carpentry issues, Michael, C and Uncle J all agree that it's probably going to cost $8k-10k. I hope we can negotiate with the sellers to have them do some of the work or at least take this amount off of the price. Michael is going to call some contractors today to do the gut check to make sure we're not too far off.
Otherwise, the other issues that were raised we nothing too big. They are things that we could take care of ourselves and with the help of the army of union construction guys that we know. I think that we have all of the trades covered except for a plumber. We've got to work on that one, though thankfully there are no plumbing issues that were found.
We also are having a radon inspection done. That will be completed this afternoon and then we'll get that report today or tomorrow. Hopefully there won't be any issues there. The radon guy couldn't say for sure without doing the test, but he thought we'd be in the clear given the other inspections he's done in the area.
So, it's all moving along. I need to talk to our realtor and give K a call to see how we should proceed.
I'll keep you posted!
It's Monday again. Where do the weekends go? Ours was busy busy!
We had the home inspections on Saturday. Man, were they thorough! But I suppose that's what we pay for. There was a little bit of lead paint on the outside of the house, but thankfully, nothing inside. The home inspection revealed some issues with the deck, garage and wacky stairs on the side of the house going up to the second floor. Apparently, the deck and stairs were not made from pressure treated wood and were improperly flashed, so they are rotting. The wacky stairs need to come down completely because they were not secured to the house correctly and could come tumbling down. I'd be fine with them coming down even if they were stable because they make me nervous that someone could sneak into the house upstairs.
I just sent the lead report off to an abatement company and hope to have a quote tomorrow or Wednesday. As for the carpentry issues, Michael, C and Uncle J all agree that it's probably going to cost $8k-10k. I hope we can negotiate with the sellers to have them do some of the work or at least take this amount off of the price. Michael is going to call some contractors today to do the gut check to make sure we're not too far off.
Otherwise, the other issues that were raised we nothing too big. They are things that we could take care of ourselves and with the help of the army of union construction guys that we know. I think that we have all of the trades covered except for a plumber. We've got to work on that one, though thankfully there are no plumbing issues that were found.
We also are having a radon inspection done. That will be completed this afternoon and then we'll get that report today or tomorrow. Hopefully there won't be any issues there. The radon guy couldn't say for sure without doing the test, but he thought we'd be in the clear given the other inspections he's done in the area.
So, it's all moving along. I need to talk to our realtor and give K a call to see how we should proceed.
I'll keep you posted!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Is it time to go yet?
I think I jinxed myself in my earlier post by saying I hope today goes by fast. This last half hour until I get to leave is killing me. I have Easter baskets to do, I just want to get home and do them. These things are important, KWIM? LOL.
I'm looking forward to the weekend. Michael doesn't have to work so that's great! His hours have been killing me lately. I miss him!
We have the home inspections tomorrow (in case I haven't said that enough ;)), Thankfully, the weather should cooperate for us. If all goes well, I hope we can get out to celebrate tomorrow night since we couldn't celebrate last weekend since Michael had to work early Sunday morning. Then we have Easter with the family on Sunday.
Well, only 18 minutes left so I'd better wrap up here at work.
Have a great weekend, again!
I'm looking forward to the weekend. Michael doesn't have to work so that's great! His hours have been killing me lately. I miss him!
We have the home inspections tomorrow (in case I haven't said that enough ;)), Thankfully, the weather should cooperate for us. If all goes well, I hope we can get out to celebrate tomorrow night since we couldn't celebrate last weekend since Michael had to work early Sunday morning. Then we have Easter with the family on Sunday.
Well, only 18 minutes left so I'd better wrap up here at work.
Have a great weekend, again!
It's Friday! Yay!
I hope today will go by as quickly as yesterday did. I really want to get home to get my Easter things in order. I have some little treats for Michael and also to bring with us over to C & S's house on Sunday when we go over for Easter dinner.
It will be nice to visit with everyone. Mum and Dad and Uncle J are going over too. We'll have all the experts there to help decipher the home inspection report that we'll get tomorrow. C and Uncle J are both engineers, so they'll be able to tell us if something is disasterous or not (though we aren't expecting anything to be).
L and I are going out for lunch in a little while. I think we might go to the Botega place around the corner. It's yummy!
Well, that's all for now. Have a nice weekend!
It will be nice to visit with everyone. Mum and Dad and Uncle J are going over too. We'll have all the experts there to help decipher the home inspection report that we'll get tomorrow. C and Uncle J are both engineers, so they'll be able to tell us if something is disasterous or not (though we aren't expecting anything to be).
L and I are going out for lunch in a little while. I think we might go to the Botega place around the corner. It's yummy!
Well, that's all for now. Have a nice weekend!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
It's raining, boo!
Hi everybody,
What a crappy day outside. It's grey and rainy. It was actually snowing a little this morning too. I actually had to pull out my snow brush to clear off my car. WTH? I'm so ready for spring!
I'm going over the see "our" house tonight and show it to Mum and Dad. I say "our" house, because I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic. We need to get through the inspections first, and Michael keeps reminding me that we might find out that something is wrong with the house and we have to be willing to walk away. He's always good like that to keep me grounded. Thanks, Baby! While my intelligent self totally agrees with him, the "I-can't wait-to-decorate-and-all-that-other-fun-stuff" side of me is going crazy here! =) I was able to schedule the inspections for this Saturday which works out great since Michael won't be working so he can be there too.
Right now, I'm up to my eyeballs dealing with mortgage people. I'm not convinced that they are any better than some used car salesmen. Thankfully, our attorney, K, recommended someone to me who does not seem to fall into that category. He's really trying to save us money and so far, seems to be quoting the best rates. A couple other people are quoting me rates and then I say that I can get a better rate and then they come down with theirs. Sneaky! I think it will all turn out well. I don't think we could have timed this better, with yesterday's fed rate drop and such. Fingers crossed!
JD and I had a fun night on Monday. We went out to Sonny's and then to the Blarney. It was awfully quiet at both places. I think people were still recovering from the parade on Sunday. Neither of us went so we were ready to party, but oh, well. We still had fun.
I finally finished the company financials today. Thank Goodness! They really seemed to drag out this month, I don't know why. I think it's partially due to my mind being all over the place thinking about house any baby stuff that I couldn't really concentrate. Well, they're done now and that's all that really matters.
That's about all for now. I need to go see the IT guys about my computer display before he leaves.
TTYL!
