...you cant change ppl?!?!
LOL
I am pretty proud of my hubby! After much talking (on my part)... and much listening (on his part...because he never really says much about his thoughts and feelings)... He made a good decision yesterday! :-) And even though he has some reservations... I have positive thinking on my side! LOL!!
I know that he and Josh could have handled the task at hand... but I also know that Stacy needed that "reason"... so I gave it to me!
My hubby is pretty awesome... and this is why I love him sooo much!!! Sooooo.... let's see what THIS chapter in life has to bring! For everyone's sake... I hope it isnt drama... or my hubby will shut and lock those doors forever!
Josh got his stove in the basement last nite. Stacy and Jason put it down there. Josh also FINALLY cut his grass!!! We took over our lawn mower... and a dehumidifier for his wet basement! Stacy also trimmed the one hedge out back... and has another hedge trimmer for Josh.
I just hope Josh keeps up with his end of the bargain... and proves to be responsible!! We expect that house to be taken care of 100%!! We have given him most of the tools he will need to do so... now it is on him.
Ellie jumped out of Stacy's arms last nite... while we were at Josh's. Now she wont put any weight on her one leg... UGH!!! Just another thing to keep an eye on and worry about!!
Oh... I am thinking about having a monthly scrapbooking gathering!! I figure that my shop is plenty big to put up a long table... and I have TONS of scrapbooking tools and gadgets.... AND, I miss doing it!!! So... now to find ppl that like to do it too!!
Stacy was talking about having card nites awhile back too... so maybe that would be a nice idea too.
Now that our house is getting back together... it would be nice to have ppl over occasionally!
This weekend is the Fall Gratz consignment sale. I guess we will run out and see if we can find Josh a mower.
Not sure.
Stacy is helping put a roof on Pap's garage tomorrow... not sure how long that will take... or what else they have planned.
Today I want to run over to the auction... and I probably should open my business bank account. I decided to use Gratz bank... since it is so close.
I also have more laundry to do. Gotta get sheetz and bedding washed. I was really hoping to have another NICE, SUNNY day... to hang stuff outside. But damn... it just wont stop raining!! Grrrrr!!!
We are surrounded by flood damage... and it just keeps flooding over and over!! The bridge on Luxemburg is going to be closed for MONTHS! The big flood actually cracked and twisted it!!! It's a shame... because that is a historical bridge. I hope they can fix it.
Nathaniel came home with his trumpet yesterday!! Life will never be the same!!! WOW! Britt and I think it sounds like a dying moose. But... I guess it is a good thing... he can get sound out of it! That was his first lesson... getting it to make the noise! SUCCESS!!!! LOL!!
He seems very happy with it... that is all that matters!
Ok... time to get him on the bus... and them for me to eat breakfast, watch some Joyce, and get started on my day!
While I am out there... maybe I will do a STOP rain dance!!! I have had enough now.
I hope everyone enjoys their day!!
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Thinking...
Over the past few months... I have been doing a lot of thinking, and growing, and learning. I am trying to make my own personal growth... in hopes to bring on a better life for those in my family.
I have been doing a lot of thinking.
I have come to terms with these facts:
I will never be good enough for people.
I will never be a good enough mother... My family will never look at me and tell me I am doing a good job at raising my kids. They will always find my faults. That is how my whole life has been... and it wont ever change. And when they arent criticizing me... they will just mock me and make fun of me. That is who they are. I cant change that. no matter how hard I try to please them... It will just never happen. They will also never discipline or treat the kids they way I want them to be. They will let them get away with shit, they will encourage negative behavior... all of which just makes life harder on my end. (this is one of the main reasons I just keep the kids home... it takes me at least a week to undo all that was done in just 2 short days of my kids being with them!)
They will also never just support what I do or what I try to do. I will always get met with "you cant do that." (Apparently that is what my kids have to look forward too with them as well. Perfect.)
I will never be a good enough wife... I am not exactly sure why I am not good enough... but that seems to be the opinions of most. I support Stacy in every way I can. I back him up 100%. I encourage him to do things that make him happy. I take care of him, just as he takes care of me. I spoil him, just as he spoils me. I dont go off and buy things without his knowledge, I dont run around on him, I cook, I do his laundry, I take care of the house, the bills and everything else. I take his thoughts and feelings into consideration at all times! And he will be the first to admit he has done some shady shit to me... and he is lucky I didnt leave him long ago... because he cant say he would have stuck with me through all of the shit he has put me through. But I am still here... I love him... and I cant picture my life with out him!
I just wish that ppl would explain to me why I am not good enough for him... and I wish they would stop throwing the crazy ex my way!!! That bitch is certifiable!!!!!!!!!!
I will never be good enough to the kids... No matter what I bring home to cook for dinner... no matter how hard I try to help with homework... no matter what punishments I do or dont hand out... no matter how much I spend on their activities... no matter what they get as gifts... no matter how much we spend on clothing or how many pairs of jeans they get... It is just never good enough.
This is the one that drives me the MOST crazy... and hurts the most. I think we go above and beyond with parenting. I fight more battles than most parents. I go to bed exhausted every nite... and I devote most of my time to being the best mother I can be! Do I want to be able to do things for myself every once in a while?? YES Does that happen... sometimes, but never without a major ordeal! I am trying so hard to get my shop up and running... and I have been met with resistance, from the kids, around every turn. Courtney and Nathan just cant seem to handle it!! But, I just cant seem to give up on this business to give them my undivided attention... because when they have it, it still isnt what they want and it still isnt good enough!
So many times I just want to toss in the towel!! I wonder why I bother to continue trying. I have tried to pick my battles. I have tried being nice to ppl. I have tried avoiding ppl. No matter what I do.... guess what.... NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!
It is completely overwhelming at times.
I wish ppl could try pointing out the good for once.... (and when we are told we have too many dogs... I dont think that is ppl pointing out a good thing... in their eyes anyway! LOL Even though we all think it is an awesome thing here!)
Anyway...
I am trying to change. I am trying to be a better person. I am listening and following Joyce Meyer. Which is difficult for me. Growing up I went to Catholic School... and every time I did something wrong, no matter how little it was... I was told... "GOD IS GOING TO PUNISH YOU" or "GOD IS GOING TO GET YOU" My favorite is when I would get hurt somehow... "SEE, GOD GOT YOU BACK. HE SAW WHAT YOU DID."
Needless to say, God wasnt one of my favorite ppl... LOL
Now that I am older... I see that was all just the twisted thinking of my Grandmother! And she of all ppl should be fearful that God is going to get her! How could a woman who NEVER went to Church tell me what God was going to do to me!
Oh well...
My point is... I am finally getting over all of that. I am finally able to listen... and hear someone talk to me about God and how He thinks we should live. It is nice to know that He doesnt expect me to be perfect... because if he wanted everyone perfect, he would have made them that way.
What Joyce teaches... and how she teaches it... makes it make sense. And I will continue to watch and learn. And GROW!
I am slowly letting go of all of the anger... and resentment. I am getting over it. I am learning to let other ppls ignorance roll off my back.
AND... I am in the process of putting together the most amazing gifts... which I have put sooo much time into and energy and thought!
This entire, upcoming Holiday season is going to be WONDERFUL!!!
I am over it. I am over all of the negativity. I am done thinking about it... and talking about it. I am just going one day at a time... putting up my negativity shield... killing ppl with kindness!! My emotions will not control me!!! And I will be better at blocking ignorant things that are said to me!! It can only bother me if I allow it!! I am taking the power back!!! :-)
(I will just view more in life as a scary moving! LOL)
Ok... I have to get on my to do list today!! Laundry is in... animals all taken care of... time to scrub my floors again... and iron my freshly washed curtain!! AND... I even broke down and bought shears for my dining room... and the new window in the living room!! Although... just something else I have to get dog dust, coal ash dust and dirt out of on a regular basis. More for me to do... or FAIL to do. Got to love life!
I have been doing a lot of thinking.
I have come to terms with these facts:
I will never be good enough for people.
I will never be a good enough mother... My family will never look at me and tell me I am doing a good job at raising my kids. They will always find my faults. That is how my whole life has been... and it wont ever change. And when they arent criticizing me... they will just mock me and make fun of me. That is who they are. I cant change that. no matter how hard I try to please them... It will just never happen. They will also never discipline or treat the kids they way I want them to be. They will let them get away with shit, they will encourage negative behavior... all of which just makes life harder on my end. (this is one of the main reasons I just keep the kids home... it takes me at least a week to undo all that was done in just 2 short days of my kids being with them!)
They will also never just support what I do or what I try to do. I will always get met with "you cant do that." (Apparently that is what my kids have to look forward too with them as well. Perfect.)
I will never be a good enough wife... I am not exactly sure why I am not good enough... but that seems to be the opinions of most. I support Stacy in every way I can. I back him up 100%. I encourage him to do things that make him happy. I take care of him, just as he takes care of me. I spoil him, just as he spoils me. I dont go off and buy things without his knowledge, I dont run around on him, I cook, I do his laundry, I take care of the house, the bills and everything else. I take his thoughts and feelings into consideration at all times! And he will be the first to admit he has done some shady shit to me... and he is lucky I didnt leave him long ago... because he cant say he would have stuck with me through all of the shit he has put me through. But I am still here... I love him... and I cant picture my life with out him!
