Glad that Allison discovered now that she didn't like her schooling. Can't wait to hear what she is going to do next.
Glad the truck doesn't seem to be the big job you were expecting.
I hurt my foot this morning. I was on a stepladder getting the last roll of paper towels. Had to use a stick to reach it, in the process of getting down, I missed a step and hurt the bottom of my foot.
Yes - it is much better that she decided now, rather than waiting until later.
Yah - the truck... Sigh. I'll talk about it below.
Oh no!!! I hope you are doing much better now!
She got me the Cinderellas Castle silver bracelet. I really like it. The only problem I have is putting it on and taking it off. I really have to stretch it to do so. I feel like I am going to break it. Hopefully it will loosen up a bit.
Praying that your truck is cheaper to fix than you thought.
Love the picture of V and Cooper! So cute! Our golden retriever does that with her paw too. Especially when she is wanting some attention.
Hope you have a great weekend!
I love that one - what a fun gift!!! Alex and Ani bracelets are meant to expand... So grab it on each side of where the wires overlap and pull - it will lock open so you can put it on, then you can just give it a squeeze to make it small again.
Hope that helps.
I'll talk about the truck below... Sigh...
Hehehe... Gotta love Cooper - he is a NUT! LOL
Thanks! Same to you!
It's good that Allison fond out that she didn't like working on people before she finished school.
V.'s parade experience was horrible. I would have completed freaked out. I don't like people that I don't know too close to me.
You can come over and clean my house anytime you want. My vacuum cleaner quit working on Sunday and I have to get a new one. In the mean time, I'm using the little shark. It does pick up the cat hair, though.
That's good news about the truck. Hopefully you get it back soon.
I've been busy working on quilting the quilt I pieced together and crocheting an afghan. Work is slow right, now which is nice. We've been cleaning every thing that doesn't move.
Have a good day
Liz
Yes - it's better that she made the decision now, rather than later.
I agree - she is big on personal space... It was a tough night for that. LOL
Bummer about your vacuum... If it makes you feel any better - ours is temporarily on the fritz too... Josh accidentally sucked up a sock in the bedroom the other day - one of the "safety features" is that the vacuum will disengage the brush motor until you reset it (it's a Dyson)... So, now I need to go online to read how to reset it... I should do that now while I am thinking about it - my living room hasn't been vacuumed all week! LOL I sure hope you are able to get a new vacuum soon!
Yah - the truck... I'll talk about that beast below...
I hope you are making good progress on the quilt... Such a fun winter activity!
I hope you have a nice weekend Liz!
Sounds like you are in a good flow eating fantastic and doing excellent in your sewing room Keep up the good work.
Crossing my fingers that the mechanic doesn't find anything more wrong with the truck so it turns into a major repair and that you will have the car back home today.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend
Thank you - I am doing pretty well... I've decided to just try to concentrate on some smaller goals and that is helping me stay focused.
I will talk about the truck below... It's not looking good after all. Sad to report.
Thank you Lillian - same to you!
After looking at your frig picture I went and looked at mine. I may adopt the condiment tote idea. Sending good thoughts that your truck repair won't be as bad as you feared. For me, that would be a huge relief and would feel like I just came into a windfall - haha! Would love to see you start a Jan. PTR!
That condiment tote thing is new to us... I think I may have seen the idea a while ago on Pinterest - though when I decided to do it the other day - it was just because I was looking for some way to contain that mess.
Hopefully this works well... Last week, when we had salads with dinner, I had salad dressings all over the fridge - it was like a giant Where's Waldo game...
So, hopefully having them all together now - will make life a little easier?
Thank you - I sure hope so, though it isn't looking very promising anymore... I'll talk about it a little bit below.
I am SO happy to have a three-day weekend. And I'll have a three day weekend again next weekend. Happy me!
My fingers are crossed that the repairs do turn out to be minor and that you'll have the vehicle back very, very quickly. That would be wonderful!