What a crappy day outside. It's grey and rainy. It was actually snowing a little this morning too. I actually had to pull out my snow brush to clear off my car. WTH? I'm so ready for spring!
I'm going over the see "our" house tonight and show it to Mum and Dad. I say "our" house, because I'm trying to be cautiously optimistic. We need to get through the inspections first, and Michael keeps reminding me that we might find out that something is wrong with the house and we have to be willing to walk away. He's always good like that to keep me grounded. Thanks, Baby! While my intelligent self totally agrees with him, the "I-can't wait-to-decorate-and-all-that-other-fun-stuff" side of me is going crazy here! =) I was able to schedule the inspections for this Saturday which works out great since Michael won't be working so he can be there too.
Right now, I'm up to my eyeballs dealing with mortgage people. I'm not convinced that they are any better than some used car salesmen. Thankfully, our attorney, K, recommended someone to me who does not seem to fall into that category. He's really trying to save us money and so far, seems to be quoting the best rates. A couple other people are quoting me rates and then I say that I can get a better rate and then they come down with theirs. Sneaky! I think it will all turn out well. I don't think we could have timed this better, with yesterday's fed rate drop and such. Fingers crossed!
JD and I had a fun night on Monday. We went out to Sonny's and then to the Blarney. It was awfully quiet at both places. I think people were still recovering from the parade on Sunday. Neither of us went so we were ready to party, but oh, well. We still had fun.
I finally finished the company financials today. Thank Goodness! They really seemed to drag out this month, I don't know why. I think it's partially due to my mind being all over the place thinking about house any baby stuff that I couldn't really concentrate. Well, they're done now and that's all that really matters.
That's about all for now. I need to go see the IT guys about my computer display before he leaves.
TTYL!
Monday, March 17, 2008
We got it!
We got a house!! Yippee! Michael and I had our offer accepted on the house in C. I'm so excited I could burst! Of course we have to have all of the inspections done, but still, OMG! Yay! I knew everything would come together. We have to schedule the home inspection and then we'll be doing the P&S at the end of the month and then closing at the end of April. I hope it all goes well. This house has so much potential and will be really cute once we put our mark on it.
That's all for now. I'll be back more later...
Oh, I almost forgot...Happy St. Patrick's Day!
That's all for now. I'll be back more later...
Oh, I almost forgot...Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Did I find it? I think I might have!
Hello out there!
So Dad and I checked out the houses on Saturday. We only ended up seeing two of them since the one in Q went under agreement. Well, the first one was a mess. It really caught us off guard since the pictures on line looked nice. The house was empty except for a lonely cat. Someone must be coming by to feed it since there was a bowl of food on the floor. It was all just really odd. There were a mess of beer bottles on the kitchen counter and there were several punch marks in the doors. Needless to say, we walked out as quickly as we walked in. The second house was much nicer. It too was empty, but was very well maintained. Unfortunately, it was a little too small and it didn't have a dining room. I know that's not a priority for most people my age, but since I have my Nana and Papa's dining room set that I really love, I want a dining room for it.
Yesterday was much better. I went to check out a house in C that just came on. It's really cute and has a great yard and is at the end of a cul de sac. The neighborhood seemed nice and the best part is that it's only a hop skip and jump from my brother and sil's house. Yippee! Michael was working so I went to see it myself. When I told him about it he said to make an offer but I just can't bring myself to make that big of a purchase without him seeing it. So we're going to try to see it again on Saturday and then maybe make an offer! I'm so excited.
Last night, I went out with S and D to meet up with J, who is home from Iraq on leave! It was so good to see him and T. I hope they have a great time together while his is home. Then, thankfully, he should be home for good in July.
Tonight, JD is coming over and we're going to hang out. I realized on my drive to work that I didn't defrost anything for dinner so I'll have to pick something up on my way home. Of course, maybe we'll get some take out or something. We'll see. It will be good to catch up with her and have some girl time.
Tomorrow, I'm meeting with JS again for another dose of acupuncture after work. It seems to be going really well and I'm hopeful that I won't need to find another RE because I won't need it. Fingers crossed!
I'm starving so I need to go grab lunch. I'll keep you posted on the house. TTYL!
So Dad and I checked out the houses on Saturday. We only ended up seeing two of them since the one in Q went under agreement. Well, the first one was a mess. It really caught us off guard since the pictures on line looked nice. The house was empty except for a lonely cat. Someone must be coming by to feed it since there was a bowl of food on the floor. It was all just really odd. There were a mess of beer bottles on the kitchen counter and there were several punch marks in the doors. Needless to say, we walked out as quickly as we walked in. The second house was much nicer. It too was empty, but was very well maintained. Unfortunately, it was a little too small and it didn't have a dining room. I know that's not a priority for most people my age, but since I have my Nana and Papa's dining room set that I really love, I want a dining room for it.
Yesterday was much better. I went to check out a house in C that just came on. It's really cute and has a great yard and is at the end of a cul de sac. The neighborhood seemed nice and the best part is that it's only a hop skip and jump from my brother and sil's house. Yippee! Michael was working so I went to see it myself. When I told him about it he said to make an offer but I just can't bring myself to make that big of a purchase without him seeing it. So we're going to try to see it again on Saturday and then maybe make an offer! I'm so excited.
Last night, I went out with S and D to meet up with J, who is home from Iraq on leave! It was so good to see him and T. I hope they have a great time together while his is home. Then, thankfully, he should be home for good in July.
Tonight, JD is coming over and we're going to hang out. I realized on my drive to work that I didn't defrost anything for dinner so I'll have to pick something up on my way home. Of course, maybe we'll get some take out or something. We'll see. It will be good to catch up with her and have some girl time.
Tomorrow, I'm meeting with JS again for another dose of acupuncture after work. It seems to be going really well and I'm hopeful that I won't need to find another RE because I won't need it. Fingers crossed!
I'm starving so I need to go grab lunch. I'll keep you posted on the house. TTYL!
Friday, March 7, 2008
TGIF
Hi all!
Yay! It's Friday. This has seemed like a really long week. I'm not sure why, work has been OK. Maybe it's just that it hasn't been crazy busy. Oh well, enough about work.
S and I went out last night for some sangria. Yummmy! We has a fun girls night just chatting. Among other things, I got some good info about the areas we're looking at houses since she teaches in B.