I just wish that ppl would explain to me why I am not good enough for him... and I wish they would stop throwing the crazy ex my way!!! That bitch is certifiable!!!!!!!!!!
I will never be good enough to the kids... No matter what I bring home to cook for dinner... no matter how hard I try to help with homework... no matter what punishments I do or dont hand out... no matter how much I spend on their activities... no matter what they get as gifts... no matter how much we spend on clothing or how many pairs of jeans they get... It is just never good enough.
This is the one that drives me the MOST crazy... and hurts the most. I think we go above and beyond with parenting. I fight more battles than most parents. I go to bed exhausted every nite... and I devote most of my time to being the best mother I can be! Do I want to be able to do things for myself every once in a while?? YES Does that happen... sometimes, but never without a major ordeal! I am trying so hard to get my shop up and running... and I have been met with resistance, from the kids, around every turn. Courtney and Nathan just cant seem to handle it!! But, I just cant seem to give up on this business to give them my undivided attention... because when they have it, it still isnt what they want and it still isnt good enough!
So many times I just want to toss in the towel!! I wonder why I bother to continue trying. I have tried to pick my battles. I have tried being nice to ppl. I have tried avoiding ppl. No matter what I do.... guess what.... NOT GOOD ENOUGH!!
It is completely overwhelming at times.
I wish ppl could try pointing out the good for once.... (and when we are told we have too many dogs... I dont think that is ppl pointing out a good thing... in their eyes anyway! LOL Even though we all think it is an awesome thing here!)
Anyway...
I am trying to change. I am trying to be a better person. I am listening and following Joyce Meyer. Which is difficult for me. Growing up I went to Catholic School... and every time I did something wrong, no matter how little it was... I was told... "GOD IS GOING TO PUNISH YOU" or "GOD IS GOING TO GET YOU" My favorite is when I would get hurt somehow... "SEE, GOD GOT YOU BACK. HE SAW WHAT YOU DID."
Needless to say, God wasnt one of my favorite ppl... LOL
Now that I am older... I see that was all just the twisted thinking of my Grandmother! And she of all ppl should be fearful that God is going to get her! How could a woman who NEVER went to Church tell me what God was going to do to me!
Oh well...
My point is... I am finally getting over all of that. I am finally able to listen... and hear someone talk to me about God and how He thinks we should live. It is nice to know that He doesnt expect me to be perfect... because if he wanted everyone perfect, he would have made them that way.
What Joyce teaches... and how she teaches it... makes it make sense. And I will continue to watch and learn. And GROW!
I am slowly letting go of all of the anger... and resentment. I am getting over it. I am learning to let other ppls ignorance roll off my back.
AND... I am in the process of putting together the most amazing gifts... which I have put sooo much time into and energy and thought!
This entire, upcoming Holiday season is going to be WONDERFUL!!!
I am over it. I am over all of the negativity. I am done thinking about it... and talking about it. I am just going one day at a time... putting up my negativity shield... killing ppl with kindness!! My emotions will not control me!!! And I will be better at blocking ignorant things that are said to me!! It can only bother me if I allow it!! I am taking the power back!!! :-)
(I will just view more in life as a scary moving! LOL)
Ok... I have to get on my to do list today!! Laundry is in... animals all taken care of... time to scrub my floors again... and iron my freshly washed curtain!! AND... I even broke down and bought shears for my dining room... and the new window in the living room!! Although... just something else I have to get dog dust, coal ash dust and dirt out of on a regular basis. More for me to do... or FAIL to do. Got to love life!
Monday, September 26, 2011
This week...
I figured I would blog while I was listening to Joyce's message this morning.
Nathan is off to a rough start. I wasnt here last night to make sure he got showered and in bed on time... had to go get Brittany from cheer.
Even though I told him to get showered and be in bed by 8:30... it didnt happened!! Had to drag him out of bed and get him in the shower this morning... before breakfast. Needless to say... he isnt happy and is trying to his hardest to make me unhappy! Grrrr!!
My shop is really coming together! It is officially operational!!! I got my "toolbox" all set up and organized... and I am moving all of my equipment in. I LOVE IT!!!!
This week's shop to do list:
-closet door needs hung
-eye hooks need installed around tub
-trim needs finished
-paint all needs touched up and finished
-shop vac needs perm installed on opposite side of the wall...for my clipper vac
-get the 10 ft clipper vac hose put on my clippers
-find something to hang all of my hoses from
-paint french doors
-order the "extra's" I have been holding off on
-I am sure I may be forgetting some small things...
My awesome hubby is kicking ass on getting my flyers out!! Soon ppl will see my name EVERYWHERE they look!! I am in Burger King, Giant, Sheetz, Post Offices ALL OVER, gas stations... and more to come!!! ;-) Josh has a sign in front of his house... and we have some ideas on where to put some others!!
I am really hoping to get our house back in order this week! I plan on putting EVERYTHING on the dining room hutch through the dish washer. It is just covered in dust and drywall dust! YUCK!
Goodness... this past weekend was a rough one! From Josh's fridge dying ... to getting a coal stove for his house... to shop stuff... to cheer leading... to all the other general chores that come with being a mom... I am actually kinda glad it is Monday! LOL!! I will get some peace and quiet while I am doing all that needs done!!! Another mountain of laundry... all of my new shop towels need washed too... kitchen needs cleaned up and dishes need done... It is just soooo never ending! BUT, I have to be thankful that I have my awesome kids... and hubby! :-)
Speaking of hubby... just in case you werent aware... Stacy and I share our FB. Yes, I am the one that write the most... but he is always lurking! LOL!! Brittany refers to him as her FB stalker! He ALWAYS knows what is going on... sometimes more so than I do!! He likes to really dig deep! LMAO!! (And I know, as he is reading this, he is shaking his head!! LOL) Today I decided to change the name on the top of our profile to reflect that... since he has been known to come out of the woodwork and post comments! ;-)
OK...Joyce is done... and I have to push Nathan out the door! I hope everyone has an enjoyable day!!
Nathan is off to a rough start. I wasnt here last night to make sure he got showered and in bed on time... had to go get Brittany from cheer.
Even though I told him to get showered and be in bed by 8:30... it didnt happened!! Had to drag him out of bed and get him in the shower this morning... before breakfast. Needless to say... he isnt happy and is trying to his hardest to make me unhappy! Grrrr!!
My shop is really coming together! It is officially operational!!! I got my "toolbox" all set up and organized... and I am moving all of my equipment in. I LOVE IT!!!!
This week's shop to do list:
-closet door needs hung
-eye hooks need installed around tub
-trim needs finished
-paint all needs touched up and finished
-shop vac needs perm installed on opposite side of the wall...for my clipper vac
-get the 10 ft clipper vac hose put on my clippers
-find something to hang all of my hoses from
-paint french doors
-order the "extra's" I have been holding off on
-I am sure I may be forgetting some small things...
My awesome hubby is kicking ass on getting my flyers out!! Soon ppl will see my name EVERYWHERE they look!! I am in Burger King, Giant, Sheetz, Post Offices ALL OVER, gas stations... and more to come!!! ;-) Josh has a sign in front of his house... and we have some ideas on where to put some others!!
I am really hoping to get our house back in order this week! I plan on putting EVERYTHING on the dining room hutch through the dish washer. It is just covered in dust and drywall dust! YUCK!
Goodness... this past weekend was a rough one! From Josh's fridge dying ... to getting a coal stove for his house... to shop stuff... to cheer leading... to all the other general chores that come with being a mom... I am actually kinda glad it is Monday! LOL!! I will get some peace and quiet while I am doing all that needs done!!! Another mountain of laundry... all of my new shop towels need washed too... kitchen needs cleaned up and dishes need done... It is just soooo never ending! BUT, I have to be thankful that I have my awesome kids... and hubby! :-)
Speaking of hubby... just in case you werent aware... Stacy and I share our FB. Yes, I am the one that write the most... but he is always lurking! LOL!! Brittany refers to him as her FB stalker! He ALWAYS knows what is going on... sometimes more so than I do!! He likes to really dig deep! LMAO!! (And I know, as he is reading this, he is shaking his head!! LOL) Today I decided to change the name on the top of our profile to reflect that... since he has been known to come out of the woodwork and post comments! ;-)
OK...Joyce is done... and I have to push Nathan out the door! I hope everyone has an enjoyable day!!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Busy as hell!
What a busy weekend!! I figured I would take a few minutes to post an update... while Stacy is in the shower.
Yesterday was a monster of a day!!!
Started off with making a yummy breakfast for everyone... then put down the new floor in the shop (boy I was having way too much fun with the flakes!!)... had to gather up and trim the mountain of Box Tops I had sitting around for Nathan to take to school... had to take a trailer load of scrap to One Stop, had to get Josh a new fridge (Marysville)... went grocery shopping... ran to the Amish store for gallon size glass bottles (making more treats!)... had to drop off Josh's fridge and pick up the old one... Then home to start cleaning up the patio and side porch for the winter. No pie party this year... but I will be having a "shop opening" celebration! Then I burnt everything I could find that was cluttering up the place!!
Toward the end of the evening things just werent going right... so I retreated to the bathroom, where I locked myself for a few HOURS! I cleaned my lovely tub... and then sat back and relaxed for quite a long time!! I LOVE my tub!!!!
I woke up this morning feeling quite refreshed. BUT, it didnt take long for the kids to try to ruin it!!
