I am so excited about the roofers finally getting started!!! Bill and I are acting like kids, on Christmas Eve!. Got the mammogram this morning. It wasn't that bad, a bit squishy, but pretty quick and painless. I should get the results within 7-10 business days. I am not worried, not one little bit:)
So, this weekend should be pretty fun. The weather is gorgeous and it won't be hot, which I like. I can't find my big floppy sun hat though. I may have to get another one, I have alot of gardening to do:).
The Irises have decided to go on ahead and start to bloom. Nice. I was hoping that they would hold off until the roof was done, so I could actually enjoy them. They way they are looking this morning, they could open up within a few days. For some reason, it seems a bit early for that. Bill is hoping that he can get the rest of the beans planted today. That is after he runs a new vent pipe from the kitchen up through the closet and then out the attic. Thinking about that, I imagine that will take a while. Whatever, the boys and I will be enjoying the sunshine. I have pulled out all of my big planters and I should be able to do the herbs exclusively in planters. We just need to get to Wal-Mart to get some soil. And groceries, because the boys have ate all the food. We decided we will go in the morning about 6 am. There shouldn't be anyone there and hopefully they won't be wiped out of the stuff I need to get.
We have been trying for the last couple of years to move some Star Jasmine, to get it closer to the house. We just love it and it smells amazing! So, of course, because the roofers are going to trample everything, we have a nice patch that decided to come up next to the stairs. Maybe it will be close enough they won't step on it, and I can trellis it when they are done. I'd like to eventually get that and the morning glories trellised on both sides of the porch and between the bay windows. We'll see how that goes.
Bill got to go on a Home Depot shopping spree this morning. He really needed some drywall shims and a framing nailer. He got them and several other things, because he can't just get one or two things. I almost wish Home Depot didn't have an online store. We would probably not spend so much. But, we had a coupon! Well, not exactly a coupon but a $100.00 Gift card, so that came in really handy. Instead of the bill being $170.00 it was only $70.00 with free shipping. Gotta love free Shipping.
So, today will be a day of making sure the guys have a clear path around the house and that nothing is in their way, and getting the garden in.
I wish they were starting, yesterday:). So far the weather forecast is staying clear for next week, I hope it stays that way!
I think we should grill tonight and tomorrow. I have less to clean up that way, besides the boys love BBQ chicken. Maybe I should make some potato salad...hmmm, I don't know.
I did happen to catch part of the Royal Wedding, while I was waiting to get squished. It was lovely. But then I imagine, if I had that kind of money and my grandmother was queen, I'd have a really nice wedding too:). I really did like her dress. I am just glad its over and the news can go back to reporting things that actually affect most of us. Like, the economy, the war, natural disasters, you know, the normal everyday crap.
I think that is about all I have for now, I need to go and change so I can play in the dirt:)
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Rain, Headache, My Old House, Abandoned Puppy & Roofers
I woke up about 3:30 am with a massive headache. So, I am sitting here waiting the Motrin & coffee to kick in. Maybe that will help. I am not sure if it is just a tension headache or maybe its the allergies, or maybe even both. Whatever the cause, it is starting to get on my nerve.
I have a friend out in California, who has been beside herself worrying about a neighbor's 10 month old German shepherd. The dog has been alone in the house since last Monday, crying. She called Animal control, the police & several news stations trying to get someone to come and check on the puppy. She couldn't go over there, she has cerebral palsy. Finally, yesterday after one of the news stations was able to get someone to check on the dog. Still no sign of the owners, but at least the puppy has food and water. They will keep checking on the dog, and if the owners don't show up soon, they will take him. My friend, still would like a few minutes alone with the owners & everyone who wouldn't come out. Maybe now the puppy will be okay.
It has rained for 24 straight hours. Which has had me running around like a crazy person, trying to catch the leaks. That sounds worse than it actually is. There are only 3 leaks. 2 in the attic, near the roof hatch and one where the addition meets the house. As far as that one goes, its because it needs new flashing. The two in the attic are being caught in buckets. So I am doubly glad Bill is off today. Those buckets are full and I am just not coordinated enough to bring full buckets down the ladder from the attic.
They are calling for the rain to end this morning. The forecast is clear until Saturday afternoon, so hopefully that holds true. The roofer will be out today and I hope he can get everything started. He said the whole job should take about 2 weeks. Its not so much the tear off, re-decking and shingles that will take the longest, its all the other crap. Fascia, Sofits, gingerbread, flashing, etc., that will take the longest. They are pretty much ripping the roof off and rebuilding it. Of course, being the difficult people we are, we couldn't just go with new gutters, we are repairing the old Yankee gutters. Pain in the ass. But, we have looked at alot of houses that have had the Yankee gutters replaced with the new kind, and it just looks funny. Whats the point of having all of the fancy woodwork decorating the house, if you can't see it because there is metal covering it. With the Yankee gutters, the gutter is build into the roof so you can't see it very much.