I'm going to check out some houses tomorrow morning. Two are in B and one is in Q. Nothing much has been coming on in C yet. Dad is going to come with me since Michael is working so that will be nice to hang out. I'm psyched to actually go see three at a time since usually we only catch one or two. Also, it's good that it will be during the day so I'll be able to actually see the yard since mostly we've been looking in the dark. It's too bad though, that it's supposed to be pouring tomorrow, but at least we'll be able to see if anything is leaking, LOL.
I also have another appointment with my acupuncturist, JS. I'll head to that before the showings. JS is really nice so it will be a good way to start my day.
I'm in desperate need of a fill-in on my nails so I think I'll do that tonight after work so I'll be good to go for the weekend.
Well, that's all for now. I'm starving so I need to figure out what's for lunch. TTYL!
Yay! It's Friday. This has seemed like a really long week. I'm not sure why, work has been OK. Maybe it's just that it hasn't been crazy busy. Oh well, enough about work.
S and I went out last night for some sangria. Yummmy! We has a fun girls night just chatting. Among other things, I got some good info about the areas we're looking at houses since she teaches in B.
I'm going to check out some houses tomorrow morning. Two are in B and one is in Q. Nothing much has been coming on in C yet. Dad is going to come with me since Michael is working so that will be nice to hang out. I'm psyched to actually go see three at a time since usually we only catch one or two. Also, it's good that it will be during the day so I'll be able to actually see the yard since mostly we've been looking in the dark. It's too bad though, that it's supposed to be pouring tomorrow, but at least we'll be able to see if anything is leaking, LOL.
I also have another appointment with my acupuncturist, JS. I'll head to that before the showings. JS is really nice so it will be a good way to start my day.
I'm in desperate need of a fill-in on my nails so I think I'll do that tonight after work so I'll be good to go for the weekend.
Well, that's all for now. I'm starving so I need to figure out what's for lunch. TTYL!
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I remembered my camera cable!
Hi folks,
I actually remembered my camera cable today so I have some pics for you.
Here's the living room with its new toss pillow covers:
This is my little reading nook. I have my fuzzy blanket there with the Kodak frame flashing family and friends' pictures. I've been reading my Daily Guideposts there lately when I get home from work. It's been a nice way to chill after a day in the office.
The next pic is of the sofa. I've had the leopard pillows forever. I actually brought them from my bedroom at home when Michael and I moved in together. Anyhow, I think the blue pillows and the striped pillow look really nice with our light blue walls and the leopard makes it a little funky.
As I mentioned, I also set up my snow globes in the dining room. Check them out:
I'm sorry that the picture is a bit dark, but when I put the overhead light on I was casting a shadow so I went with this one. On the left side are my fancier glass globes and the right side has my kitchy plastic ones. Right in the middle is a sand globe that my bff gave me. It's really neat. I'm so happy to have them displayed again. It's been almost two years since they all been out together. I have about ten Christmas ones too, but those are packed away.I'll be back later. I've got to do some work right now.
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
It's Wednesday
Hello everybody.
I'm so annoyed with myself. So the other day I said I'd take some pics to post of the new pillow covers and such. Well, I pulled out my trusty camera last night and snapped away. I arrive into work today ready to upload them and realized I forgot my transfer cable. Grrr! Anyway, I took some lovely pictures of the living room and also of my snowglobe collection that I set up in the dining room on my MacGyver console. They looked so pretty, and alas, I can't share them with you. :( Oh, well, I've already left myself a message at home to remember to bring it in tomorrow, so stay tuned.
I found out yesterday that the house I wanted to look at tomorrow already has multiple offers on it and will most likely be sold. Bummer, it looked really nice on the online listing. I emailed R this morning to set up showings of three other houses so hopefully I can get in Thursday after work. These look good too and are comfortably in our price range, so I'm optimistic. I was watching Chronicle last night and they were showing the best places to live in the area. I'm so jealous of the people who are willing to deal with a long commute. You definitely get more bang for your buck out there, but Michael and I just aren't willing to move that far out just yet.
Let see, what else. Oh, I have a hot date with the tax guy tonight. Hopefully he'll find lots of money for us this year. We still be probably do the standard deduction since we don't own property and have no children yet, but a girl can dream. I'm sure by next year we will. Think positive!
You know how they say that if you bury a St. Joseph statue upside down in your yard that it will help you to sell your house? Well, can I get one and put it on display in my living room to help us find a house to buy? I may just give that a try. :)
Well that's all for now. TTYL!
I'm so annoyed with myself. So the other day I said I'd take some pics to post of the new pillow covers and such. Well, I pulled out my trusty camera last night and snapped away. I arrive into work today ready to upload them and realized I forgot my transfer cable. Grrr! Anyway, I took some lovely pictures of the living room and also of my snowglobe collection that I set up in the dining room on my MacGyver console. They looked so pretty, and alas, I can't share them with you. :( Oh, well, I've already left myself a message at home to remember to bring it in tomorrow, so stay tuned.
I found out yesterday that the house I wanted to look at tomorrow already has multiple offers on it and will most likely be sold. Bummer, it looked really nice on the online listing. I emailed R this morning to set up showings of three other houses so hopefully I can get in Thursday after work. These look good too and are comfortably in our price range, so I'm optimistic. I was watching Chronicle last night and they were showing the best places to live in the area. I'm so jealous of the people who are willing to deal with a long commute. You definitely get more bang for your buck out there, but Michael and I just aren't willing to move that far out just yet.
Let see, what else. Oh, I have a hot date with the tax guy tonight. Hopefully he'll find lots of money for us this year. We still be probably do the standard deduction since we don't own property and have no children yet, but a girl can dream. I'm sure by next year we will. Think positive!
You know how they say that if you bury a St. Joseph statue upside down in your yard that it will help you to sell your house? Well, can I get one and put it on display in my living room to help us find a house to buy? I may just give that a try. :)
Well that's all for now. TTYL!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Hi - I can't really think of a clever title today....
Hello all!
So the weekend was good. Michael made it home early enough to partake in some beer drinking with me and S and D. Then we all headed out for a change of scene and went to Lowies. OMG, it's a total dive and I know that and had been there before but jeez, on Friday it was terrible. We quickly left and headed to Sonny's and enjoyed the rest of the night. We didn't have enough of a crew to play beer pong, so that's why we ended up going out. Anyway, it was really fun. Gotta love the pregame sessions in the kitchen!
Saturday morning I went to the acupuncturist. She was really sweet and gave me some hope that all is not lost on the baby front. It just further solidifies my opinion that my doctor is an insensitive a$$. She did her thing and it seemed like something was happening. Maybe it's all in my head, but at least I feel better and that's all that really matters. I'm going to see her again next Saturday.