Just have a lot to work through with them! I see some changes in the future!!!
Today is a cheer day. Josh came and got Britt... so we could go and check out a self feeding coal stove for him. So... that is what is on our agenda today. Along with returning unused materials to Home Depot... Then back home to start moving things into my shop. The budget is getting tight... let's hope I can pull this off!! I also have to get some more flyers out... and my signs up!!! And I really hope the phone starts ringing tomorrow!!!! FINGERS CROSSED!!!
On a FUNNY AS HELL NOTE... The plumbing is a little screwy (since my electrician hubby put in my tub)... if I have the tub water on (even if I am not using it... it is just sitting in the lines) none of the rest of the house gets hot water!!! Well... I was cleaning my tub this morning... and got side tracked... walked out of shop... Stacy went to get a shower... and ended up with a cold shower!!! LMFAO!!! OOOPS!!!
Well... Nathan is having some sort of fit... and Stacy is out of the shower... Time to get on the road!!
I need a vacation... really!!!!
Yesterday was a monster of a day!!!
Started off with making a yummy breakfast for everyone... then put down the new floor in the shop (boy I was having way too much fun with the flakes!!)... had to gather up and trim the mountain of Box Tops I had sitting around for Nathan to take to school... had to take a trailer load of scrap to One Stop, had to get Josh a new fridge (Marysville)... went grocery shopping... ran to the Amish store for gallon size glass bottles (making more treats!)... had to drop off Josh's fridge and pick up the old one... Then home to start cleaning up the patio and side porch for the winter. No pie party this year... but I will be having a "shop opening" celebration! Then I burnt everything I could find that was cluttering up the place!!
Toward the end of the evening things just werent going right... so I retreated to the bathroom, where I locked myself for a few HOURS! I cleaned my lovely tub... and then sat back and relaxed for quite a long time!! I LOVE my tub!!!!
I woke up this morning feeling quite refreshed. BUT, it didnt take long for the kids to try to ruin it!!
Just have a lot to work through with them! I see some changes in the future!!!
Today is a cheer day. Josh came and got Britt... so we could go and check out a self feeding coal stove for him. So... that is what is on our agenda today. Along with returning unused materials to Home Depot... Then back home to start moving things into my shop. The budget is getting tight... let's hope I can pull this off!! I also have to get some more flyers out... and my signs up!!! And I really hope the phone starts ringing tomorrow!!!! FINGERS CROSSED!!!
On a FUNNY AS HELL NOTE... The plumbing is a little screwy (since my electrician hubby put in my tub)... if I have the tub water on (even if I am not using it... it is just sitting in the lines) none of the rest of the house gets hot water!!! Well... I was cleaning my tub this morning... and got side tracked... walked out of shop... Stacy went to get a shower... and ended up with a cold shower!!! LMFAO!!! OOOPS!!!
Well... Nathan is having some sort of fit... and Stacy is out of the shower... Time to get on the road!!
I need a vacation... really!!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
My to-do... to to done list...
DONE:
-Stacy's lizards OUT of kitchen.
-Living room back in order.
-Got creative, and livened up some old picture frames... LOVE them now!
-Put the kids new pictures in those frames and put them back on the wall.
-Scrubbed living room walls... and floors.
-In the process of trying to save ALL of my poor plant that were buried in the back of the dining room and havent had water in 3 weeks. (Sad sight, really)
-Tub drain installed.
-Set 1st dog training class schedule.
-Cleaned kitchen island off (Brittany took care of this one)
-Designated "office" space.
STILL TO DO:
-Get water to shop tub.
-Get rid of sinus headache.
-Get floor done in shop.
-Go grocery shopping.
-Get my signs put out.
-Get flyers put around.
-Clean off patio... start putting patio furniture away.
-Get out fall decorations.
Ok... I think that is a start... and should keep me busy this weekend!!
Just had to get it written down!! ;-)
-Stacy's lizards OUT of kitchen.
-Living room back in order.
-Got creative, and livened up some old picture frames... LOVE them now!
-Put the kids new pictures in those frames and put them back on the wall.
-Scrubbed living room walls... and floors.
-In the process of trying to save ALL of my poor plant that were buried in the back of the dining room and havent had water in 3 weeks. (Sad sight, really)
-Tub drain installed.
-Set 1st dog training class schedule.
-Cleaned kitchen island off (Brittany took care of this one)
-Designated "office" space.
STILL TO DO:
-Get water to shop tub.
-Get rid of sinus headache.
-Get floor done in shop.
-Go grocery shopping.
-Get my signs put out.
-Get flyers put around.
-Clean off patio... start putting patio furniture away.
-Get out fall decorations.
Ok... I think that is a start... and should keep me busy this weekend!!
Just had to get it written down!! ;-)
More rain...??
Really... do we need any more rain...??
This weather could really put a damper on our afternoon plans!! The kids have a half day... for the Gratz Fair.
Stacy is upstairs... still in bed. He must not be feeling well today... because he didnt go to work.
My allergies/sinuses are feeling horrible. But, I have to get kids ready and out the door for school... then start on the list of things that need done before they come home at lunch time!! UGH!
Josh's fridge died. And obviously he cant really go without one. (Thanks, Dan... for leaving Josh a shitty, dying fridge...no worries, just like everything else... we got this... JERK.) So... I have to hunt him down a fridge. And my only concern is getting scammed by someone trying to make a buck with their flood damaged appliances. Because that is what ppl do... dishonest and icky!
I also have to get to the grocery store. We NEED groceries in the worst way. But, I refused to shop until the house was back in order... because I was NOT working around Stacy's lizards (which were hanging out in the kitchen during the construction).
YES... Last night our living room was put back in order!!!!!!! What a relief!!!! I HATE living in that kind of chaos!!!!
So... this mean the Chinchillas can be moved out of the laundry room... and I can actually do laundry! Let me tell ya... it has piled up!
The only things left to do in my shop...
Get the last few pieces of chair rail... then paint them and install them.
Get water to the tub.
Put the floor down.
Set up my equipment.
Test everything out on MY muddy dogs!!
This weekend we will be doing some major advertising too! I have my flyers and signs to go up in various places!!
Once the shop is set up... I can put my Dining room back together... and say HELLO to our family meals once again!!!
My scale went up 2.5lbs during this construction!! My eliptical will be finding a spot in the house somewhere... that is for sure!!! It is proving to be interesting trying to find spots for everything that use to be in the "green room"... which is now my shop! Even though I threw A LOT of stuff away!!! I guess more will need to go!
I guess that about updates everything. Got to go figure out where Nathan is hiding... so I can get him ready for the bus. And then to go check on my hubby.
Hope everyone stays dry...!! And really... we all should go out and do a "STOP RAIN" dance!!!!!
This weather could really put a damper on our afternoon plans!! The kids have a half day... for the Gratz Fair.
Stacy is upstairs... still in bed. He must not be feeling well today... because he didnt go to work.
My allergies/sinuses are feeling horrible. But, I have to get kids ready and out the door for school... then start on the list of things that need done before they come home at lunch time!! UGH!
Josh's fridge died. And obviously he cant really go without one. (Thanks, Dan... for leaving Josh a shitty, dying fridge...no worries, just like everything else... we got this... JERK.) So... I have to hunt him down a fridge. And my only concern is getting scammed by someone trying to make a buck with their flood damaged appliances. Because that is what ppl do... dishonest and icky!
I also have to get to the grocery store. We NEED groceries in the worst way. But, I refused to shop until the house was back in order... because I was NOT working around Stacy's lizards (which were hanging out in the kitchen during the construction).
YES... Last night our living room was put back in order!!!!!!! What a relief!!!! I HATE living in that kind of chaos!!!!
So... this mean the Chinchillas can be moved out of the laundry room... and I can actually do laundry! Let me tell ya... it has piled up!
The only things left to do in my shop...
Get the last few pieces of chair rail... then paint them and install them.
Get water to the tub.
Put the floor down.
Set up my equipment.
Test everything out on MY muddy dogs!!
This weekend we will be doing some major advertising too! I have my flyers and signs to go up in various places!!
Once the shop is set up... I can put my Dining room back together... and say HELLO to our family meals once again!!!
My scale went up 2.5lbs during this construction!! My eliptical will be finding a spot in the house somewhere... that is for sure!!! It is proving to be interesting trying to find spots for everything that use to be in the "green room"... which is now my shop! Even though I threw A LOT of stuff away!!! I guess more will need to go!
I guess that about updates everything. Got to go figure out where Nathan is hiding... so I can get him ready for the bus. And then to go check on my hubby.
Hope everyone stays dry...!! And really... we all should go out and do a "STOP RAIN" dance!!!!!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
One day at a time...
Yep... that is how I am taking things! My shop isnt ready. We are having some plumbing issues. Cant find the proper drain parts. BUT... once again, Jen came to my rescue and I will be heading out later to pick up the parts!
We should be putting the finishing touches in my shop this weekend (lights, a few pieces of trim, and the flooring should be getting down tonite or tomorrow) THEN... I will be ready for business!!
Courtney came home with a stack of "senior" things that need to be taken care of! WOW... there sure is a lot to do as a senior!! If there is anyone that would like to have some encouraging words published in the year book for Courtney... they are selling space for $4! Let me know!!
Also... Courtney is selling subs and pizzas to help with all of the Senior dues this year!