I just want to get this done already. I've been with Bill, twelve years now. 9 of those have been living in one remodeling project or another. I love my husband and am so glad he is good at this sort of thing, but enough already :) I have informed him that I will not, ever, live in another house that is not finished. Completely. If he wants to buy another handyman especial, he will need to rehab and or restore it, before I move in. At least this house is structurally sound. The place he did in Florida, was not. It needed all new floor joints. That was interesting. But it was very impressive to watch Bill re-build it. He has mad skills. When we moved in here, the last owners had put in carpet throughout the house. We of course ripped it up. I don't like carpet. They had used a very generous amount of glue on top of oak hardwood floors. They had also glued carpet on top of Walnut stairs. Walnut!!!! The floors upstairs were pine, and only tacked down, but still. They even had carpet in the bathrooms and kitchen. Bill was able to sand down and re-finish all the downstairs floors, with the exception of the kitchen. The carpet was covering several places that had severe rot. Upstairs he had to put in new wood floors. So instead of pine he went with a 4 inch oak planks. I love those floors. You can really see the grain because those aren't stained. The downstairs floors are stained and because of the boys and all the critters, will have to be refinished, eventually.
Other issues with house, included burl wood, pocket doors, that had the hardware removed and the doors were shoved back into the pockets, while they were not hung. We found the hardware in basement in a pile of junk. Bill got those all fixed up and hung. There also wasn't a level surface in the house. He spent months jacking up the floors, quarter inch, by painful, quarter inch. The floor joists are made out of Redwood. And they are pretty much petrified now. But, they still smell really nice. Strange. Anyway, its been one thing after another. Jacking up floors, so doors would work. Finding William Morris wallpaper in the bathroom along with an archway that had been sealed up, that led to the master bedroom. But the roof is our last major project.
Once that is done, its all smaller things. Rebuilding the addition, this time to code, with insulation and proper wiring & plumbing. It sounds like a big job, but its really not. The back room is small. Then some minor cosmetic things. Then we can actually hang pictures on the walls, get curtains to match, and make it look like people live here. Not like people are just are working here:)
That the house doesn't look like much of a home, has always bugged Bill's dad. He is the type that just hires the work done. He was always telling us just to hire someone. And pay them with what?? Our good looks and Charming personality?? Right. Besides, Bill likes doing it himself, yes it takes him a while to get stuff done, because he is always working, but its done right, the first time. He is a bit of a perfectionist, which is okay with me:)
It looks like we'll be in the house for several more years, so why not have it the way we want it? Yes, alot of things could have been done the easy way, like using drywall, instead of plaster, to repair the walls and ceilings, but we like plaster :) We like the old floors and the 6 foot claw foot tub. The tub was the deciding factor for me, on this house. The only way they could have gotten the tub into the house, was by putting it in before the roof was on. They hoisted it up with mules. That to me is just awesome.
Once everything is done with the house itself, I can get down to the business of finally landscaping!!! Organized gardens, instead of just putting stuff wherever I can find a spot.
Anyway, it will probably be a long day, so I should probably get busy.
I have a friend out in California, who has been beside herself worrying about a neighbor's 10 month old German shepherd. The dog has been alone in the house since last Monday, crying. She called Animal control, the police & several news stations trying to get someone to come and check on the puppy. She couldn't go over there, she has cerebral palsy. Finally, yesterday after one of the news stations was able to get someone to check on the dog. Still no sign of the owners, but at least the puppy has food and water. They will keep checking on the dog, and if the owners don't show up soon, they will take him. My friend, still would like a few minutes alone with the owners & everyone who wouldn't come out. Maybe now the puppy will be okay.
It has rained for 24 straight hours. Which has had me running around like a crazy person, trying to catch the leaks. That sounds worse than it actually is. There are only 3 leaks. 2 in the attic, near the roof hatch and one where the addition meets the house. As far as that one goes, its because it needs new flashing. The two in the attic are being caught in buckets. So I am doubly glad Bill is off today. Those buckets are full and I am just not coordinated enough to bring full buckets down the ladder from the attic.
They are calling for the rain to end this morning. The forecast is clear until Saturday afternoon, so hopefully that holds true. The roofer will be out today and I hope he can get everything started. He said the whole job should take about 2 weeks. Its not so much the tear off, re-decking and shingles that will take the longest, its all the other crap. Fascia, Sofits, gingerbread, flashing, etc., that will take the longest. They are pretty much ripping the roof off and rebuilding it. Of course, being the difficult people we are, we couldn't just go with new gutters, we are repairing the old Yankee gutters. Pain in the ass. But, we have looked at alot of houses that have had the Yankee gutters replaced with the new kind, and it just looks funny. Whats the point of having all of the fancy woodwork decorating the house, if you can't see it because there is metal covering it. With the Yankee gutters, the gutter is build into the roof so you can't see it very much.