My car was making a strange noise this morning...turns out that the plastic weather stripping (?) around the front windshield on the passenger side has come loose and was flapping in the air as I drove. I hope this is something my husband can fix...if not, my car will have to go into the shop. Car repairs are not my favorite...
Have a great day!
I bet - that is very nice, especially coming off of your vacation time... To go into work, knowing that you had a 3 day weekend coming up... Niiiiiice.
Yah - the truck... I"ll talk about it below...
Hopefully your DH can fix that piece... I also hate car repairs... They are soooo expensive!!!
Now I have cleaning guilt and frig guilt; I need to meal plan this weekend so maybe I should put frig clean out on my list of things to do. I know I should not complain, I am very blessed to have a job, but I get so tired of spending every Sat and Sun doing errands, washing clothes, and cleaning what I can cram in. It gets old at times. That's enough of that.
Glad to hear truck repairs were not as bad as feared. I just paid both Shane's and Tyler's Spring semester tuitions. Ugh. Speaking of a winding path; there is Tyler, who graduated with an engineering degree after 5 years of college, now at graduate school at 26 years old. Then Shane, hoo boy, he makes like interesting
I just want him to be happy and find something that will keep his interest. I didn't have the opportunity to go to college either D; straight to work at 18 years old. So, to say I have been working a while puts it mildly. It is amazing to see how you found your talent at sewing and your path. I never, ever wanted to work in the legal field. I had a friend talk me into it when I was around 22. And here I am.
I keep forgetting to tell you Dorine. Your silhouettes sparked something in my brain. My Mom took my brother and I to DL when I was 8 years old; my first and only trip until I was around 34. I remember she had silhouettes done of us both, and they were hanging at their lake house for the longest time. I don't know where they went. I will have to ask my brother, who is usually clueless. I did not know they could do pets! Awesome.
Looking forward to more updates! And then maybe, maybe, maybe, some time this year your PTR for a January girls trip
Have a wonderful weekend D!!!
Hahaha - no need for the guilt! We all do the best we can! I am just trying to get a handle on some things in our house that have been outta whack for a while... The pantry was one (which I reorganized right after Christmas), and the fridge was next... I really need to also re organize our cabinets... When we moved back in last summer - I just kind of put everything back where it used to be - and I think it could be a little better thought out... We'll see.
Not only that - but when we moved Dad into assisted living a few years ago - I inherited a lot of his stuff... So, I think I need to sort through everything and maybe make a box for the girls - because eventually - they may venture off on their own?
I cannot imagine working full-time out of the home, I've been very fortunate over the years that I have only had to work part time... When the girls were little - I made more $$ staying home (theoretically) because we didn't have to pay for daycare... Then when they went to school - I only worked during school hours... And then eventually, I began working almost-full-time from home... Which sometimes makes things difficult here - because I know there are things that need tending in the house, and I am here... Yet - my work still needs to get done. Which is why I am really picky about my schedule and adhering to it... I have work time, home time, work out time... And if things don't get done with in those time zones - I am outta luck... Or I have to take the time from my "me time" and that really sucks. LOL So, I try not to.
Ahhhh... The truck... Let's try not to get the cart before the horse... I'll talk about it below...
It's amazing the winding path our roads take us on, isn't it? I look back at when Josh and I first met, and our careers at that time... Life put many choices in our path - yet overall, I am happy with the way things went... We had our fair share of some pretty hard times, I remember when the girls were first born, and we were so broke that we couldn't afford to feed ourselves... But we sacrificed and we learned... and here we are... Not rich by any means - but both of us work hard and we do the best we can.
Our children will find their own winding path, and hopefully end up in a place that makes them happy - or at the very least - content with life.
That is so cool Carol!!! I sure hope that they aren't lost and you are able to find them! That would be such a cool memory to have!
We'll see about the Jan trip... I am pretty sure I still have a few months before discounts are up...
I hope.
Have a wonderful weekend Carol!