Sunday we ran around on errands. We went to BJ's and Walmart. We really need to plan these trips a bit better. We took my car since Michael's truck was loaded up with stock for work. It's not big deal at all, but you have to remember that I drive a Beetle. Now, normally, it wouldn't have been so bad, but since we needed TP and papertowels along with a few other things at BJ's that pretty much filled the car. Then we stopped in Walmart to pick up a few other things but of course they were all bulky too- A cooler, big thermos thing, and Lord knows what else and you can see how we'd have a stuffed car. Anyway, we needed the stuff and now we don't have to worry about paper products for a while.
Oh, yes I am a spazz, but I have to tell you about the steam mop. I used it in the kitchen yesterday and our cream floors are all shiny. It worked really well and really quickly so it didn't take that long at all. I'm sure future moppings will go even quicker because I'm not going to let the floor get so dusty again. I'm happy that it's a green product too. It just uses steam - no other chemicals or anything and the mop pad is machine washable so I don't have to waste money buying refills for it. It's just part of my little bits to save the world. ;)
I know I have to get some pics up as I've been sorely lacking in posting any lately. I am going to try to take some tonight once I finish my weekly home blessing. (That's just a basic cleaning routine for those of you that don't know about Flylady.) That way, you'll see how my house should look rather than the somewhat messy post-weekend state that it's in right now.
Well, that's all for now. I'll talk to you soon!
So the weekend was good. Michael made it home early enough to partake in some beer drinking with me and S and D. Then we all headed out for a change of scene and went to Lowies. OMG, it's a total dive and I know that and had been there before but jeez, on Friday it was terrible. We quickly left and headed to Sonny's and enjoyed the rest of the night. We didn't have enough of a crew to play beer pong, so that's why we ended up going out. Anyway, it was really fun. Gotta love the pregame sessions in the kitchen!
Saturday morning I went to the acupuncturist. She was really sweet and gave me some hope that all is not lost on the baby front. It just further solidifies my opinion that my doctor is an insensitive a$$. She did her thing and it seemed like something was happening. Maybe it's all in my head, but at least I feel better and that's all that really matters. I'm going to see her again next Saturday.
Sunday we ran around on errands. We went to BJ's and Walmart. We really need to plan these trips a bit better. We took my car since Michael's truck was loaded up with stock for work. It's not big deal at all, but you have to remember that I drive a Beetle. Now, normally, it wouldn't have been so bad, but since we needed TP and papertowels along with a few other things at BJ's that pretty much filled the car. Then we stopped in Walmart to pick up a few other things but of course they were all bulky too- A cooler, big thermos thing, and Lord knows what else and you can see how we'd have a stuffed car. Anyway, we needed the stuff and now we don't have to worry about paper products for a while.
Oh, yes I am a spazz, but I have to tell you about the steam mop. I used it in the kitchen yesterday and our cream floors are all shiny. It worked really well and really quickly so it didn't take that long at all. I'm sure future moppings will go even quicker because I'm not going to let the floor get so dusty again. I'm happy that it's a green product too. It just uses steam - no other chemicals or anything and the mop pad is machine washable so I don't have to waste money buying refills for it. It's just part of my little bits to save the world. ;)
I know I have to get some pics up as I've been sorely lacking in posting any lately. I am going to try to take some tonight once I finish my weekly home blessing. (That's just a basic cleaning routine for those of you that don't know about Flylady.) That way, you'll see how my house should look rather than the somewhat messy post-weekend state that it's in right now.
Well, that's all for now. I'll talk to you soon!
Friday, February 29, 2008
TGIF
Well, I made it through another week. I'm so glad it's Friday. I get to leave work early today so I can pick up Mum and Dad at the airport so that's making today even better. I just feel bad that Mum and Dad will be coming home from sunny Florida to 9 degree weather and a snow storm tonight that will go into the mid day tomorrow. Well, their flight should be OK since they'll be arriving here at 3:00pm.
I'm feeling a better today. I went out to lunch with L yesterday and then met up for a beer after work with her too. We had fun and she always makes me laugh (though sometimes I don't think she means to ;) ). Anyway, thanks L for cheering me up. I had a good chat with my bff, T, last night too so that helped a lot too. T, you're the best, as always. ((Hugs))
I'm going to go see the acupuncturist tomorrow so hopefully she'll be able to help me/us. At the very least, I'm sure she'll be able to help with the stress of it all.
We went to see those houses the other night. I really like one of them but the location was a bit iffy. The other one that was such a "deal" was a dud. It had tons of room and a good layout, but the nearby new commuter rail and it's associated construction cracked the foundation and it would be waaaayyy too expensive to fix so we had to let that one go. Oh, well, a few others have popped up so at least the market is opening up.
Oh, I put the new pillow covers on the living room toss pillows last night. They look really good. I'll have to take a pic and show you. I also did some MacGyvering and created a console for our dining room to display family photos on. We had these two bar stools that the previous tenants left behind so I pushed them together and then laid the two leaves for the kitchen table on top (since we never use them) and voila! A console. It looks pretty cool. I got a new tablecloth to drape over it so I need to do that over the weekend. I've been using one I had temporarily to get the idea and think this new one will look better. I also got a neat acrylic lamp at Target to put on it. It looks really nice since the frames are all silver color. I post a pic of that too once I change over the tablecloths.
On my trip to Target, I also picked up a Shark steam mop. I know, things are really exciting at our house these days. LOL. Anyway, I've heard a lot of good reviews about it and thought it would be worth at try since Michael's work boots tend to track the gunk o'the day into the kitchen and the fact that we have an off white floor so it really tends to show a mess. Michael swept up the kitchen the other night so depending on when I get back from picking Mum and Dad up, I'll be a steam mopping queen this afternoon. OMG, I'm so lame.
S wants to play beer pong tonight. I just love having neighbors like this. :) It should be fun and luckily we'll only have to go next door.
Well, I gotta get some work done before I leave today so I'd better get to it. TTYL!
I'm feeling a better today. I went out to lunch with L yesterday and then met up for a beer after work with her too. We had fun and she always makes me laugh (though sometimes I don't think she means to ;) ). Anyway, thanks L for cheering me up. I had a good chat with my bff, T, last night too so that helped a lot too. T, you're the best, as always. ((Hugs))
I'm going to go see the acupuncturist tomorrow so hopefully she'll be able to help me/us. At the very least, I'm sure she'll be able to help with the stress of it all.
