I'm changing up the layout a little bit. It was getting a little boring. Maybe this will motivate me to post more (doubtful!). Decluttering and working on a background.
In other news, I went to the monthly neighborhood ladies dinner last night. It was good to get to meet a few people. Everyone seemed nice. It's going to take me forever to remember everyone's name and figure out which house they live in.
I'm eating chicken flavored Rice-A-Roni for lunch and it's delicious! :)
That's about all I've got.
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
House Update
Here you go, Jenny.
Ignore the stuff that hasn't found a permanent "home" in the pictures! The rest of my curtains have been shipped, so I'm excited to get those up. This is our main living area. We have one room on the first floor that's still a complete disaster (it happens to be the man room *ahem*), but I'm starting to get a few things on the wall and am working on making the house more homey. The upstairs is livable, but not at all decorated yet. We are having our first overnight guests this weekend!
The wood floors are so nice. I dustmop them every day and pick up SO MUCH dog hair. It's so much easier than trying to keep carpet clean. I seriously don't know how Mercy isn't bald with as much as she sheds.
Yesterday the propane tank got really low. I smelled gas, so I called and they had me check the gauge. This entailed me tromping over to the underground tank with a flashlight (my sweet husband worked until NINE last night, or I would have put him on it!), lifting the lid, and fighting off black widows. That just isn't my cup of tea, folks.
Anyway, the tank was only 1% full. The guy who came to fill it said that we would have probably been completely out in about an hour...which is bad since everything in this house is gas.
Crisis averted! Now I just need to learn about the well and the septic tank. Ah country living...
Mercy has made friends with the neighbor's dog. They like to chase eachother around the yard. Between our property and the neighbor's property we have probably a couple of acres for them to run on, and some woods if Mercy ever gets brave enough to explore them. She is having the best time though. We just let them run off leash on our property (we supervise) and I swear she smiles. :)
Ignore the stuff that hasn't found a permanent "home" in the pictures! The rest of my curtains have been shipped, so I'm excited to get those up. This is our main living area. We have one room on the first floor that's still a complete disaster (it happens to be the man room *ahem*), but I'm starting to get a few things on the wall and am working on making the house more homey. The upstairs is livable, but not at all decorated yet. We are having our first overnight guests this weekend!
The wood floors are so nice. I dustmop them every day and pick up SO MUCH dog hair. It's so much easier than trying to keep carpet clean. I seriously don't know how Mercy isn't bald with as much as she sheds.
Yesterday the propane tank got really low. I smelled gas, so I called and they had me check the gauge. This entailed me tromping over to the underground tank with a flashlight (my sweet husband worked until NINE last night, or I would have put him on it!), lifting the lid, and fighting off black widows. That just isn't my cup of tea, folks.
Anyway, the tank was only 1% full. The guy who came to fill it said that we would have probably been completely out in about an hour...which is bad since everything in this house is gas.
Crisis averted! Now I just need to learn about the well and the septic tank. Ah country living...
Mercy has made friends with the neighbor's dog. They like to chase eachother around the yard. Between our property and the neighbor's property we have probably a couple of acres for them to run on, and some woods if Mercy ever gets brave enough to explore them. She is having the best time though. We just let them run off leash on our property (we supervise) and I swear she smiles. :)
Monday, November 07, 2011
I'm Surprised I Even Remembered my Password
Long time no blog!
Since I last blogged, I've visited two states I'd never been to before (Maryland and West Virginia). It's kind of funny how close everything is to here. At least it seems to me that it is.
Here's a pic from our trip to WV this weekend.
Also, we're buying a house! Hallelujah! We should close early next week.
A few of my favorite things about the new house are:
hardwood floors (carpet and dog hair just don't mix)
a full basement with walkout covered patio (this will be a MIL apartment--the basement, not the patio)
a fantastic screened in back porch with skylights
granite countertops
a large yard we can fence in for the dogs! They will be so excited!
Work beckons...no rest for the wicked.
Since I last blogged, I've visited two states I'd never been to before (Maryland and West Virginia). It's kind of funny how close everything is to here. At least it seems to me that it is.
Here's a pic from our trip to WV this weekend.
Also, we're buying a house! Hallelujah! We should close early next week.
A few of my favorite things about the new house are:
hardwood floors (carpet and dog hair just don't mix)
a full basement with walkout covered patio (this will be a MIL apartment--the basement, not the patio)
a fantastic screened in back porch with skylights
granite countertops
a large yard we can fence in for the dogs! They will be so excited!
Work beckons...no rest for the wicked.
Thursday, September 01, 2011
quick update
Sorry for the typos...posting this from my phone.
We survived irene with no damage to our house. However, we haven't had power/cable/internet since Saturday. We do have a generator that is running the fridge, the fish tank, some fans, and a couple of lamps. The power company quoted that we should have power by 11pm tonight. We'll see. I can't wait to take a warm shower! The good news is that we have plenty of water pressure and aren't under a boil order. That would have made life a lot more difficult. Since we don't have internet, I haven't been able to log in to work all week. I guess we'll see if they have mercy on me or make me use pdo for an act of god. Never can tell. I haven't even had cell reception for the past few days, so it's been pretty quiet around here. I've finished a couple of books. :) I guess this is what it was like in the olden days, sans generator.