I would think that working on people's hair is a very intimate thing and not everyone would want to get that close to people. I wish her the best of luck on her future plans. At least now she knows what she doesn't want to do with her life.
I can't tell you how comforting it is to hear that you took a month to move back into your kitchen. I thought there was something wrong with me because I didn't want to rush in and move everything back the very moment I could.
Our kitchen and bathroom were finally finished yesterday. The construction foreman took their sign out of the yard, their lock box off the door, and we paid them the final payment. I moved my stuff into the bathroom last night and took my first shower in it this morning. We had a wand shower head put in and I love it.
It is nice that Josh is able to do all that work. Not everyone is that handy. My husband remodeled our second bathroom. It was originally a powder room next to the kitchen with a really big closet in it. He took out the big closet and installed a shower stall. He even did the tile and wallpaper himself. It was really great that he could do that at the time. But that was when he was in his forties and had a lot more time and energy for things like that. It was really nice that we were able to hire someone this time.
I am really looking forward to the weekend since I am finally ready to move 100% into the kitchen. I hope you have a nice weekend, too.
I'm crossing my fingers that the repair is cheap. You need to save for a Disney trip in January.
Your frig looks great. I love the little bins you use. My new frig has those big, deep shelves like yours and I was able to create a "pickle" shelf just for my husband. Now he doesn't have to search through the whole frig for his favorite pickles.
Exactly!!! I never realized how intimate it was until Allison started doing it... but you are right - it is.
Nope... It's not strange at all... To be honest - I think what took me so long is that I kind of enjoyed living with the bare minimum in there... So moving
everything back in there as a bit overwhelming - both the process and just having it there. Like I said above - when we moved Dad into assisted living, I inherited many of his kitchen items - so, my cupboards are bursting... I think what I need to do (next project maybe?) is to go through my kitchen and pack up a box for the girls to fight over... I think I have 4 or 5 pyrex glass cake pans with the lids... Nice to have, but I survived for MANY years with just one... I think I could spare a couple for the girls?
LOL
I hope that moving back into your kitchen this weekend goes well - and you are just able to sit there and enjoy your space and all the hard work.
Yes - it's nice that Josh can do it... However - I don't know how many more full remodel jobs his body will be able to handle? He will be 47 this year - and while he is still a pretty young guy - we always have to be careful with his back... Due to the nerves being burned off - he sometimes doesn't know that he's injured himself.
I have a feeling that this will be his last big job... Thankfully - this is the last big job in this house. We still have some remodeling to do in our master area - though it won't be nearly the back breaking work that I fear the main bathroom will be...
Thanks - I think I put the cart in front of the horse regarding the truck...
Thanks! I've love to get different bins - these are just the cheap plastic shoe bins... I think they are $1 each or something like that? If this works out - I will invest in better ones which take up less space.
Awesome about the pickle shelf!
I was surprised - I used to have a pickle shelf too - though not because I wanted one... It just seemed that everyone kept opening jars of pickles with out bothering to look in the fridge first... I was very happy to discover when I cleaned out the fridge the other day that I only had one jar open! WIN! LOL
Have a great weekend Sue!
Hi! Things have finally quieted down here. Everyone is back to school/work, and the house is all put back together. I have to admit I miss everyone being here.
So nice that you got to see your favorite photographer and they spend so much time with you. Ugh, on that nail polish. Work has been busy which is fine. Makes time go fast. I so looking forward to the warmer weather. Mind you it hasn't been that cold here.
So excited to here another trip in 2018!! Something to definitely look forward to. We will wait sometime before we make a definite decision on our trip this year. See what everyone will be doing etc...
Unfortunately, I must run back and work. I needed a little break to "catch up". Enjoy your three day weekend!
Hope Allison decides on what she wants to do.
Welcome back and happy to hear that life has settled down a little bit for you.
Maybe another trip in 2018??? We'll see... Many things have to fall into place, as usual for it... Not only truck repairs, but girls' schedules too... It might be tough to make the time...