We went to see those houses the other night. I really like one of them but the location was a bit iffy. The other one that was such a "deal" was a dud. It had tons of room and a good layout, but the nearby new commuter rail and it's associated construction cracked the foundation and it would be waaaayyy too expensive to fix so we had to let that one go. Oh, well, a few others have popped up so at least the market is opening up.
Oh, I put the new pillow covers on the living room toss pillows last night. They look really good. I'll have to take a pic and show you. I also did some MacGyvering and created a console for our dining room to display family photos on. We had these two bar stools that the previous tenants left behind so I pushed them together and then laid the two leaves for the kitchen table on top (since we never use them) and voila! A console. It looks pretty cool. I got a new tablecloth to drape over it so I need to do that over the weekend. I've been using one I had temporarily to get the idea and think this new one will look better. I also got a neat acrylic lamp at Target to put on it. It looks really nice since the frames are all silver color. I post a pic of that too once I change over the tablecloths.
On my trip to Target, I also picked up a Shark steam mop. I know, things are really exciting at our house these days. LOL. Anyway, I've heard a lot of good reviews about it and thought it would be worth at try since Michael's work boots tend to track the gunk o'the day into the kitchen and the fact that we have an off white floor so it really tends to show a mess. Michael swept up the kitchen the other night so depending on when I get back from picking Mum and Dad up, I'll be a steam mopping queen this afternoon. OMG, I'm so lame.
S wants to play beer pong tonight. I just love having neighbors like this. :) It should be fun and luckily we'll only have to go next door.
Well, I gotta get some work done before I leave today so I'd better get to it. TTYL!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
It's Hump Day
It's Hump Day. I can't wait for the weekend, I just want to chill out and relax. I got some not so great news from Dr. O yesterday so I'm sad today. I think I want to find another doctor, not necesarrily because of what he told me but the way he told me. He doesn't have the best manner about him. I'd rather work with someone else on the next steps.
Anyway....on a happier note, we're going to look at a couple of houses tonight. I hope we find something we like soon. Thinking about decorating a new place makes me excited. I've done a few little projects around our current place and have a few other things I'd like to do as well. It's looking good and my Flybaby stuff is rolling along.
Well, that's all for now. I need to get back to work. TTYL.
Anyway....on a happier note, we're going to look at a couple of houses tonight. I hope we find something we like soon. Thinking about decorating a new place makes me excited. I've done a few little projects around our current place and have a few other things I'd like to do as well. It's looking good and my Flybaby stuff is rolling along.
Well, that's all for now. I need to get back to work. TTYL.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Olive and Feta Spread
Michael made a yummy spread last night that I thought I 'd share. He didn't really measure so I'm just giving approximates.
Olive and Feta Spread
1 small can of sliced black olives
1/2 t. (or so) of minced garlic. (We used the jarred kind)
A splash of EVOO to make it come together
A handful or so of Feta crumbles.
He used our mini processor to whirl this all together. Once mixed, transfer to a serving bowl and serve with bread chunks. We got some fresh Sourdough when were in Maine that we used. OMG - This is so yummy!
Happy Monday!
Hi folks,
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Ours was nice. We met up with some friends Friday night for a going away party for J. I'm sorry to see him go but I'm sure he'll be back for a visit from time to time. Saturday I went to get me nails done and did some house cleaning and then Michael and I went out for a date to dinner at Venezia. I had drunken chicken and it was awesome! It was a huge serving so I took some home. Michael was very happy since he had it last night for dinner. =) We went to the outlets in Kittery on Sunday and got some basics. Nothing too exciting, though I did get a salt keeper and and oil and vinegar set at Le Creuset that matches my fancy pot. Oh, and I did get a cool coat. It's ivory wool with a fur collar. It was only $25 on a super clearance rack. Yippee!
Anyhoo, tonight we're going out for S's birthday dinner. We're going to the same place we went for our wedding rehearsal dinner so I'm excited. I'm just realizing now that I haven't had to cook since Thursday. This is great! I do have my menu planned for the week so I need to get some groceries tomorrow because I think tonight will be the last of the dinners out for a little bit. That's OK, I'm excited to make some soups and my lazy lasagna. Mmmmm!
I have my follow-up with Dr. O tomorrow so hopefully he'll have some good news for us.
I don't have much else to report right now, but I'll be back soon!
I hope everyone had a nice weekend. Ours was nice. We met up with some friends Friday night for a going away party for J. I'm sorry to see him go but I'm sure he'll be back for a visit from time to time. Saturday I went to get me nails done and did some house cleaning and then Michael and I went out for a date to dinner at Venezia. I had drunken chicken and it was awesome! It was a huge serving so I took some home. Michael was very happy since he had it last night for dinner. =) We went to the outlets in Kittery on Sunday and got some basics. Nothing too exciting, though I did get a salt keeper and and oil and vinegar set at Le Creuset that matches my fancy pot. Oh, and I did get a cool coat. It's ivory wool with a fur collar. It was only $25 on a super clearance rack. Yippee!
Anyhoo, tonight we're going out for S's birthday dinner. We're going to the same place we went for our wedding rehearsal dinner so I'm excited. I'm just realizing now that I haven't had to cook since Thursday. This is great! I do have my menu planned for the week so I need to get some groceries tomorrow because I think tonight will be the last of the dinners out for a little bit. That's OK, I'm excited to make some soups and my lazy lasagna. Mmmmm!
I have my follow-up with Dr. O tomorrow so hopefully he'll have some good news for us.
I don't have much else to report right now, but I'll be back soon!
Monday, February 18, 2008
I've been slacking
So I realized today while checking out some other blogs, that I have not been doing so well with keeping up with my goal to blog more. Whoops! So I'm back.
The reality is that there hasn't been too much going on, but I'll try to catch you up on the little things.
Well, we're still on the house hunt. I'm feeling more optimistic as we are approaching spring. I'm seeing more houses hit the market and it also seems that the ridiculous bubble is finally bursting around here and we should be able to afford something bigger than a shoebox now. Yippee! I've seen lots of the listing that I've received from our realtor having price reductions so I think folks are getting the point that we're not going to pay $400k for a 900 sf ranch with no basement. I mean really, we're not looking for a mansion or anything, but let's be reasonable. Things are looking up!