I just want to get this done already. I've been with Bill, twelve years now. 9 of those have been living in one remodeling project or another. I love my husband and am so glad he is good at this sort of thing, but enough already :) I have informed him that I will not, ever, live in another house that is not finished. Completely. If he wants to buy another handyman especial, he will need to rehab and or restore it, before I move in. At least this house is structurally sound. The place he did in Florida, was not. It needed all new floor joints. That was interesting. But it was very impressive to watch Bill re-build it. He has mad skills. When we moved in here, the last owners had put in carpet throughout the house. We of course ripped it up. I don't like carpet. They had used a very generous amount of glue on top of oak hardwood floors. They had also glued carpet on top of Walnut stairs. Walnut!!!! The floors upstairs were pine, and only tacked down, but still. They even had carpet in the bathrooms and kitchen. Bill was able to sand down and re-finish all the downstairs floors, with the exception of the kitchen. The carpet was covering several places that had severe rot. Upstairs he had to put in new wood floors. So instead of pine he went with a 4 inch oak planks. I love those floors. You can really see the grain because those aren't stained. The downstairs floors are stained and because of the boys and all the critters, will have to be refinished, eventually.
Other issues with house, included burl wood, pocket doors, that had the hardware removed and the doors were shoved back into the pockets, while they were not hung. We found the hardware in basement in a pile of junk. Bill got those all fixed up and hung. There also wasn't a level surface in the house. He spent months jacking up the floors, quarter inch, by painful, quarter inch. The floor joists are made out of Redwood. And they are pretty much petrified now. But, they still smell really nice. Strange. Anyway, its been one thing after another. Jacking up floors, so doors would work. Finding William Morris wallpaper in the bathroom along with an archway that had been sealed up, that led to the master bedroom. But the roof is our last major project.
Once that is done, its all smaller things. Rebuilding the addition, this time to code, with insulation and proper wiring & plumbing. It sounds like a big job, but its really not. The back room is small. Then some minor cosmetic things. Then we can actually hang pictures on the walls, get curtains to match, and make it look like people live here. Not like people are just are working here:)
That the house doesn't look like much of a home, has always bugged Bill's dad. He is the type that just hires the work done. He was always telling us just to hire someone. And pay them with what?? Our good looks and Charming personality?? Right. Besides, Bill likes doing it himself, yes it takes him a while to get stuff done, because he is always working, but its done right, the first time. He is a bit of a perfectionist, which is okay with me:)
It looks like we'll be in the house for several more years, so why not have it the way we want it? Yes, alot of things could have been done the easy way, like using drywall, instead of plaster, to repair the walls and ceilings, but we like plaster :) We like the old floors and the 6 foot claw foot tub. The tub was the deciding factor for me, on this house. The only way they could have gotten the tub into the house, was by putting it in before the roof was on. They hoisted it up with mules. That to me is just awesome.
Once everything is done with the house itself, I can get down to the business of finally landscaping!!! Organized gardens, instead of just putting stuff wherever I can find a spot.
Anyway, it will probably be a long day, so I should probably get busy.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Easter Sunday, The Roof gets started, Victorian Colors & Garden started
Alrighty then, got a bit of gardening done yesterday. Got the Irises, Sweet William & some Marigolds planted around the maple tree in the front. I figure they should be safe from the roofers there. We also 2 rows of wax beans planted. So we are well on our way to getting the garden planted. The boys and I will see what else we can get in today. I need to figure out where I can safely put my herb garden so it doesn't get trampled.
Everything is all set to start the roof. They should be able to start Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the weather. It should only rain thru Wednesday, so hopefully the forecast will hold and they can start. I think the dumpster is scheduled to be delivered Thursday regardless. We have settled on some colors, I think, but who knows. We are a ways off from painting.
Bill has figured out what he is going to do about the porch. In order to get the North column back in plum, he has to replace a joist, and re-deck the porch, which he was going to do anyway. That however, can wait until after the roof is done.
Passover was awesome!!!! It was so good to see everyone, well almost everyone. Barry had to work, so that was depressing, but the food was good and the boys were fairly well behaved :) We didn't get home till after 11pm which I knew was going to be a problem and it was. Sam and Mama alone, in the house for long periods of time, usually means trouble of one kind or another.
Apparently, Sam had problems holding it till we got home. It was a mess. I ended up staying up till almost 2 am cleaning up pee, crap & blood. Not sure what Sam did this time to annoy Mama, but she was a bloody mess. The couch is micro-suede, and it took forever to get the blood off of it. Glass Cleaner is what I finally had to use. I know sounds strange, but it worked. I just had no idea a dogs ears could bleed that much. I think Mama isn't just scratching her, I think she is biting her. I think we might want to consider a life insurance policy on Sam, just in case. They seemed to have worked it out by the time we got home, because they were both hanging out on the couch, watching me clean.
