Today has been pretty sucky.  Work "team" shenanigans, a-fuckton-of-work-due-at-the-end-of-the-day-dumped-on-my-desk-at-noon sucky.  I finished that, at the expense of a bunch of other stuff that needs doing, and with the aid of a Capitol Amber for the last hour (working from home has a few perks).  I believe I will avoid thinking about work for at ( Read more... )

I'm back in my virtual office for awhile, and I love it, but I am also very unused to the short commute.  I don't think I've been particularly productive the past couple of weeks, but I figure it's balancing out all the crazy from the earlier parts of the year.  I keep making piles of things and putting them away and making piles and dealing with ( Read more... )

We've finished a major component of the kitchen remodel.  We're so close to being completely done now and I'm thrilled.  Here is a little tour of the past 4 years:

( A story in Pictures! )

Mother Nature was kind to me yesterday. I had planting to do this weekend, come hell or high water, and Friday was definitely looking like high water would be the challenge. But by noon on Sat, the sky was sunny and the pavement was dry. The dirt was also soft enough to make the job easier.

I am currently working mostly on the front yard and the ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the long-awaited consult with the dentist over B's treatment plan(s).  We went into it thinking we were going to get all the financial info associated with each option, and come out of it with appointments and a payment plan.  Not so much.  We got some more detailed info about options, a list of oral surgeons to consult with, and the ( Read more... )

The countertop installer just left!  He was very nice.  He asked us to take care of a couple of minor things and he took our  new sink away so they can get that ready too ( Read more... )

Hey, hey, hey! I am a happy goldy today ( Read more... )

Generally, I don't like Mondays.  Especially not after a delightful 3-day weekend of shopping, romance & relaxation.  However, tomorrow has some things to look forward to.

1) Someone is coming to clean my house!  I finally made the call (or rather the email) that set this up. It's been a long long time since I had housecleaning help on a regular ( Read more... )

Yesterday we finally got the winterizing done - well, almost done.  But it wouldn't have happened at all without the help of some fantastic friends, bzdchris , busman1994  and choisyleroi .  They showed up around 10:30 and after a few minutes of catching up, started to work.

Things Accomplished:

Garage reorganized so both cars and both scooters can park inside all winter
Old ( Read more... )

It's the same size as the old one, and came with the two baskets (we had to buy the second one last time).  The really cool part is that it has these adjustable plastic dividers inside that mean we can create bins for storage and keep all the stuff from flopping all over the place.  I love me some organization!

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