Let's see, we went on another trip to Foxwoods with the yacht club on Saturday. Sadly, I think the casino is going to gradually collect back the money I won on our last visit. ;) Oh, well. We still had a blast. As usual, the party back at the club after was really fun. Plenty of food, beer and dancing to make the loss a little more tolerable. =)
I went to a baby shower on Sunday for our friend W. It was really nice. It was at a restaurant for brunch. W's husband, C, was there too. They got lots of nice things for the new baby. I can't wait to meet their new addition. Some of the little nieces that were there thought they were going to get to meet the baby at the shower. How cute!
On the baby front for us, this cycle is chugging along. We had our preliminary tests done and now are just waiting to see what happens. If we catch it this time, Michael may be sharing his bday! Oh, well, I'm trying to not think about it too much because then I'll just start going crazy. So we're just going along and we'll meet with Dr. O later in the month for a follow-up to see where we are.
What else...oh, Michael sent me some beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day. They are so pretty and came in a pretty pink vase with a little picture frame. The smell fantatstic! I got him some fancy Swiss chocolates and we enjoyed our traditional pepperoni pizza for dinner. It was a nice night. I have the best hubby ever!
I can't really think of much more right now, but I'll be back. I promise! Talk to you soon!
The reality is that there hasn't been too much going on, but I'll try to catch you up on the little things.
Well, we're still on the house hunt. I'm feeling more optimistic as we are approaching spring. I'm seeing more houses hit the market and it also seems that the ridiculous bubble is finally bursting around here and we should be able to afford something bigger than a shoebox now. Yippee! I've seen lots of the listing that I've received from our realtor having price reductions so I think folks are getting the point that we're not going to pay $400k for a 900 sf ranch with no basement. I mean really, we're not looking for a mansion or anything, but let's be reasonable. Things are looking up!
Let's see, we went on another trip to Foxwoods with the yacht club on Saturday. Sadly, I think the casino is going to gradually collect back the money I won on our last visit. ;) Oh, well. We still had a blast. As usual, the party back at the club after was really fun. Plenty of food, beer and dancing to make the loss a little more tolerable. =)
I went to a baby shower on Sunday for our friend W. It was really nice. It was at a restaurant for brunch. W's husband, C, was there too. They got lots of nice things for the new baby. I can't wait to meet their new addition. Some of the little nieces that were there thought they were going to get to meet the baby at the shower. How cute!
On the baby front for us, this cycle is chugging along. We had our preliminary tests done and now are just waiting to see what happens. If we catch it this time, Michael may be sharing his bday! Oh, well, I'm trying to not think about it too much because then I'll just start going crazy. So we're just going along and we'll meet with Dr. O later in the month for a follow-up to see where we are.
What else...oh, Michael sent me some beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day. They are so pretty and came in a pretty pink vase with a little picture frame. The smell fantatstic! I got him some fancy Swiss chocolates and we enjoyed our traditional pepperoni pizza for dinner. It was a nice night. I have the best hubby ever!
I can't really think of much more right now, but I'll be back. I promise! Talk to you soon!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Jimmy's Party Pic
Since I was unable to post this last week, here's a nice group pic from Jimmy's party. There were loads more people there, but this is the best of the group pics that I have. As you can tell, we are all in a few beers by this time, LOL. It was definately a good night!
18 and 0!
Wooohooo! We're 18 and 0! I'm so excited that the Pats are in the Superbowl again this year! What a year to be a Beantown sports fan!
We enjoyed hanging out and watching the game on Sunday. Shana and Danny came over and I made some chili and taco pinwheels. Shana made the yummiest potato thingies with boursin cheese. They were so good and seemingly pretty easy to make. I'll have to give them a try.
The rest of the weekend was pretty chill. We went to see a couple of houses on Saturday. They were nice, but I think the bedrooms were made for hobbits - they were soo tiny. Oh well... We enlisted the help of the realtor we met with to help us scope out some other houses. She seems really nice and I think she'll do a great job for us. Michael and I are pretty much done with looking throught the paper and searching online. She already had some houses in mind that will be coming on soon for us to look at. Do I dare say that maybe we'll be in a house of our own by my birthday? Only time will tell...
Michael had to work on Monday so I was able to lounge around for the morning then did my dry cleaning in the afternoon. I used those sheets that you put in the dryer. Those things are great. I did 12 pairs of pants, a skirt, 3 shirts and a bunch of sweaters. I figure I saved over $100 doing it this way rather than taking them to the actual drycleaners. =) It did take a little time. You can do each batch of 4 or 5 things in a 20 minute cycle. Well, since it was soo freezing outside and I had no intention of leaving the house, I was quite content to just run into the kitchen every so often and put the next batch in. I also tackled the mountain of laundry baskets and got all of those clothes put away. I can actually walk on my side of the bed now. Yippee! I think I'm actually FLYing again! Now, let's just get that guest room all finished up...
That's all for now.
We enjoyed hanging out and watching the game on Sunday. Shana and Danny came over and I made some chili and taco pinwheels. Shana made the yummiest potato thingies with boursin cheese. They were so good and seemingly pretty easy to make. I'll have to give them a try.
The rest of the weekend was pretty chill. We went to see a couple of houses on Saturday. They were nice, but I think the bedrooms were made for hobbits - they were soo tiny. Oh well... We enlisted the help of the realtor we met with to help us scope out some other houses. She seems really nice and I think she'll do a great job for us. Michael and I are pretty much done with looking throught the paper and searching online. She already had some houses in mind that will be coming on soon for us to look at. Do I dare say that maybe we'll be in a house of our own by my birthday? Only time will tell...
Michael had to work on Monday so I was able to lounge around for the morning then did my dry cleaning in the afternoon. I used those sheets that you put in the dryer. Those things are great. I did 12 pairs of pants, a skirt, 3 shirts and a bunch of sweaters. I figure I saved over $100 doing it this way rather than taking them to the actual drycleaners. =) It did take a little time. You can do each batch of 4 or 5 things in a 20 minute cycle. Well, since it was soo freezing outside and I had no intention of leaving the house, I was quite content to just run into the kitchen every so often and put the next batch in. I also tackled the mountain of laundry baskets and got all of those clothes put away. I can actually walk on my side of the bed now. Yippee! I think I'm actually FLYing again! Now, let's just get that guest room all finished up...
That's all for now.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
It's Thursday!
Yay! It's Thursday and it's almost time to go home! I am very excited to have a long weekend coming up. We were away in NYC last weekend to go to a friend's surprise 40th birthday party. It was a load of fun and we got to see a lot of our friends from the Catskills days. I was going to post a pic, but apparently the site is having an issue so I'll have to do that later.