I will be mailing off Nathan's trumpet money today! Oh yes... he had decided to play the trumpet!! Should be rather interesting!!! Wish us luck!
I didnt get ALL of my "to dos" done yesterday. But We did get the trim in the living room attached... and ALL of the painting is DONE! Now to decide on how we want the living room set up. (The hard part...LOL)
I started scrubbing the walls down... and the floor. Boy, drywall dust is so yucky!! It took me awhile to get all of the dry wall mud out of the cracks in the hardwood floor.... grrrr!
I just can not wait until my house is back together!
My mom is showing her true colors. Typical. She has resorted to mocking me... which, looking back... that is nothing new! I have accomplished most things in my life... just to prove to my family that I could! Damn shame, really! And there has never been a time when these ppl have ever been on the same "team" as me. Any decision I have ever made (as if some werent already difficult) had to be battled out with my family. UNBELIEVABLE!
You would think that the people that sent me to Catholic School would KNOW that I do have some sort of Faith! Just because I dont agree with the Catholiic "religion"... doesnt mean I havent sought out other beliefs! REALLY?!?
Oh well.
I guess my blog from Monday and the "confrontation" on Friday was rather upsetting to some people...1 person, really. And I feel bad that it was taken out on the completely WRONG person!! Seriously, I wrote what I wrote because of what I see with my own 2 eyes...NOT because of what that person told me!! As a matter of fact... the only thing that person influenced was my "parasitic" comment!! LOL! How about I change that wording to "Gnat"... there. Now, it had nothing to do with what I was told from that particular person!! LMAO!!
I guess it is hard to believe that some of my info came directly from other ppl involved in the BS! AND... from certain other family members that talk about EVERYONE else when they arent around! Oh yes... this oh so supportive family... LMAO! Geez... whatever. But seriously... my address is public info... so if you have ANY problem with anything I write or say... feel free to stop by and take it up with ME!
I would love to watch the display of complete mental illness.
Even more apparent to my husband and I.... some ppl just like to fuel other's insanity!! They sure arent making matters any better...that is for sure!!
Oh well... time to move on with my day! I want to cut my hair... enjoy some time in my tub, relaxing... then it is off to run some errands! I guess I should start a grocery list too!
Have a good day, everyone!
We should be putting the finishing touches in my shop this weekend (lights, a few pieces of trim, and the flooring should be getting down tonite or tomorrow) THEN... I will be ready for business!!
Courtney came home with a stack of "senior" things that need to be taken care of! WOW... there sure is a lot to do as a senior!! If there is anyone that would like to have some encouraging words published in the year book for Courtney... they are selling space for $4! Let me know!!
Also... Courtney is selling subs and pizzas to help with all of the Senior dues this year!
I will be mailing off Nathan's trumpet money today! Oh yes... he had decided to play the trumpet!! Should be rather interesting!!! Wish us luck!
I didnt get ALL of my "to dos" done yesterday. But We did get the trim in the living room attached... and ALL of the painting is DONE! Now to decide on how we want the living room set up. (The hard part...LOL)
I started scrubbing the walls down... and the floor. Boy, drywall dust is so yucky!! It took me awhile to get all of the dry wall mud out of the cracks in the hardwood floor.... grrrr!
I just can not wait until my house is back together!
My mom is showing her true colors. Typical. She has resorted to mocking me... which, looking back... that is nothing new! I have accomplished most things in my life... just to prove to my family that I could! Damn shame, really! And there has never been a time when these ppl have ever been on the same "team" as me. Any decision I have ever made (as if some werent already difficult) had to be battled out with my family. UNBELIEVABLE!
You would think that the people that sent me to Catholic School would KNOW that I do have some sort of Faith! Just because I dont agree with the Catholiic "religion"... doesnt mean I havent sought out other beliefs! REALLY?!?
Oh well.
I guess my blog from Monday and the "confrontation" on Friday was rather upsetting to some people...1 person, really. And I feel bad that it was taken out on the completely WRONG person!! Seriously, I wrote what I wrote because of what I see with my own 2 eyes...NOT because of what that person told me!! As a matter of fact... the only thing that person influenced was my "parasitic" comment!! LOL! How about I change that wording to "Gnat"... there. Now, it had nothing to do with what I was told from that particular person!! LMAO!!
I guess it is hard to believe that some of my info came directly from other ppl involved in the BS! AND... from certain other family members that talk about EVERYONE else when they arent around! Oh yes... this oh so supportive family... LMAO! Geez... whatever. But seriously... my address is public info... so if you have ANY problem with anything I write or say... feel free to stop by and take it up with ME!
I would love to watch the display of complete mental illness.
Even more apparent to my husband and I.... some ppl just like to fuel other's insanity!! They sure arent making matters any better...that is for sure!!
Oh well... time to move on with my day! I want to cut my hair... enjoy some time in my tub, relaxing... then it is off to run some errands! I guess I should start a grocery list too!
Have a good day, everyone!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Back on Track...
I had a temporary lapse in personal growth over the past week or so. Between the chaos in my house with all of the construction and mess... and the ppl trying to interfere with my ife. I hit my breaking point.
Yesterday I vented... I got it off my chest... now I am moving forward! No more strife here!!!!
I am sitting here watching my little dogs pounce around and act like nuts... chewing and carrying arouns clothespins!! LOL!! They are so damn cute... and funny! I love each and every one of our pups!
I am also listening to Joyce Meyer's message today... EXACTLY what I needed to hear!!
'When there is dissatisfaction in our own lives... it is easy to become jealous of those who have what we want.' ... 'People arent mad at what I have... They are mad because they dont have it.' ...'When we are never satisfied in our own lives, it is easy for us to find fault in others.'
--all great words!
Back on track for me!! Today I plan on making progress in the living room. I MUST get this room back together!!! Going to scrub walls and the floor... and wait for the girls to get home to have help moving furniture!
I have my first appt tomorrow!!! And no water to my tub! I have faith that Stacy will figure it out!! He is good like that!!
Other than that... just typical day to day stuff! A mountain of laundry I have been trying to ignore. 2 bathrooms I have been neglecting for too long. A kitchen that has my husband's lizards living in it!! UGH... I am DETERMINED to get my house back together again!!!
Ok... so my to do list today:
-Start laundry
-Paint around the top of the walls in the living room.
-Start painting the ceiling in my shop, so Stacy can get my shop lights up
-Play with my dogs... they bring me joy
-Clean at least one of my bathrooms.
-Plan and make a yummy dinner!
Time to get on this list... because it isnt getting done on its own!! I hope everyone has a great day... even with the rain falling!
Yesterday I vented... I got it off my chest... now I am moving forward! No more strife here!!!!
I am sitting here watching my little dogs pounce around and act like nuts... chewing and carrying arouns clothespins!! LOL!! They are so damn cute... and funny! I love each and every one of our pups!
I am also listening to Joyce Meyer's message today... EXACTLY what I needed to hear!!
'When there is dissatisfaction in our own lives... it is easy to become jealous of those who have what we want.' ... 'People arent mad at what I have... They are mad because they dont have it.' ...'When we are never satisfied in our own lives, it is easy for us to find fault in others.'
--all great words!
Back on track for me!! Today I plan on making progress in the living room. I MUST get this room back together!!! Going to scrub walls and the floor... and wait for the girls to get home to have help moving furniture!
I have my first appt tomorrow!!! And no water to my tub! I have faith that Stacy will figure it out!! He is good like that!!
Other than that... just typical day to day stuff! A mountain of laundry I have been trying to ignore. 2 bathrooms I have been neglecting for too long. A kitchen that has my husband's lizards living in it!! UGH... I am DETERMINED to get my house back together again!!!
Ok... so my to do list today:
-Start laundry
-Paint around the top of the walls in the living room.
-Start painting the ceiling in my shop, so Stacy can get my shop lights up
-Play with my dogs... they bring me joy
-Clean at least one of my bathrooms.
-Plan and make a yummy dinner!
Time to get on this list... because it isnt getting done on its own!! I hope everyone has a great day... even with the rain falling!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Mounting stress
Ugh...The closer I get to my shop being complete... the more I worry and stress that I will be able to make it a success.
Last night Stacy primered all of the new drywall, and Josh came up to help move the coal stove out to the garage. It opened up a whole lot of space... thank goodness.
The living room is coming along too. Stac put on the first coat of green... I am just hoping we dont have to end up repainting the entire living room.
Britt is set on cheerleading again... I just hope she gets pushed hard. She cant get stuck where she is... she will never get anywhere with it!
I am also looking into 4 H for small animals to get Nathan into. He LOVES his 3 new bunnies!! And it will give him an activity, outside of school, to drive me nuts with! LOL!
I dont have much of an update, really... Just alot of the same. We are hoping to get the floor in the shop done tomorrow... since Nathan wont be here, so he wont be cut off from his room until it dries.
Well, I have a mountain of laundry to do... and I may take Gunner for a nice walk... I LOVE this weather!!!
Last night Stacy primered all of the new drywall, and Josh came up to help move the coal stove out to the garage. It opened up a whole lot of space... thank goodness.
The living room is coming along too. Stac put on the first coat of green... I am just hoping we dont have to end up repainting the entire living room.
Britt is set on cheerleading again... I just hope she gets pushed hard. She cant get stuck where she is... she will never get anywhere with it!