We discovered yesterday, that the kitten Gravy, is in fact a girl, not a boy as we had originally thought. Which gives Gravy a much better chance of getting into the house. Bill is a sucker for girls :)
It looks like half of the mud from outside, is now inside. The boys kept running in and out yesterday, so I am going to have some massive cleaning to do today. If I was smart I would wait until we are done outside today to clean it up. But, I can see the chunks of mud all over the floor and it is starting to get on my nerves lol. But, this is one reason we only have wood floors, its easy to clean :)
I might well go ahead and do it now. The boys are actually occupying themselves in their room and besides it is sprinkling now. We may have to wait a few days to plant anyway.
Well, its already 9am and I haven't gotten anything done today, I want to get alot of crap done today, just in case tomorrow doesn't go well.
I still have hopes that the doctor can do whatever repair work he needs to do without keeping me in the hospital more than a few hours. I guess we'll find out tomorrow afternoon :)
Anyway, I better get busy. Happy Easter :)
Everything is all set to start the roof. They should be able to start Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the weather. It should only rain thru Wednesday, so hopefully the forecast will hold and they can start. I think the dumpster is scheduled to be delivered Thursday regardless. We have settled on some colors, I think, but who knows. We are a ways off from painting.
Bill has figured out what he is going to do about the porch. In order to get the North column back in plum, he has to replace a joist, and re-deck the porch, which he was going to do anyway. That however, can wait until after the roof is done.
Passover was awesome!!!! It was so good to see everyone, well almost everyone. Barry had to work, so that was depressing, but the food was good and the boys were fairly well behaved :) We didn't get home till after 11pm which I knew was going to be a problem and it was. Sam and Mama alone, in the house for long periods of time, usually means trouble of one kind or another.
Apparently, Sam had problems holding it till we got home. It was a mess. I ended up staying up till almost 2 am cleaning up pee, crap & blood. Not sure what Sam did this time to annoy Mama, but she was a bloody mess. The couch is micro-suede, and it took forever to get the blood off of it. Glass Cleaner is what I finally had to use. I know sounds strange, but it worked. I just had no idea a dogs ears could bleed that much. I think Mama isn't just scratching her, I think she is biting her. I think we might want to consider a life insurance policy on Sam, just in case. They seemed to have worked it out by the time we got home, because they were both hanging out on the couch, watching me clean.
We discovered yesterday, that the kitten Gravy, is in fact a girl, not a boy as we had originally thought. Which gives Gravy a much better chance of getting into the house. Bill is a sucker for girls :)
It looks like half of the mud from outside, is now inside. The boys kept running in and out yesterday, so I am going to have some massive cleaning to do today. If I was smart I would wait until we are done outside today to clean it up. But, I can see the chunks of mud all over the floor and it is starting to get on my nerves lol. But, this is one reason we only have wood floors, its easy to clean :)
I might well go ahead and do it now. The boys are actually occupying themselves in their room and besides it is sprinkling now. We may have to wait a few days to plant anyway.
Well, its already 9am and I haven't gotten anything done today, I want to get alot of crap done today, just in case tomorrow doesn't go well.
I still have hopes that the doctor can do whatever repair work he needs to do without keeping me in the hospital more than a few hours. I guess we'll find out tomorrow afternoon :)
Anyway, I better get busy. Happy Easter :)
Thursday, April 21, 2011
I-Phone, Tomato Thieves, SWAT Teams & Stupid People
I still haven't got the hang of the title thing. I was told to make sure my title is relevant. Relevant to whom? Me, You, People in Singapore, the Dog? Now its been a long time since I took any writing classes or even an English class, but I seem to recall, way back in the day, before crawlers, that your title was just your title. Not a bunch of key words strung together. Granted, they didn't have crawlers then, but why should I cater to them? If I was doing the title I wanted it would look more like this.
'Stupid Mother leaves babies in car, Swat Team called in while Tomato Thieves run Rampant through Florida, all while being tracked by their I-phones'.
Its a bit long, but I think it sums it up better. I am starting to really dislike key words. I especially don't like tags.
Whatever, I should stop or I'll end up complaining about it all day :)
So the porch guys came back out yesterday with an engineer this time. Smart move on their part. After several hours of fiddling, the North column is as good as it is going to get, with taking it completely apart and getting a real mason to rebuild it.
Bill is actually considering this. I think it is a very bad idea, for now. The porch roof is supported, it will not move. The columns are as level and straight as they are going to get. Let's just get the roof done, before any more damage is done. We can always rebuild the column at a later date, after the roof is done.
Speaking of the roof, we just saved $3500 on the roof, by switching 2 materials for the sofits and facia. Awesome!!!! We aren't sacrificing anything because both materials have a 50 year warranty. Works for me. So instead of using PVC for the facia, we are going with fiber cement. And Engineered wood Strand for the sofits. So, there we are. Hopefully, very soon, I can start complaining about what a mess the roofers are making, I hope.