While we were in the Big Apple, we went to Mike's restaurant on Saturday night. It was soo yummy. I will definately go back next time we're in the city. We finished up the night at Paddy Reilly's for some good ol' diddly diddly music and a few pints.
We came home Sunday early evening and luckily had some time to recover before the work week began. I must say, I am really looking forward to just chilling at home this weekend with no real plans other than watching the Patriots play on Sunday and making a big crockpot full of chili. Yum.
I'm thinking tonight might be a Sonny's night for dinner if Michael isn't working too late. I hope so, I haven't been there in a while on a Thursday.
Anyhoo, I need to pack up here and call it a day. I hope you all have a nice evening! Toodles!
While we were in the Big Apple, we went to Mike's restaurant on Saturday night. It was soo yummy. I will definately go back next time we're in the city. We finished up the night at Paddy Reilly's for some good ol' diddly diddly music and a few pints.
We came home Sunday early evening and luckily had some time to recover before the work week began. I must say, I am really looking forward to just chilling at home this weekend with no real plans other than watching the Patriots play on Sunday and making a big crockpot full of chili. Yum.
I'm thinking tonight might be a Sonny's night for dinner if Michael isn't working too late. I hope so, I haven't been there in a while on a Thursday.
Anyhoo, I need to pack up here and call it a day. I hope you all have a nice evening! Toodles!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Happy Hump Day!
Hello all!
Last night I spent a little time (maybe a tad more than 15 minutes) in the guest room. My project of the night was to get the TV and surround system re-hooked up. Thankfully this set up was much easier than the living room so I was a happy camper. Sadly, the clicker for that TV seems to have gone missing so I think I'll need to pick up a new one. Luckily I know they have them at Radio Shack.
I think tonight's project will be to swap the furniture so the flow will be better.
So far so good with getting down to business in 2008. I've pulled out my mini control journal and have actually been looking at it. I have a full size binder that lives in the kitchen, but I've found my mini one that I can take with me keeps me on track. It has my home and work routines and it feels so good to be able to cross the tasks off as I've completed them.
I've also been doing well with my other 2008 goals. My sink is staying shiny, I've been blogging more, I'm more focused and not as easily distracted and quitting smoking is going well too! Go me!
Last night I spent a little time (maybe a tad more than 15 minutes) in the guest room. My project of the night was to get the TV and surround system re-hooked up. Thankfully this set up was much easier than the living room so I was a happy camper. Sadly, the clicker for that TV seems to have gone missing so I think I'll need to pick up a new one. Luckily I know they have them at Radio Shack.
I think tonight's project will be to swap the furniture so the flow will be better.
So far so good with getting down to business in 2008. I've pulled out my mini control journal and have actually been looking at it. I have a full size binder that lives in the kitchen, but I've found my mini one that I can take with me keeps me on track. It has my home and work routines and it feels so good to be able to cross the tasks off as I've completed them.
I've also been doing well with my other 2008 goals. My sink is staying shiny, I've been blogging more, I'm more focused and not as easily distracted and quitting smoking is going well too! Go me!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Brie and Mushroom Toasts
Michael and I made these yummy bites last night and enjoyed them while we watched tv. Here's the recipe (please note that these amounts are approximations as I just threw this together and didn't really measure):
Brie and Mushroom Toasts
Ten toasts
10 slices of French baguette, sliced thin
10 slices of Brie, cut to fit baguette slices
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup (+/-) sliced mushrooms, chopped
2T butter
1T olive oil
Splash of wine, I used Chardonnay
Salt and pepper to taste
Lightly toast the french bread slices in the oven or toaster oven.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in butter and olive oil for a few minutes. Then add chopped mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Saute a few minutes more and then add some wine. Let the alcohol cook off for another few minutes.
To assemble, take a piece of the toasted bread, top it with a slice of Brie and then a spoonful of the mushroom mixture. Place assembled toasts on a baking sheet and place back in oven to melt the cheese - 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
Brie and Mushroom Toasts
Ten toasts
10 slices of French baguette, sliced thin
10 slices of Brie, cut to fit baguette slices
1/2 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup (+/-) sliced mushrooms, chopped
2T butter
1T olive oil
Splash of wine, I used Chardonnay
Salt and pepper to taste
Lightly toast the french bread slices in the oven or toaster oven.
Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute onion in butter and olive oil for a few minutes. Then add chopped mushrooms and season with salt and pepper. Saute a few minutes more and then add some wine. Let the alcohol cook off for another few minutes.
To assemble, take a piece of the toasted bread, top it with a slice of Brie and then a spoonful of the mushroom mixture. Place assembled toasts on a baking sheet and place back in oven to melt the cheese - 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy!
Weekend Wrap-up
Well, we finally have our new speaker system set up in the living room! We were totally getting beaten up by it on Friday evening and could only get 3 of the 5 speakers working. Grrr...
Anyhoo, we decided to just go up to bed and look at it again with fresh eyes in the morning. Michael was off to work very early Saturday morning so I was left to fend for myself in the sea of cables. After lots of finagling, I was able to get all the speakers working! Yay me! Then, I couldn't get the cable picture to come through so I went to the cable office and traded our cable so that it would be compatible with our new receiver. The picture was still all wacky so after a several calls into tech support, we ended up plugging the cable picture into the tv and the sound into the receiver and voila! We have surrond sound tv and digital picture!
Since this project took the better part of the day on Saturday, the guest room still has not been addressed fully so I don't have any progress pictures for that. I did survey the mess and realized that it's not as much as I thought so maybe I can tackle it the Flylady way of 15 minutes at a time. Maybe this way I can get a lot of it cleaned up before next weekend so I won't have to slave over it and I can enjoy my weekend.
I did get most of my other tasks taken care of so all was not lost for the weekend. Sadly, the Christmas tree is down, but I will be leaving the window candles and wreath up for another couple of weeks. I also shined my kitchen sink and left a nice paste in it this morning so hopefully it will be even shinier when I rinse it off this evening when I get home. I boogied my car to get rid of all of the junk on the passenger floor. I'm going to vaccuum it on my way home tonight so it will look great. I also finally dropped the bag of clothes I have been driving around with for weeks off at the Goodwill bin when we went grocery shopping on Sunday.
We had a nice evening last night watching tv and eating some yummy goodies we made.
That's all for now. I'll post more later.