I am also looking into 4 H for small animals to get Nathan into. He LOVES his 3 new bunnies!! And it will give him an activity, outside of school, to drive me nuts with! LOL!
I dont have much of an update, really... Just alot of the same. We are hoping to get the floor in the shop done tomorrow... since Nathan wont be here, so he wont be cut off from his room until it dries.
Well, I have a mountain of laundry to do... and I may take Gunner for a nice walk... I LOVE this weather!!!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
It's been a few days...
I figured I better get some blogging done, while I have a few minutes to do it.
We are still hard at work around here... Just because the contractors are done, doesnt mean the house is done. Stacy started priming all of the new drywall, and we got the flooring down on the tub platform.
I have thrown myself head first into planning and organizing my business stuff. I have my pricing pretty much set... I know I want to do training classes... and I put together info for pet photos.
My next "paperwork" step is to get together my training folders.
I am still waiting on my DBA paperwork and EIN to come from they lawyer. Then I can get my sellers permit paperwork started.
I am hoping this evening Stacy will get my shower board walls up around the tub... then we can at least put the tub up on its platform... THEN I can start painting in there. We also have to get that huge coal stove out of the room... since I have decided NOT to keep it in there!
So much to do... and so little time left to do it! I will be glad when it is ALL said and done!
The kids are getting into the swing of school. Everyone is adjusting and dealing rather well.
Brittany has decided to get back into cheerleading. Which is fine with us... I just want to make sure she is progressing with it... and not at a stand still for whatever mental reason she can come up with.
I am still giving her until Sunday to make her final decision. But I am pretty sure her mind is made up.
I hope everyone "LIKES" Amy's Groom Room's FB page... and Please... share it with all of your friends! I will be posting all of the shop's current events and specials on there!
I really need to come up with some advertising ideas. I have to get my name and number out there... and get business in here!!
Ok... gotta run... things to do before my Dr's appt this afternoon!
Enjoy the day, everyone!!
We are still hard at work around here... Just because the contractors are done, doesnt mean the house is done. Stacy started priming all of the new drywall, and we got the flooring down on the tub platform.
I have thrown myself head first into planning and organizing my business stuff. I have my pricing pretty much set... I know I want to do training classes... and I put together info for pet photos.
My next "paperwork" step is to get together my training folders.
I am still waiting on my DBA paperwork and EIN to come from they lawyer. Then I can get my sellers permit paperwork started.
I am hoping this evening Stacy will get my shower board walls up around the tub... then we can at least put the tub up on its platform... THEN I can start painting in there. We also have to get that huge coal stove out of the room... since I have decided NOT to keep it in there!
So much to do... and so little time left to do it! I will be glad when it is ALL said and done!
The kids are getting into the swing of school. Everyone is adjusting and dealing rather well.
Brittany has decided to get back into cheerleading. Which is fine with us... I just want to make sure she is progressing with it... and not at a stand still for whatever mental reason she can come up with.
I am still giving her until Sunday to make her final decision. But I am pretty sure her mind is made up.
I hope everyone "LIKES" Amy's Groom Room's FB page... and Please... share it with all of your friends! I will be posting all of the shop's current events and specials on there!
I really need to come up with some advertising ideas. I have to get my name and number out there... and get business in here!!
Ok... gotta run... things to do before my Dr's appt this afternoon!
Enjoy the day, everyone!!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Spread thin
Work on the house has been a bit slower than I had hoped. A lot in part because of the damn tropical storm and flooding. None the less it is making me crazy!! There is just no place to be in our house... furniture is stacked all up in the dining room, looks like the start of an interesting "Hoarders" episode!!
I have so much on my mind, and so much to get done... but I am stuck at a stand still right now... and it is driving me nuts!!
I havent really cleaned my house in WEEKS!! Because, with all of the damage from the April's hurricane... and the constant rain and muddy dogs... it just got to be pointless. Dust from shit falling from the rafters was never ending and tiresome! Now we are stuck in the "drywall" phaze... and well... hello more dust! I just want it all to be done so I can THOROUGHLY clean my house from top to bottom... paint... and get things back to some kind of normal!!
The kids are back to school today... THANK GOD!! Because... if your read the previous paragraph... it is hard for them to be here too!! NOTHING for them to do and no place for them to be!!! Plus, we never really got into a school routine... since they went their first week... and not really since.
In addition to my already chaotic life... Britt got asked back to CheerForce yesterday. We got the call at 11:30 yesterday... and within 15 minutes were on the road to Mifflintown for an afternoon of cheer practice!
Now, anyone that knows Britt KNOWS cheering is her "thing"... she gets into the mindset and she is ALL about business. And she is really good at it. She learned most of the routine in just one practice... and fell right back into her "happy place"! I just know that I want her to progress in the sport... not get stuck at one spot. And she will need some pushing... because she does have some fears. I dont want to spent the money... or invest the time if that isnt going to happen. I can send her to the gym for a portion of the cost for her to crawl her way past back handsprings! Plus I KNOW she wants to fly... and she may not be happy if that doesnt happen. UGH! Who knows.
I cant believe how much all of the girls on her team grew up!!! Obviously Britt grew up too... but seeing those girls, who a few years ago were just "little girls"... was crazy!! And as I searched the floor during practice for Britt... I was looking for the "little girl"... Holy cow... she is now one of the bigger girls!!! CRAZY!!!
I have to admit... I sure did miss some of the cheer moms!!!
Needless to say it will be a "family" discussion, on going through out the week. Because I sure cant take this on myself... especially with trying to open the shop. It is times like that that I have some regret on moving where we are. I miss being where I had friends that were more than willing to give me a hand with these things. Now it falls all on me... we have no one to count on for help. It sucks... and I hate it!! :-(
Last night I created a FB page for my shop!! I have to put some time into it today. Just did the basics last night.
I am hoping for a sunny day today. I am super sick of the rain and cloudy weather!!!! Even my ducks look a little tired of it. Of course they LOVE being let out to play in the "stream" that comes down off the mountain... but they want their enclosure to dry out in the most desperate way! I have to get out there and put some more sand and straw down.
So much to do... so little time!
I guess I should get off the computer and head out to get some stuff done! I am looking forward to my shop SIGNS to get here this week!!!
I hope everyone is drying out... and enjoys their Monday!!
I have so much on my mind, and so much to get done... but I am stuck at a stand still right now... and it is driving me nuts!!
I havent really cleaned my house in WEEKS!! Because, with all of the damage from the April's hurricane... and the constant rain and muddy dogs... it just got to be pointless. Dust from shit falling from the rafters was never ending and tiresome! Now we are stuck in the "drywall" phaze... and well... hello more dust! I just want it all to be done so I can THOROUGHLY clean my house from top to bottom... paint... and get things back to some kind of normal!!
The kids are back to school today... THANK GOD!! Because... if your read the previous paragraph... it is hard for them to be here too!! NOTHING for them to do and no place for them to be!!! Plus, we never really got into a school routine... since they went their first week... and not really since.
In addition to my already chaotic life... Britt got asked back to CheerForce yesterday. We got the call at 11:30 yesterday... and within 15 minutes were on the road to Mifflintown for an afternoon of cheer practice!
Now, anyone that knows Britt KNOWS cheering is her "thing"... she gets into the mindset and she is ALL about business. And she is really good at it. She learned most of the routine in just one practice... and fell right back into her "happy place"! I just know that I want her to progress in the sport... not get stuck at one spot. And she will need some pushing... because she does have some fears. I dont want to spent the money... or invest the time if that isnt going to happen. I can send her to the gym for a portion of the cost for her to crawl her way past back handsprings! Plus I KNOW she wants to fly... and she may not be happy if that doesnt happen. UGH! Who knows.
I cant believe how much all of the girls on her team grew up!!! Obviously Britt grew up too... but seeing those girls, who a few years ago were just "little girls"... was crazy!! And as I searched the floor during practice for Britt... I was looking for the "little girl"... Holy cow... she is now one of the bigger girls!!! CRAZY!!!
I have to admit... I sure did miss some of the cheer moms!!!
Needless to say it will be a "family" discussion, on going through out the week. Because I sure cant take this on myself... especially with trying to open the shop. It is times like that that I have some regret on moving where we are. I miss being where I had friends that were more than willing to give me a hand with these things. Now it falls all on me... we have no one to count on for help. It sucks... and I hate it!! :-(
Last night I created a FB page for my shop!! I have to put some time into it today. Just did the basics last night.
I am hoping for a sunny day today. I am super sick of the rain and cloudy weather!!!! Even my ducks look a little tired of it. Of course they LOVE being let out to play in the "stream" that comes down off the mountain... but they want their enclosure to dry out in the most desperate way! I have to get out there and put some more sand and straw down.
So much to do... so little time!
I guess I should get off the computer and head out to get some stuff done! I am looking forward to my shop SIGNS to get here this week!!!
I hope everyone is drying out... and enjoys their Monday!!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Sunny with Blue Skies!
So very grateful it is nice and sunny out today!! The sky is beautiful!
I am going a bit stir crazy... Having been trapped in our house for the entire week... with NOTHING where it is suppose to be, because of all of the work going on in the house.
It was a pretty sucky week for Stacy to be on vacation... but I am glad he was here to help with all of the issues that came up with the water!! Even more sucky... today is his last day off. Back to work for Stacy tomorrow.