We survived irene with no damage to our house. However, we haven't had power/cable/internet since Saturday. We do have a generator that is running the fridge, the fish tank, some fans, and a couple of lamps. The power company quoted that we should have power by 11pm tonight. We'll see. I can't wait to take a warm shower! The good news is that we have plenty of water pressure and aren't under a boil order. That would have made life a lot more difficult. Since we don't have internet, I haven't been able to log in to work all week. I guess we'll see if they have mercy on me or make me use pdo for an act of god. Never can tell. I haven't even had cell reception for the past few days, so it's been pretty quiet around here. I've finished a couple of books. :) I guess this is what it was like in the olden days, sans generator.
Monday, August 08, 2011
Menu Plan
Monday: Ham, Homemade Mac & Cheese,, Rolls (this is an experiment)
Tuesday: Leftovers (depending on how much ham is leftover, I might use it for something else)
Wednesday: Chicken Fettuccine
Thursday: Tacos
Friday: Leftovers
That being said, I guess I should go downstairs and get started on dinner! I bought a pre-cooked ham, so hopefully I can't mess that up too badly. Hopefully my husband won't have to work too too late. I guess if he does, it will give me time to come up with a plan B in case plan A doesn't work out.
Tuesday: Leftovers (depending on how much ham is leftover, I might use it for something else)
Wednesday: Chicken Fettuccine
Thursday: Tacos
Friday: Leftovers
That being said, I guess I should go downstairs and get started on dinner! I bought a pre-cooked ham, so hopefully I can't mess that up too badly. Hopefully my husband won't have to work too too late. I guess if he does, it will give me time to come up with a plan B in case plan A doesn't work out.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
Menu Plan
Monday: Dinner with our neighbor friend.
Tuesday: Looking at houses, so I'm not cooking.
Wednesday: Tacos, cheese dip, etc.
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Maybe Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. We'll see.
Tuesday: Looking at houses, so I'm not cooking.
Wednesday: Tacos, cheese dip, etc.
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Maybe Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. We'll see.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Menu Plan
Monday - Chicken and Rice
Tuesday - Leftovers of various sorts
Wednesday - Out to eat. We're looking at houses in town tonight, so it'll be an opportunity to be in a place with actual restaurants!
Thursday - Poker night, so leftovers or sandwiches or something
Friday - Roast and Mashed Potatoes
Saturday - Party that involves a whole roasted pig. Not sure if I'll be able to make it! I'd rather that my food not look like an animal.
Sunday - Dinner/Movie with friends?
I finished up the closing of my house Monday, so now we're free to look for a "forever house". It will be nice to live closer to my Mister's work since he currently has a 45 minute commute each way and works long hours anyway. Plus, living in town will give me the option of working for a local company if that's what I decide to do. I really don't think I want to work full time anymore. We'll see. Working from home is wonderful, but I'm not sure it's worth all the crap I have to put up with in my current position. I've had too many livid days lately from dealing with nonsense.
In other news, I fired up my sewing machine for the first time since I moved last night. You know what's sad? When your sewing materials get separated into different boxes. I was excited to find my thread and bobbins only to realize later that I am missing my seam ripper. My seam ripper is heavily relied upon! So I ripped seams with a pin and scissors last night. :) One pair of pants mended, one more to go! Although, I couldn't get my bobbin to wind last night, so I hope something didn't get broken on the machine during the move.
Time to go grocery shopping...
Tuesday - Leftovers of various sorts
Wednesday - Out to eat. We're looking at houses in town tonight, so it'll be an opportunity to be in a place with actual restaurants!
Thursday - Poker night, so leftovers or sandwiches or something
Friday - Roast and Mashed Potatoes
Saturday - Party that involves a whole roasted pig. Not sure if I'll be able to make it! I'd rather that my food not look like an animal.
Sunday - Dinner/Movie with friends?
I finished up the closing of my house Monday, so now we're free to look for a "forever house". It will be nice to live closer to my Mister's work since he currently has a 45 minute commute each way and works long hours anyway. Plus, living in town will give me the option of working for a local company if that's what I decide to do. I really don't think I want to work full time anymore. We'll see. Working from home is wonderful, but I'm not sure it's worth all the crap I have to put up with in my current position. I've had too many livid days lately from dealing with nonsense.
In other news, I fired up my sewing machine for the first time since I moved last night. You know what's sad? When your sewing materials get separated into different boxes. I was excited to find my thread and bobbins only to realize later that I am missing my seam ripper. My seam ripper is heavily relied upon! So I ripped seams with a pin and scissors last night. :) One pair of pants mended, one more to go! Although, I couldn't get my bobbin to wind last night, so I hope something didn't get broken on the machine during the move.
Time to go grocery shopping...
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