Thanks for stopping by - and saying hi... It's always nice to see you here! Take care and have a nice weekend!
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First off - the truck.... Ugh!!! I should have known better than to get excited... Upon further inspection - it appears that it might be the catalytic converter??? And we aren't sure if Josh's truck has just one or two...
Josh did research last night - and it looks like parts alone will run about $600...
If we are lucky... So, it appears that this will not be a cheap repair. Perhaps cheaper than a full motor rebuild (which is what we initially feared) - yet not as cheap as we had hoped. Our mechanic is working today (for which we better NOT be charged weekend prices - because we explicitly told him that we were in NO hurry to get it back)... So we should have more answers today - maybe? Fingers still crossed.
Yesterday - I did my heavy lifting which I was supposed to do on Thursday... I am feeling in in my shoulders and back today - which is always good, as I know I worked hard enough.
And then Allison and I went grocery shopping... I did very good and I stayed within budget - which is a win for me. We started off at Target... Then Allison had to hit Ulta quick... Then we shopped at Aldi - I love Aldi!!! We would not be able to eat nearly as well if it wasn't for that store... $60 buys a LOT of produce! I ignore that whole processed food aisle when you first walk in - and I go straight to the produce section - where I buy a gazillion of everything.
I also buy their take n' bake pizza - traditionally our dinner on grocery shopping nights - and we like their pizza sauce better than Papa Murphy's.
Although - I didn't eat their pizza this time, as I am trying to avoid eating things like that right now.
While we were out - we decided we were hungry - would you believe, it's been WEEKS since I've stepped foot into a Chipotle??? LOL Allison was kind enough to take this beautiful picture of me... LOL It doesn't get much more "real" than this... And side note: When lemons aren't available - I opt for limes.
We also picked V up an hour early from school - she had a rough day yesterday... It was blood drive day at school, and since she is over 16, she can give blood... Poor kid - both girls were blessed with my veins - which are terrible... V was poked 4 different times - each time (as usual) her veins rolled, so they moved the needle around in her arm trying to chase the veins... It's quite painful when they do this...
Anyways - they finally found a vein, and then V was only able to give a half of a bag of blood... Since it wasn't a full bag - they threw it all out... So all of that for nothing. She was so upset - I can't say I blame her - it would have been one thing to suffer for a good outcome - knowing she was being useful and helping someone... but to go through all of that, only to have them throw it away.
By the time I picked her up from school - her arm was swollen and starting to bruise. A reminder to myself, to remind my girls how much they suffer when they give blood - so they can decide if it's worth it to them.
Anyways - we came home and I put away groceries... Which took forever, it seemed.
I also decided to try to rearrange my coffee space... I purchased a serving plate yesterday (which is going back, as I don't like it in this space) to put our coffee pot on - it's just the wrong shape/color/something... I'd love for this space to look nice, and be "put together" yet still functional... It's difficult. I still have hopes of doing a coffee bar on the other side of the room - like we had originally intended when we remodeled - if I can ever find the right cabinet...
Anyways - before and after...
Before with the new plate:
And after - what I decided to do until I can find something better... (I wish I could remember where I stashed that canister lid - I took it off to store utincils in - and now I can't remember which "safe" hiding spot I put it in - UGH! I hate that! LOL)
And then I was lazy for most of the night... Josh decided we should go up to bed early and watch a movie - so we streamed Alice Through the Looking Glass... It was a surprisingly good movie - I feel asleep for the last 30 min or so, but I did wake to see the ending.
Today... I don't have much on my radar. I may try to do a TR update? I may also work upstairs for a while? I know, for sure - I plan to pack up my fall decor items... When I took them down to set up Christmas, I just put them in my office... I kept meaning to grab boxes from work - then I continued to forget... I finally have boxes - so I will pack all of it up, and get it put away in the closet.
That's about all... I hope you all have a nice weekend - stay safe - stay warm... Those of you in the path of the ice storm especially... Sending out prayers and pixie dust!
D~