The flooding this week has been unbelievable! The devistation all around is truly sad! We were extremely lucky this week... and I am thankful for that! I am pretty sure I can go the rest of my life time without living through this again. Even though the kids were off most of the week... I think they will even be happy to get back to school and back to life as usual!
Today we are working OUTSIDE of the house! Focusing more on the garage!! :-)
I want to be able to get my CRX in the garage next to Stacy's Yota. And so far we are making progress! I got Josh's car fixed!! WWOOOO HHOOOO!! I called to tell him this great news... but apparently he is starting to like the little Bronco! LOL! That kid... I tell ya!
I was in deseperate need of "garage therapy"!! I havent really worked on a car... or in the garage in TOOOOO LONG! I forgot how happy it made me! So, as soon as Stacy finishes making the transmission brackets for the Yota... we are pulling it out of the garage... and doing some major organizing. Then my CRX will fit... and oh boy... may the FUN begin!! ;-)
Stacy got me to the Grooming Expo yesterday! I was thinking it wasnt going to happen... It took us HOURS to get there... and HOURS to get back... BUT... I found THE PERFECT scissors!! I LOVE THEM!!! UGH... I cant wait to get my shop open!
The guys will be back tomorrow to finish up their part of the work... THEN... I can start to paint and put my shop and my house back together! I am still pretty set on Sept 26th being my opening day! Now that the flooding is gone, I can get my little posters with my name and number out there... and hopefully the shop phone will start ringing!!! That is the scary part... hoping I can make this a success!
Ok... just wanted to jot a quick update down... must get back to work!!
I hope everyone is recovering from the week... and getting their lives back in order!!
I am going a bit stir crazy... Having been trapped in our house for the entire week... with NOTHING where it is suppose to be, because of all of the work going on in the house.
It was a pretty sucky week for Stacy to be on vacation... but I am glad he was here to help with all of the issues that came up with the water!! Even more sucky... today is his last day off. Back to work for Stacy tomorrow.
The flooding this week has been unbelievable! The devistation all around is truly sad! We were extremely lucky this week... and I am thankful for that! I am pretty sure I can go the rest of my life time without living through this again. Even though the kids were off most of the week... I think they will even be happy to get back to school and back to life as usual!
Today we are working OUTSIDE of the house! Focusing more on the garage!! :-)
I want to be able to get my CRX in the garage next to Stacy's Yota. And so far we are making progress! I got Josh's car fixed!! WWOOOO HHOOOO!! I called to tell him this great news... but apparently he is starting to like the little Bronco! LOL! That kid... I tell ya!
I was in deseperate need of "garage therapy"!! I havent really worked on a car... or in the garage in TOOOOO LONG! I forgot how happy it made me! So, as soon as Stacy finishes making the transmission brackets for the Yota... we are pulling it out of the garage... and doing some major organizing. Then my CRX will fit... and oh boy... may the FUN begin!! ;-)
Stacy got me to the Grooming Expo yesterday! I was thinking it wasnt going to happen... It took us HOURS to get there... and HOURS to get back... BUT... I found THE PERFECT scissors!! I LOVE THEM!!! UGH... I cant wait to get my shop open!
The guys will be back tomorrow to finish up their part of the work... THEN... I can start to paint and put my shop and my house back together! I am still pretty set on Sept 26th being my opening day! Now that the flooding is gone, I can get my little posters with my name and number out there... and hopefully the shop phone will start ringing!!! That is the scary part... hoping I can make this a success!
Ok... just wanted to jot a quick update down... must get back to work!!
I hope everyone is recovering from the week... and getting their lives back in order!!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Can we get a break around here... please...?!?!?
Ok... Seriously...
April we have had a tornado, which damaged our house... and that damage is JUST NOW getting fixed finally.
And in the recent weeks we have experienced an Earthquake... A Hurricane... and now THIS Tropical Storm crap!!!
Only the second week of school and the kids were sent home at 9:30 due to MAJOR flooding...which I will post pics in a bit. I am surprised our house isnt floating away! We had water coming in our back door... right into my NEW shop, where the guys were working on drywall. Our basement is FLOODED! Our Driveway... FLOODED! A tree came down on the neighbors garage. Roads are closed all over... the creek is the highest I have ever seen it... obviously flooded over its banks. The houses down the road have the creek all the way up the their back doors!!! Charlie (85+ yr old neighbor) said his rain guage is reading 9 inches of rain since last nite!!!
Stacy was out on the tractor trying to divert water away from our house... and clearing all of the storm drains on our road... and helping Charlie move stones off the road. ALL in the POURING rain!!
The bad thing... it is still raining!! And we havent seen the worst of the flooding yet!
We went out to take a look around. Loyalton is flooded. TONS of creeks and streams are flowing over the roads.... and some even through ppls houses!
It is bad. And I fear it will get worse before it gets better!
We also called and checked in with my grandparents and Mom... and Stacy's grandparents... while we were out and about, to make sure everyone had everything they needed and any flood issues under control.
The past few days have been filled with work getting done at our house. The living room has a ceiling... and a new wall. They havent been able to take the nook off of the house... due to the weather. So we are at a stand still there. All of the drywall seams are taped and mudded... hoping that all dries over nite.
I graduated grooming school yesterday!!! I am really glad I didnt have to make that trip today... I wouldnt have made it!
Now I am completely focused on advertising... and getting my shop ready for my Sept 26th opening date!! I was hoping to get out and hang flyers today... I guess that will have to wait... maybe tomorrow! I ordered my signs... and business cards... and a couple of T-Shirts!! I am so very excited!!! I just hope I dont crumble under the stress of the weather, damage, and everything else that is going on!!!
I HAVE been keeping the guys that are here working VERY well fed!!! Monday they had hot dogs/hamburgers and a bunch of sides. Yesterday I had BBQ pulled pork in the crock pot for them and a bunch of sides. Today I had meatballs in the crockpot and a bunch of sides. Tomorrow I will have beef BBQ.... and Friday it will be left over day!
I know we are paying them... and I dont really need to cook for them. BUT, I am so thankful they are here getting our house back together!!! It is the least I can do! Plus, they are our friends... and I just appreciate how awesome they are! Derick has always come to help us when we have needed him to... he just great like that!! I hear that he wants to borrow Stacy and the tractor one of these days... and I think it will be GREAT to finally be able to repay the favors of him always been here for us!
I am not real sure we will get our bedroom floor in this week... but I am ok with that. I know it WILL get done sometime real soon! So will the bathroom floor... especially now that they guys fixed all of the drywall! One step closer to having our house DONE! Our next focus will def be the root cellar and front porch. Since I am opening a business here... The last thing I want ppl to see is a huge hole in front of our house!
Ok... well... I must go get my kids moving on our bed time routine! And brown hamburger for BBQ tomorrow. Nathan is being super miserable today... he has been a real joy. NOT!!!
I hope everyone is staying dry!!
April we have had a tornado, which damaged our house... and that damage is JUST NOW getting fixed finally.
And in the recent weeks we have experienced an Earthquake... A Hurricane... and now THIS Tropical Storm crap!!!
Only the second week of school and the kids were sent home at 9:30 due to MAJOR flooding...which I will post pics in a bit. I am surprised our house isnt floating away! We had water coming in our back door... right into my NEW shop, where the guys were working on drywall. Our basement is FLOODED! Our Driveway... FLOODED! A tree came down on the neighbors garage. Roads are closed all over... the creek is the highest I have ever seen it... obviously flooded over its banks. The houses down the road have the creek all the way up the their back doors!!! Charlie (85+ yr old neighbor) said his rain guage is reading 9 inches of rain since last nite!!!
Stacy was out on the tractor trying to divert water away from our house... and clearing all of the storm drains on our road... and helping Charlie move stones off the road. ALL in the POURING rain!!
The bad thing... it is still raining!! And we havent seen the worst of the flooding yet!
We went out to take a look around. Loyalton is flooded. TONS of creeks and streams are flowing over the roads.... and some even through ppls houses!
It is bad. And I fear it will get worse before it gets better!
We also called and checked in with my grandparents and Mom... and Stacy's grandparents... while we were out and about, to make sure everyone had everything they needed and any flood issues under control.
The past few days have been filled with work getting done at our house. The living room has a ceiling... and a new wall. They havent been able to take the nook off of the house... due to the weather. So we are at a stand still there. All of the drywall seams are taped and mudded... hoping that all dries over nite.
I graduated grooming school yesterday!!! I am really glad I didnt have to make that trip today... I wouldnt have made it!
Now I am completely focused on advertising... and getting my shop ready for my Sept 26th opening date!! I was hoping to get out and hang flyers today... I guess that will have to wait... maybe tomorrow! I ordered my signs... and business cards... and a couple of T-Shirts!! I am so very excited!!! I just hope I dont crumble under the stress of the weather, damage, and everything else that is going on!!!
I HAVE been keeping the guys that are here working VERY well fed!!! Monday they had hot dogs/hamburgers and a bunch of sides. Yesterday I had BBQ pulled pork in the crock pot for them and a bunch of sides. Today I had meatballs in the crockpot and a bunch of sides. Tomorrow I will have beef BBQ.... and Friday it will be left over day!