Let's see, Evan is feeling better today, I think. Yesterday, I couldn't get him to eat anything, which is very strange for him. He eats everything in sight.
Bill is so looking forward to having the weekend off! I am too. It just seems like I see him less now, than I did before he was promoted.
I wanted to make sure the boys had something to wear for tomorrow night, so I went upstairs to make sure I could find their dress clothes. Yep, I found them. Damn it! they don't fit! How can this be? Evan's slacks are about 2 inches to short, Aden's are to tight in the waist, which means Evan won't be able to wear those either. At least, I can give Evan, Aden's shirt, then I am only down 1 shirt and 2 pairs of pants. I know I kept alot of boys clothes from when I was doing Ebay, so I should have a bin or two somewhere, with pants and shirts. But I think I only kept size 6,7 & 8. Aden needs a 5 slim or he did. I have the sewing machine out so I can always take in a size 6 and let it out later. But what a pain. At least I found out yesterday, and not tomorrow when I was trying to get them ready. Now I just have to find that bin! And I have to fine me something that fits. It does really amaze me, how skinny Aden is now. He was such a fat baby! Not chubby, huge.
I did find this sewing sit online, that talked about customizing your store bought bras. They had awesome instructions on how to take in your bras. I followed the instructions and now one of my nice bras fits! Finally! I had to take in 2 inches on each side of the band, but I was to scared to actually cut the material out. What if I end up getting bigger and need those inches back? Bras are stupid expensive. Well, the ones I got were anyway :)
But since the sewing machine is out I can start taking in my jeans so I don't have to keep using Bill's belt. I know, I could just go and by a belt, but that would involve actually spending money :)
Storms today and it looks like through the weekend :( I wanted to try and get the garden in Saturday. I want to at least get in spinach, lettuce, tomatoes. I think the green beans & peas can wait a couple of weeks.
Bill will just have to fence around the garden.
Okay so I watched the news this morning. Yep you guessed it, it was an idiot fest.
First, we have a mother, who drove her mini-van to dollar general or dollar tree, one of those, left her 11 month old and her 3 year old in the van, while it was running, and she went into the store. When she came back out she noticed her van driving away. The SWAT team was called in, and a 3 hour stand off, ensued. The children are okay. Maybe its just me, but what kind of idiot leaves her kids in the car, while its running, to go shopping????? Does she not watch the news, ever? She told authorities that she has never had a problem before, because the 3 years looks after the baby... The 3 year old! Really? I have a three year old, I wouldn't trust him to babysit anything living. I can't believe the mother isn't in trouble.
Next up on the list.
It seems that there is a new organized crime ring in Florida. If this doesn't convince you the economy is in the toilet, nothing will.
Apparently these guys, set up a fake trucking company, in order to steal....wait for it.......tomatoes.
Tomatoes. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of...tomatoes. They have yet to be caught. So, be very careful out there. They could be armed with bacon & lettuce. Very Dangerous. I wonder if when we plant our tomatoes we should put in some sort of security system??? Maybe we will just let Sam stay outside at night to guard them? Maybe we should get a couple of vicious Doberman's to guard the tomatoes.
The next idiot was perhaps my favorite. This guy was in court for parole violations and he decided that instead of going to jail, he would try jumping out the window. He broke the window, then tried to jump out. He was stopped by a petite policewoman, who yanked him back into the room. He only suffered cuts and scraps. She probably saved his life, since it would have been a fall of a couple of stories. I think, she should have let him jump. They would have had plenty of time to send officers down to the parking lot to make sure he didn't get away, just in case he lived. He might have only broken his legs. It would have saved the state tons of money. Unless of course he did live and broke alot of bones, then the state is stuck paying his medical bills. Okay, I have to change my mind. The policewoman was right to stop him.
But it was still funny.
Then we have the story about how people with I-phones are having their movements tracked by their phone. Gotta love it.
On today's agenda, we have alterations to make and hair to cut, if Aden will let me. He is starting to look a bit like Shaggy (from Scooby Doo, not the singer, although I really like that Shaggy)
I hear the laundry and litter box calling my name. Oh joy of joys!
Protect your tomatoes!!!!
'Stupid Mother leaves babies in car, Swat Team called in while Tomato Thieves run Rampant through Florida, all while being tracked by their I-phones'.
Its a bit long, but I think it sums it up better. I am starting to really dislike key words. I especially don't like tags.
Whatever, I should stop or I'll end up complaining about it all day :)
So the porch guys came back out yesterday with an engineer this time. Smart move on their part. After several hours of fiddling, the North column is as good as it is going to get, with taking it completely apart and getting a real mason to rebuild it.
Bill is actually considering this. I think it is a very bad idea, for now. The porch roof is supported, it will not move. The columns are as level and straight as they are going to get. Let's just get the roof done, before any more damage is done. We can always rebuild the column at a later date, after the roof is done.
