Facebook status updates, from today: 2:30 pm — Expensive, unplanned home repair happens in three’s. I get that. But when I went out in the garage to pay the guy who was fixing our garage door, I found a huge puddle under my deep freeze, and that is #4 for me this week. I think [...]
I was getting settled in the recliner last night, ready to put myself to “bed” ….. (its quite an undertaking, you see, getting all the pillows and blankets in just the right positions for maximum comfort, air conditioner on but not blowing right on me, lights off, phone charging but ringer off, potty break complete, and [...]
Backstory: As you might know, Blaine and I have a very comfortable working arrangement, and have pretty much since the day we got married, where I plan meals, do the grocery shopping, and cook dinner most nights. He will occasionally hop in with spaghetti or grilled cheese (his specialty, my grilled cheese suck) but 99% of [...]
1. I do not have my computer, which means I do not have 1a. My e-mail address book, so I’m pretty much screwed unless I can reply to someone. 1b. Access to a printer. Had no idea how much I use mine until it no longer worked. 1c. Access to any of my documents, photos, [...]
Proof that the kids are just as tired of being displaced out of their bedrooms, and eager for the remodel to be finished, as am I? Kendrie looked around my bedroom this morning, with the king size mattress on the floor, pillows everywhere, sleeping bags on both sofas, clean clothes stacked precariously on the love [...]
I have the best, smartest, most resourceful husband, brother-in-law, and nephew in the world. I said, “How did you figure it out when the professional delivery people couldn’t do it?” and Blaine replied, “They didn’t have a vested interest in making it work.” Which I think is code for “I didn’t want to see my [...]
Um ….. I got nothing. I didn’t even paint today. Instead, I went to my kids morning assembly awards thingy, then drove to Sonic (shocker … not) then came home and cleaned the downstairs because I was hosting a PTO luncheon, and then the nice ladies stayed all afternoon to discuss next year’s calendar, but [...]
1. If you are resigned to painting a room in the upstairs part of your house, make sure you have all your supplies before starting. Otherwise you will find yourself running back downstairs to grab a towel, then back upstairs. Then back downstairs for the little paint-can-opener-thing. Then back upstairs. Then back downstairs for the [...]
Do you know what I think the only thing in the whole wide world that might be more fun than painting is? Painting the bedrooms UPSTAIRS in a house. Because I love nothing more than hauling the paint and buckets and pans and rollers and drop cloths and all the other painting crap paraphernalia up [...]
Self-Portrait Challenges for the month of May, as per Lelly of Lelly’s Musings are as follows: May 5 — Something Old May 12 — Something New May 19 — Something Borrowed May 26 — Something Blue So, in keeping with her theme, here is my “Something New”: I know, right? Are we crazy? Did we [...]