I know we are paying them... and I dont really need to cook for them. BUT, I am so thankful they are here getting our house back together!!! It is the least I can do! Plus, they are our friends... and I just appreciate how awesome they are! Derick has always come to help us when we have needed him to... he just great like that!! I hear that he wants to borrow Stacy and the tractor one of these days... and I think it will be GREAT to finally be able to repay the favors of him always been here for us!
I am not real sure we will get our bedroom floor in this week... but I am ok with that. I know it WILL get done sometime real soon! So will the bathroom floor... especially now that they guys fixed all of the drywall! One step closer to having our house DONE! Our next focus will def be the root cellar and front porch. Since I am opening a business here... The last thing I want ppl to see is a huge hole in front of our house!
Ok... well... I must go get my kids moving on our bed time routine! And brown hamburger for BBQ tomorrow. Nathan is being super miserable today... he has been a real joy. NOT!!!
I hope everyone is staying dry!!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Where did the weekend go???
Wow... time sure is zipping by!! Here is the latest happenings around here...
Friday was Stacy's last day before vacation... and we didnt waste any time! Loaded up and dropped off a book case to Josh's house, went picked up his Dad's trailer (we needed a bigger one than ours to haul 12ft sheets of drywall), then then headed to Lowes to get supplies for Derick for this week!! Interesting trip... to say the least! They loaded up the forklift with drywall for us... we spent a small fortune... My impatient hubby put the smaller sheets of drywall in the trailer before they got the biggers to us. We almost ran out of fuel looking for a gas station that had diesel! And to make the trip even more entertaining... I was wearing my "Some chicks marry other chicks... get over it" T-shirt!! LMAO!!! Well, that shirt got some attention! I saw a few ppl looking at me, looking at my shirt... then looking at Stacy. But the best was when we were waiting in line to check out!! The ppl in the line next to us where trying to figure out if Stacy was a guy... or a chick that wanted to be a guy!!! IT WAS HILARIOUS!!! They were looking really hard... and whisper to eachother (and of course I could hear them!!!). Oh, the free entertainment!!! They were still looking as we were headed out to load the truck! I almost told them he IS indeed a man!!! BUT, I had to save my truck from the dumb bitch that didnt know how to push a cart and almost took out my truck with sheets of plywood! UGH! I guess I can move faster than I thought... especially to save my truck!!! Oh well... the whole point of my shirt is to spread awareness and stop the hate ppl have for others!!! (If you are interested in a shirt... they have MANY to choose from... check out http://www.fckh8.com/) Yes, I do indeed teach my children about these kinds of things!! I dont think anyone should hate another because of who they choose to be with!! Love is love... and if a woman gets it from another woman... or a man gets it from another man... that is their choice!! As long as they are treated right and are happy!!! If any of you ever text my Britt... her signature on her phone texts is "gaypride"... and I am 100% ok with that!!! People of all ages need to get over themselves and spread LOVE and UNDERSTANDING.... NOT HATE!! Ok... stepping down off my high horse.
Yesterday we boxed up the living room stuff. I damn near cut my thumb off with that damn wind up antique car, music box thing!! Grrrr... the shit we have setting around this house!!! Stacy tried to glue it right away... but it didnt hold.
While we were out hiking... yes, we went hiking up on Berry Mountain... the glue gave way... and I was bleeding all over again!
The hike was great though!! We took Gunner... so we could run him and play some fetch (his favorite). He would play until he dropped, I swear! He also did some swimming while we were out. He worked out a bunch of energy... and we didnt hear a peep out of him the rest of the night!! LOL!! I got some really cool mushroom pics while we were out! And maybe a few good action shots of Gunner chasing his "flying squirrel"!
Once we got home we relaxed some... I worked on some homework... we watched a movie together. Then Stacy performed "surgery" once again on my thumb! It is taped together and bandaged now! And it feels alot better... and it hasnt bleed since yesterday! So, I think we have it now.
We were up bright and early to the dogs wanting out and fed! We had to run and pick up dog food and an extra crate from TSC... since they are on sale. We took Gunner with us. He is MUCH happier when he gets to go out with me. I also made a stop at Walmart to pick up food for the guys next week. We will be feasting on hamburgers and hotdogs tomorrow... BBQ pulled pork Tuesday... Meatballs on Wednesday... and Im not sure about Thursday yet... Probably left overs! I am going to make pickled eggs this afternoon for a side... and we bought chips and drinks.
I guess today we will make a quick appearance at a picnic... then I have to get back home to work on homework and getting the house ready for tomorrow!
I bought my scheduling software today. And I am beginning to get nervous about making this business work! I mean... the stress is kicking in!! We have put out a small fortune to make this happen... and I just hope I can get the ppl in here! I am planning on offering training classes... as time goes on. AND, I will sell my gourmet treats.
Ugh... I just want to know this will work out. But my damn crystal ball is broken!!! LOL!!
Oh well... time to get moving. I had to take more benadryl today... so did Nathan and Britt. Which means everyone is kind of dragging!
Hope everyone has a good afternoon... and stay cool!! It sure is hot and sticky out !
Friday was Stacy's last day before vacation... and we didnt waste any time! Loaded up and dropped off a book case to Josh's house, went picked up his Dad's trailer (we needed a bigger one than ours to haul 12ft sheets of drywall), then then headed to Lowes to get supplies for Derick for this week!! Interesting trip... to say the least! They loaded up the forklift with drywall for us... we spent a small fortune... My impatient hubby put the smaller sheets of drywall in the trailer before they got the biggers to us. We almost ran out of fuel looking for a gas station that had diesel! And to make the trip even more entertaining... I was wearing my "Some chicks marry other chicks... get over it" T-shirt!! LMAO!!! Well, that shirt got some attention! I saw a few ppl looking at me, looking at my shirt... then looking at Stacy. But the best was when we were waiting in line to check out!! The ppl in the line next to us where trying to figure out if Stacy was a guy... or a chick that wanted to be a guy!!! IT WAS HILARIOUS!!! They were looking really hard... and whisper to eachother (and of course I could hear them!!!). Oh, the free entertainment!!! They were still looking as we were headed out to load the truck! I almost told them he IS indeed a man!!! BUT, I had to save my truck from the dumb bitch that didnt know how to push a cart and almost took out my truck with sheets of plywood! UGH! I guess I can move faster than I thought... especially to save my truck!!! Oh well... the whole point of my shirt is to spread awareness and stop the hate ppl have for others!!! (If you are interested in a shirt... they have MANY to choose from... check out http://www.fckh8.com/) Yes, I do indeed teach my children about these kinds of things!! I dont think anyone should hate another because of who they choose to be with!! Love is love... and if a woman gets it from another woman... or a man gets it from another man... that is their choice!! As long as they are treated right and are happy!!! If any of you ever text my Britt... her signature on her phone texts is "gaypride"... and I am 100% ok with that!!! People of all ages need to get over themselves and spread LOVE and UNDERSTANDING.... NOT HATE!! Ok... stepping down off my high horse.
Yesterday we boxed up the living room stuff. I damn near cut my thumb off with that damn wind up antique car, music box thing!! Grrrr... the shit we have setting around this house!!! Stacy tried to glue it right away... but it didnt hold.
While we were out hiking... yes, we went hiking up on Berry Mountain... the glue gave way... and I was bleeding all over again!
The hike was great though!! We took Gunner... so we could run him and play some fetch (his favorite). He would play until he dropped, I swear! He also did some swimming while we were out. He worked out a bunch of energy... and we didnt hear a peep out of him the rest of the night!! LOL!! I got some really cool mushroom pics while we were out! And maybe a few good action shots of Gunner chasing his "flying squirrel"!
Once we got home we relaxed some... I worked on some homework... we watched a movie together. Then Stacy performed "surgery" once again on my thumb! It is taped together and bandaged now! And it feels alot better... and it hasnt bleed since yesterday! So, I think we have it now.
We were up bright and early to the dogs wanting out and fed! We had to run and pick up dog food and an extra crate from TSC... since they are on sale. We took Gunner with us. He is MUCH happier when he gets to go out with me. I also made a stop at Walmart to pick up food for the guys next week. We will be feasting on hamburgers and hotdogs tomorrow... BBQ pulled pork Tuesday... Meatballs on Wednesday... and Im not sure about Thursday yet... Probably left overs! I am going to make pickled eggs this afternoon for a side... and we bought chips and drinks.
I guess today we will make a quick appearance at a picnic... then I have to get back home to work on homework and getting the house ready for tomorrow!
I bought my scheduling software today. And I am beginning to get nervous about making this business work! I mean... the stress is kicking in!! We have put out a small fortune to make this happen... and I just hope I can get the ppl in here! I am planning on offering training classes... as time goes on. AND, I will sell my gourmet treats.
Ugh... I just want to know this will work out. But my damn crystal ball is broken!!! LOL!!
Oh well... time to get moving. I had to take more benadryl today... so did Nathan and Britt. Which means everyone is kind of dragging!
Hope everyone has a good afternoon... and stay cool!! It sure is hot and sticky out !
Friday, September 2, 2011
Benadryl fog
I am going to try to blog while in a benadryl fog. I just want to curl up and sleep... but I am trying really hard to push on through.
Obviously... my allergies are KILLING me!! Ragweed season has hit. This is a pretty bad time for me... but, as everyone probably already knows... I am allergic to EVERYTHING... so I should be use to this by now.
I have been doing pretty good with just my claritin. I guess I will have to jump up to my xyzal for a little while.