Speaking of the roof, we just saved $3500 on the roof, by switching 2 materials for the sofits and facia. Awesome!!!! We aren't sacrificing anything because both materials have a 50 year warranty. Works for me. So instead of using PVC for the facia, we are going with fiber cement. And Engineered wood Strand for the sofits. So, there we are. Hopefully, very soon, I can start complaining about what a mess the roofers are making, I hope.
Let's see, Evan is feeling better today, I think. Yesterday, I couldn't get him to eat anything, which is very strange for him. He eats everything in sight.
Bill is so looking forward to having the weekend off! I am too. It just seems like I see him less now, than I did before he was promoted.
I wanted to make sure the boys had something to wear for tomorrow night, so I went upstairs to make sure I could find their dress clothes. Yep, I found them. Damn it! they don't fit! How can this be? Evan's slacks are about 2 inches to short, Aden's are to tight in the waist, which means Evan won't be able to wear those either. At least, I can give Evan, Aden's shirt, then I am only down 1 shirt and 2 pairs of pants. I know I kept alot of boys clothes from when I was doing Ebay, so I should have a bin or two somewhere, with pants and shirts. But I think I only kept size 6,7 & 8. Aden needs a 5 slim or he did. I have the sewing machine out so I can always take in a size 6 and let it out later. But what a pain. At least I found out yesterday, and not tomorrow when I was trying to get them ready. Now I just have to find that bin! And I have to fine me something that fits. It does really amaze me, how skinny Aden is now. He was such a fat baby! Not chubby, huge.
I did find this sewing sit online, that talked about customizing your store bought bras. They had awesome instructions on how to take in your bras. I followed the instructions and now one of my nice bras fits! Finally! I had to take in 2 inches on each side of the band, but I was to scared to actually cut the material out. What if I end up getting bigger and need those inches back? Bras are stupid expensive. Well, the ones I got were anyway :)
But since the sewing machine is out I can start taking in my jeans so I don't have to keep using Bill's belt. I know, I could just go and by a belt, but that would involve actually spending money :)
Storms today and it looks like through the weekend :( I wanted to try and get the garden in Saturday. I want to at least get in spinach, lettuce, tomatoes. I think the green beans & peas can wait a couple of weeks.
Bill will just have to fence around the garden.
Okay so I watched the news this morning. Yep you guessed it, it was an idiot fest.
First, we have a mother, who drove her mini-van to dollar general or dollar tree, one of those, left her 11 month old and her 3 year old in the van, while it was running, and she went into the store. When she came back out she noticed her van driving away. The SWAT team was called in, and a 3 hour stand off, ensued. The children are okay. Maybe its just me, but what kind of idiot leaves her kids in the car, while its running, to go shopping????? Does she not watch the news, ever? She told authorities that she has never had a problem before, because the 3 years looks after the baby... The 3 year old! Really? I have a three year old, I wouldn't trust him to babysit anything living. I can't believe the mother isn't in trouble.
Next up on the list.
It seems that there is a new organized crime ring in Florida. If this doesn't convince you the economy is in the toilet, nothing will.
Apparently these guys, set up a fake trucking company, in order to steal....wait for it.......tomatoes.
Tomatoes. Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of...tomatoes. They have yet to be caught. So, be very careful out there. They could be armed with bacon & lettuce. Very Dangerous. I wonder if when we plant our tomatoes we should put in some sort of security system??? Maybe we will just let Sam stay outside at night to guard them? Maybe we should get a couple of vicious Doberman's to guard the tomatoes.
The next idiot was perhaps my favorite. This guy was in court for parole violations and he decided that instead of going to jail, he would try jumping out the window. He broke the window, then tried to jump out. He was stopped by a petite policewoman, who yanked him back into the room. He only suffered cuts and scraps. She probably saved his life, since it would have been a fall of a couple of stories. I think, she should have let him jump. They would have had plenty of time to send officers down to the parking lot to make sure he didn't get away, just in case he lived. He might have only broken his legs. It would have saved the state tons of money. Unless of course he did live and broke alot of bones, then the state is stuck paying his medical bills. Okay, I have to change my mind. The policewoman was right to stop him.
But it was still funny.
Then we have the story about how people with I-phones are having their movements tracked by their phone. Gotta love it.
On today's agenda, we have alterations to make and hair to cut, if Aden will let me. He is starting to look a bit like Shaggy (from Scooby Doo, not the singer, although I really like that Shaggy)
I hear the laundry and litter box calling my name. Oh joy of joys!
Protect your tomatoes!!!!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Home Again, Birthday, Drama, Contractors & More Drama
Ah, home Finally!!!!!! After what has seemed like the week from hell, the boys, Sam and I are finally back home. Now, were to begin.............
Let's go back a bit.