Anyhoo, we decided to just go up to bed and look at it again with fresh eyes in the morning. Michael was off to work very early Saturday morning so I was left to fend for myself in the sea of cables. After lots of finagling, I was able to get all the speakers working! Yay me! Then, I couldn't get the cable picture to come through so I went to the cable office and traded our cable so that it would be compatible with our new receiver. The picture was still all wacky so after a several calls into tech support, we ended up plugging the cable picture into the tv and the sound into the receiver and voila! We have surrond sound tv and digital picture!
Since this project took the better part of the day on Saturday, the guest room still has not been addressed fully so I don't have any progress pictures for that. I did survey the mess and realized that it's not as much as I thought so maybe I can tackle it the Flylady way of 15 minutes at a time. Maybe this way I can get a lot of it cleaned up before next weekend so I won't have to slave over it and I can enjoy my weekend.
I did get most of my other tasks taken care of so all was not lost for the weekend. Sadly, the Christmas tree is down, but I will be leaving the window candles and wreath up for another couple of weeks. I also shined my kitchen sink and left a nice paste in it this morning so hopefully it will be even shinier when I rinse it off this evening when I get home. I boogied my car to get rid of all of the junk on the passenger floor. I'm going to vaccuum it on my way home tonight so it will look great. I also finally dropped the bag of clothes I have been driving around with for weeks off at the Goodwill bin when we went grocery shopping on Sunday.
We had a nice evening last night watching tv and eating some yummy goodies we made.
That's all for now. I'll post more later.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Get it together in 2008
This year I am determined to get it together. As many of you know, I am a fan of Flylady. I've got the basic routines down but I don't have the whole system running all the time just yet. I know what I need to do so I just need to "get off my frannie" as Flyladay would say, and do it. This year's Flylady slogan is "Do it now! Don't wait! Things get done in 2008!" I am going to do my best to stick with it and have our home be even more of a sanctuary than it already is.
Part of this mission will be to figure out a system for our mail. We get so much junk and it just piles up. I try to recyle/shred it but it's hard to keep up with it all. Any ideas?
I really want to get my weekly routine back in full force so that the house will run itself and I can have more time to enjoy fun things and not feel like I'm spending all my free time cleaning and straightening.
I also want to get my work routine back in line. Though I get everything done, it's not the way I'd like it to be running.
I have been so distracted and a bit of a space shot these last few months that I can't stand it anymore.
I know I can do it, I just need to get moving. OK, enough talk, I am getting moving! =)
Part of this mission will be to figure out a system for our mail. We get so much junk and it just piles up. I try to recyle/shred it but it's hard to keep up with it all. Any ideas?
I really want to get my weekly routine back in full force so that the house will run itself and I can have more time to enjoy fun things and not feel like I'm spending all my free time cleaning and straightening.
I also want to get my work routine back in line. Though I get everything done, it's not the way I'd like it to be running.
I have been so distracted and a bit of a space shot these last few months that I can't stand it anymore.
I know I can do it, I just need to get moving. OK, enough talk, I am getting moving! =)
Reclaiming the Guest Room
Michael just called and he has to work tomorrow so I guess we'll have a quiet night tonight. He's on his way back from shopping and he was able to get the speakers we wanted for the living room. So movie night it is!
My plan for tomorrow is to once and for all get our guest room back to a guest room. Michael moved our desk to the attic landing and it looks great so now our guest room will only be a guest room! Yay! We're going to set up our old tv in there too with the old dvd player so it will be nice to be able to watch movies in there.
It's such a disaster right now, but I am going to conquer it! LOL. I have an idea of how to rearrange the furniture so I think it will look great when it's finished. I'm also going to hang the curtains I got for that room months ago but I just haven't gotten around to it.
I'll post some pics of before and after tomorrow.
My plan for tomorrow is to once and for all get our guest room back to a guest room. Michael moved our desk to the attic landing and it looks great so now our guest room will only be a guest room! Yay! We're going to set up our old tv in there too with the old dvd player so it will be nice to be able to watch movies in there.
It's such a disaster right now, but I am going to conquer it! LOL. I have an idea of how to rearrange the furniture so I think it will look great when it's finished. I'm also going to hang the curtains I got for that room months ago but I just haven't gotten around to it.
I'll post some pics of before and after tomorrow.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year All!!
I hope you all had a safe and happy night. Michael and I had fun. His cousin and his girlfriend came over and we hung out and toasted with some bubbly. Our neighbors had some people over too so we partied between the houses. We went out for breakfast on New Years Day and it was yummy and a great way to start the new year.
We also chucked the cigarettes. I started on the patch and Michael's taking his Chantix. Hopefully it will stick. So far we are on day 4 of being smoke free. Yay us! Sean came by last night and came in smoking (he didn't realize we quit) and we were like "Get outta here with that!!" So he went outside and put it out and then came back in. We didn't realize what a trigger it would be. I've found that when I'm sitting in the living room and I crave a cigarette, I start a crossword puzzle and the urge passes. I am going to be the queen of crossword words while we go through this - who knew there were so many clues for an asp. Almost every puzzle so far has had a snake in it, LOL.
Oooo, we also got an awesome new stand for our tv. I'm so excited! It makes our living room much bigger. I'll have to take a picture to show you. The ones I have came out pretty blurry.
We'll I'm off to work on a slideshow for the Kodak frame we got for Christmas.
Happy Friday!
I hope you all had a safe and happy night. Michael and I had fun. His cousin and his girlfriend came over and we hung out and toasted with some bubbly. Our neighbors had some people over too so we partied between the houses. We went out for breakfast on New Years Day and it was yummy and a great way to start the new year.
We also chucked the cigarettes. I started on the patch and Michael's taking his Chantix. Hopefully it will stick. So far we are on day 4 of being smoke free. Yay us! Sean came by last night and came in smoking (he didn't realize we quit) and we were like "Get outta here with that!!" So he went outside and put it out and then came back in. We didn't realize what a trigger it would be. I've found that when I'm sitting in the living room and I crave a cigarette, I start a crossword puzzle and the urge passes. I am going to be the queen of crossword words while we go through this - who knew there were so many clues for an asp. Almost every puzzle so far has had a snake in it, LOL.
Oooo, we also got an awesome new stand for our tv. I'm so excited! It makes our living room much bigger. I'll have to take a picture to show you. The ones I have came out pretty blurry.
We'll I'm off to work on a slideshow for the Kodak frame we got for Christmas.
Happy Friday!
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