Okay, so Last Tuesday, I had my doctor's appointment and then another company was supposed to come by and take a look at the porch columns. I'll go into the Doctor's appointment later, because I'm going to classify that with the other drama.
So, Contractor shows up, on time, brownie points for that. He and Bill walked and they talked, and the contractors said he's get with the company's engineer & get back to us. He did. Apparently, it can be fixed!!!!!! And they will start Monday. It should be done no later than Tuesday, including replacing the sidewalk they will have to rip up. from what I understand, it will be very loud and very messy. I don't care as long as it gets done. The roofers will be here Tuesday. I am not sure how much they will get done this week because it is supposed to storm all week, but at least the porch will be done.
It will cost $5000.00. Peachy. I am supposed to be grateful it isn't twice that, but I can't help being a bit freaked out with the price tag. That is pretty much the entire budget for the Fence and the back bathroom. We will probably still be able to do the fence, but probably not as soon. The bathroom???? Who knows, but probably not this summer.
So that's that.
Next, Doctor's appointment.
It sucked. It just really fuckin sucked. I can't begin to express how much it sucked. But, being the kind of person I am, I'll give it a go.
So, we'll start small and work our way to the big stuff. I seem to have pulled a muscle in my stomach while doing Zumba. Not a really big deal, except when I cough. Then I want to die. With the allergies as bad as they are, I am coughing alot. But, its not life threatening, which is a plus.
During the getting felt up portion of the exam, the doctor found a, and I'll quote here, "little, small, bump like spot"?????? Huh?
Now, I don't tend to get freaked out about much. But when a Doctor starts repeating himself and asking stupid questions, I get concerned. I am really not all that worried about it. I'll just go get the mammogram and be done with it. But I am not looking forward to it. I was supposed to go last Friday, but because of other drama, I wasn't able to. I am pretty sure its just scar tissue or something like that, since I do have a talent for scar tissue and the only risk factor I have for breast cancer is that I have breasts. I'm not really worried. I'll just keep on saying that :)
And just because its my birthday week, there just had to be yet more crap. Within a few hours of learning that for my birthday I had to go get the squish the boobies test, we learn that I will need to pack up and go stay in Kansas city for the remainder of my in-laws vacation. That was a pain in my ass. I had a considerable amount of things to do at my home. Anyway, it was alot of Drama. Don't really care for drama. Eventually, I will go into why I had to, but I was asked, in order to protect the guilty, to not say anything about it. Okay, I'll try. Please take bets amongst yourselves, as to how long I will remain silent.
Oh wait! I forgot to mention that I will need to go back to the doctor because it appears that some of my permanent stitches have come undone and I may need yet another surgery to repair what has come apart. Maybe, I'll find that out Tuesday. Again, Maybe I'll find out. He may have to send me to a specialist. Lovely. Just F'ing lovely.
Apparently this is not a good thing For the record, I didn't do anything to cause this. He was that last person anywhere near it!!!! Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeee!
I think that about covers it. Nope, but wait there is more...........
We get home yesterday, and Aden pukes the second we walk in the door. And has continued to puke every few hours since then. He was apparently not sick enough to prevent him from running through the house like a maniac chasing his brother, but just sick enough to make a bit more work and see if he can play this off so I will wait on him. Well, it works. I think it may be that his digestive system is all wonked up, from his vacation. I hear that it was the best vacation a 5 year old could possibly have outside of Disneyland :)
Mama Cat was not pleased to see Sam. Sam got a little bloody. They seem to have worked it out though. As long as Sam stays away from Mama, and stops trying to sniff her butt, things should be fine.
I was amazed at how clean the house was when we got home. That lasted about 3 minutes. And there was toilet paper on the dispenser!!! it was almost out we we left. I think Bill may have actually changed it himself! Or maybe he had someone else come over and do it, I didn't ask.
The boys and I have a few little things to do outside today to make sure we are ready for the guys to come tomorrow. I am not sure what I am going to do with my wind chimes. I will probably just put them on the pear tree out back. I don't think the tree will look too stupid with 8 wind chimes on it :)
It finally looks like we are going to get the outside finished!!!! I can't wait. The historical society has requested pictures of ever stage of the of the process which, will be a bit of a pain, but not too bad. It's for a good cause :)
Bill want to start taking my e-cig to work with him. I think I'll be okay without it after today. I think I just need a day or so to calm down a bit. But, it did end up working pretty good for me. I am now down to using the 11mg cartridges and I don't use it that much. I mostly just carry it around like a pacifier :)
The weather is at least beautiful, if I ignore the the pollen. The claritin is at least working pretty good now. Now if I can only convince Evan to stop trying to pick up mama, we should be okay. Although, he would only have to do it once and I bet she'll convince him it wasn't a smart move :) She is at least alot more gentle with the boys.
Zumba is calling....I'd better go answer :)
Let's go back a bit.
Okay, so Last Tuesday, I had my doctor's appointment and then another company was supposed to come by and take a look at the porch columns. I'll go into the Doctor's appointment later, because I'm going to classify that with the other drama.
So, Contractor shows up, on time, brownie points for that. He and Bill walked and they talked, and the contractors said he's get with the company's engineer & get back to us. He did. Apparently, it can be fixed!!!!!! And they will start Monday. It should be done no later than Tuesday, including replacing the sidewalk they will have to rip up. from what I understand, it will be very loud and very messy. I don't care as long as it gets done. The roofers will be here Tuesday. I am not sure how much they will get done this week because it is supposed to storm all week, but at least the porch will be done.
It will cost $5000.00. Peachy. I am supposed to be grateful it isn't twice that, but I can't help being a bit freaked out with the price tag. That is pretty much the entire budget for the Fence and the back bathroom. We will probably still be able to do the fence, but probably not as soon. The bathroom???? Who knows, but probably not this summer.
So that's that.
Next, Doctor's appointment.
It sucked. It just really fuckin sucked. I can't begin to express how much it sucked. But, being the kind of person I am, I'll give it a go.
So, we'll start small and work our way to the big stuff. I seem to have pulled a muscle in my stomach while doing Zumba. Not a really big deal, except when I cough. Then I want to die. With the allergies as bad as they are, I am coughing alot. But, its not life threatening, which is a plus.
During the getting felt up portion of the exam, the doctor found a, and I'll quote here, "little, small, bump like spot"?????? Huh?
Now, I don't tend to get freaked out about much. But when a Doctor starts repeating himself and asking stupid questions, I get concerned. I am really not all that worried about it. I'll just go get the mammogram and be done with it. But I am not looking forward to it. I was supposed to go last Friday, but because of other drama, I wasn't able to. I am pretty sure its just scar tissue or something like that, since I do have a talent for scar tissue and the only risk factor I have for breast cancer is that I have breasts. I'm not really worried. I'll just keep on saying that :)
And just because its my birthday week, there just had to be yet more crap. Within a few hours of learning that for my birthday I had to go get the squish the boobies test, we learn that I will need to pack up and go stay in Kansas city for the remainder of my in-laws vacation. That was a pain in my ass. I had a considerable amount of things to do at my home. Anyway, it was alot of Drama. Don't really care for drama. Eventually, I will go into why I had to, but I was asked, in order to protect the guilty, to not say anything about it. Okay, I'll try. Please take bets amongst yourselves, as to how long I will remain silent.
Oh wait! I forgot to mention that I will need to go back to the doctor because it appears that some of my permanent stitches have come undone and I may need yet another surgery to repair what has come apart. Maybe, I'll find that out Tuesday. Again, Maybe I'll find out. He may have to send me to a specialist. Lovely. Just F'ing lovely.
Apparently this is not a good thing For the record, I didn't do anything to cause this. He was that last person anywhere near it!!!! Happy Birthday to me!!!!!!Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeee!
I think that about covers it. Nope, but wait there is more...........
We get home yesterday, and Aden pukes the second we walk in the door. And has continued to puke every few hours since then. He was apparently not sick enough to prevent him from running through the house like a maniac chasing his brother, but just sick enough to make a bit more work and see if he can play this off so I will wait on him. Well, it works. I think it may be that his digestive system is all wonked up, from his vacation. I hear that it was the best vacation a 5 year old could possibly have outside of Disneyland :)
Mama Cat was not pleased to see Sam. Sam got a little bloody. They seem to have worked it out though. As long as Sam stays away from Mama, and stops trying to sniff her butt, things should be fine.
I was amazed at how clean the house was when we got home. That lasted about 3 minutes. And there was toilet paper on the dispenser!!! it was almost out we we left. I think Bill may have actually changed it himself! Or maybe he had someone else come over and do it, I didn't ask.
The boys and I have a few little things to do outside today to make sure we are ready for the guys to come tomorrow. I am not sure what I am going to do with my wind chimes. I will probably just put them on the pear tree out back. I don't think the tree will look too stupid with 8 wind chimes on it :)
It finally looks like we are going to get the outside finished!!!! I can't wait. The historical society has requested pictures of ever stage of the of the process which, will be a bit of a pain, but not too bad. It's for a good cause :)
Bill want to start taking my e-cig to work with him. I think I'll be okay without it after today. I think I just need a day or so to calm down a bit. But, it did end up working pretty good for me. I am now down to using the 11mg cartridges and I don't use it that much. I mostly just carry it around like a pacifier :)
The weather is at least beautiful, if I ignore the the pollen. The claritin is at least working pretty good now. Now if I can only convince Evan to stop trying to pick up mama, we should be okay. Although, he would only have to do it once and I bet she'll convince him it wasn't a smart move :) She is at least alot more gentle with the boys.
Zumba is calling....I'd better go answer :)
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