Josh stopped over yesterday to help me get Sprocket to the vet. He is getting slammed with allergies too. He actually broke down and took some claritin!! Poor kid... his nose is all red... and he used about as many tissues as Brittany...LOL!
Sprocket got his drain removed yesterday. They left the hole open... because the wound is infected... and they want it to still be able to drain. I am hoping it was just his body fighting off the actual drain. He is still on antibiotics... but they wanted to give him a $200 antibiotic injection. I declined for the moment. I want to see if the drain being removed makes any difference first.
I set up Gunner's neuter appt! WOO HOO! Oct 11th! He NEEDS to have it done! He is getting a "I'm man of the house" attitude... I had to knock him down a few notches this morning! He wanted to eat the tub guy!! It is really nice to have a dog that wants to protect me... BUT, he needs to learn to listen when I tell him it is ok! I miss Rai-Ni and her controlled aggression...LOL!! She would tear someone up for me, if neccessary... but as soon as I told her "I got this"... she would take a step back and wait right behind me in case I needed her! (This happened A LOT with the UPS guy... she HATED him! LOL) Ohhhhh how I miss my Rai-Ni! :-(
Gunner has a lot to learn yet... and he is still just a baby. I guess I need to step up my patience level.
Tub guy came back today to finish my tub. I am not 100% satisfied with it. And I sure let him know that!! The color is a bit off...it should be a tad darker. And the finish isnt super great. There are some faults in the cast iron... so he told me. But, I figured those are things he would have taken care of BEFORE he painted it. He tried to play it off by telling me I am going to be putting dogs in it... so it wont stay "perfect" anyway. Which I found totally unprofessional!! Needless to say... this was a learning experience. And he learned NOT to sweep what I was saying under the rug! LOL!!
Today is Stacy's last day of work... he is on vacation for a week! A week to get done a million and one projects around the house! Derick will be here starting Monday... I CAN NOT WAIT!!!
We have to make a supply run tonight or tomorrow. Going to use Stacy's Dad's trailer... so we can easily haul larger than normal pieces of drywall! Added bonus... we will have his trailer to load up this piano on... so we can get it out of here! I am so tired of dusting it... it isnt like anyone plays it. It will free up some space... so Stacy's lizard cages can finally find homes! Right now there is one just sitting on the floor in front of the front door! Hopefully we will have a nice porch out there soon... soooo we will need to use that door!!!
I had the pleasure of paying bills today. OH JOY! LOL!! I did plan the perfect time to open my shop. Stacy is working all those extra "shut down" hours... so he is bringing home extra money! Which means I can buy my equipment! :-)
I am reminded just how spoiled my hubby is every time I sit to write out bills!! Brand new car... brand new tractor... He sure does have it good!! LOL!! I must admit... he deserves it!! I mean... really... he does put up with me every single day of his life! AND... he LIKES it! LOL
I really have to start packing up living room stuff! I cant wait until the drywall is DONE and painted!!! THEN, I can give my house a THOROUGH cleaning/scrubbing and dusting... and get back to normal!! I have been just doing below basic cleaning since the storm damage. Because we have more than usual dust falling from the chopped up ceiling... and things are just thrown where ever to get them out of harms way!
Today will wrap up the first week of school!! We did it!!! We made it!!! 5 consecutive school mornings... and we are all alive to tell about it!! This first week went smoother than expected. I thought for sure I would have major trouble from someone... but I really cant complain.
Courtney is LOVING school...which totally blows me away!! She didnt even complain yesterday when she came home with her first night of real homework! Again... I AM SOOOOO PROUD OF HER!!!
Brittany is just moving along too. Her only complaint is because of our stupid neighbors and no one knowing if they will be getting on the bus here or somewhere else! I am thinking the parents are getting a divorce. I feel for the kids... but they are all just nasty ppl. Oh well. As I was saying... Britt is doing fine. She is the only one NOT real happy about this years "lunch money restrictions"... but she will get over it. We are only paying for so many bought lunches a month... They will all need to pack a couple of times each week. It's called a "budget"... and they will have to deal with it!
Nathan is being Nathan. He likes to fight and complain about everything!! But, it is typically in the evenings that his horns sprout! But so far, mornings arent too bad. Plus, he wanted to go away for the weekend... so I am thinking that is why. If he is too out of control... he doesnt get to go! And since we have had some issues with him this week... he is only allowed to go for 1 night! That didnt sit to well with him... but he sucked it up as soon as I said I can make is 0 nights!!
Only a 4 day week for the kids next week. They dont know it yet... but I will be putting them to work on Monday to help out with all of our projects! I feel even less bad about it since I had to do most of everyone's chores today... which really upsets me!!! I am NOT the only person living in this house... I will NOT be the only person taking care of it!
Since I will be opening my shop soon... I have already started to discuss with Stacy that things are going to need to get changed up a bit. I cant think for everyone and do everything for everyone anymore!
I think we are going to split up "homework hell"/bedtime routine duties... each of us taking 2 nights a week with Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights not being so bad. I also plan on using my Crock Pot a whole lot more! I LOVE my Crock Pots!!! As a matter of fact... I will be using them all week! Since I plan on feeding the guys working on the house! And wont have the space to make any "real", off the stove dinners.
Well... I guess I babbled enough. I finally stopped sneezing... so maybe I will go kick up some more dust and box up our DVD's and Books... so they dont get ruined during the "construction"!
I also have to go take some updated pics of the shop... so I can keep an accurate account of progress!
OHHHH.... I have been thinking about adding training services through my shop... since I am a cert trainer. And also offering Holiday photo sessions for dogs... would just need to come up with some props... which shouldnt be too hard! All just ideas I have been tossing around and thinking about!
Ok... time to get moving!
I hope everyone enjoys their Holiday weekend!!
Obviously... my allergies are KILLING me!! Ragweed season has hit. This is a pretty bad time for me... but, as everyone probably already knows... I am allergic to EVERYTHING... so I should be use to this by now.
I have been doing pretty good with just my claritin. I guess I will have to jump up to my xyzal for a little while.
Josh stopped over yesterday to help me get Sprocket to the vet. He is getting slammed with allergies too. He actually broke down and took some claritin!! Poor kid... his nose is all red... and he used about as many tissues as Brittany...LOL!
Sprocket got his drain removed yesterday. They left the hole open... because the wound is infected... and they want it to still be able to drain. I am hoping it was just his body fighting off the actual drain. He is still on antibiotics... but they wanted to give him a $200 antibiotic injection. I declined for the moment. I want to see if the drain being removed makes any difference first.
I set up Gunner's neuter appt! WOO HOO! Oct 11th! He NEEDS to have it done! He is getting a "I'm man of the house" attitude... I had to knock him down a few notches this morning! He wanted to eat the tub guy!! It is really nice to have a dog that wants to protect me... BUT, he needs to learn to listen when I tell him it is ok! I miss Rai-Ni and her controlled aggression...LOL!! She would tear someone up for me, if neccessary... but as soon as I told her "I got this"... she would take a step back and wait right behind me in case I needed her! (This happened A LOT with the UPS guy... she HATED him! LOL) Ohhhhh how I miss my Rai-Ni! :-(
Gunner has a lot to learn yet... and he is still just a baby. I guess I need to step up my patience level.
Tub guy came back today to finish my tub. I am not 100% satisfied with it. And I sure let him know that!! The color is a bit off...it should be a tad darker. And the finish isnt super great. There are some faults in the cast iron... so he told me. But, I figured those are things he would have taken care of BEFORE he painted it. He tried to play it off by telling me I am going to be putting dogs in it... so it wont stay "perfect" anyway. Which I found totally unprofessional!! Needless to say... this was a learning experience. And he learned NOT to sweep what I was saying under the rug! LOL!!
Today is Stacy's last day of work... he is on vacation for a week! A week to get done a million and one projects around the house! Derick will be here starting Monday... I CAN NOT WAIT!!!
We have to make a supply run tonight or tomorrow. Going to use Stacy's Dad's trailer... so we can easily haul larger than normal pieces of drywall! Added bonus... we will have his trailer to load up this piano on... so we can get it out of here! I am so tired of dusting it... it isnt like anyone plays it. It will free up some space... so Stacy's lizard cages can finally find homes! Right now there is one just sitting on the floor in front of the front door! Hopefully we will have a nice porch out there soon... soooo we will need to use that door!!!
I had the pleasure of paying bills today. OH JOY! LOL!! I did plan the perfect time to open my shop. Stacy is working all those extra "shut down" hours... so he is bringing home extra money! Which means I can buy my equipment! :-)
I am reminded just how spoiled my hubby is every time I sit to write out bills!! Brand new car... brand new tractor... He sure does have it good!! LOL!! I must admit... he deserves it!! I mean... really... he does put up with me every single day of his life! AND... he LIKES it! LOL
I really have to start packing up living room stuff! I cant wait until the drywall is DONE and painted!!! THEN, I can give my house a THOROUGH cleaning/scrubbing and dusting... and get back to normal!! I have been just doing below basic cleaning since the storm damage. Because we have more than usual dust falling from the chopped up ceiling... and things are just thrown where ever to get them out of harms way!
Today will wrap up the first week of school!! We did it!!! We made it!!! 5 consecutive school mornings... and we are all alive to tell about it!! This first week went smoother than expected. I thought for sure I would have major trouble from someone... but I really cant complain.
Courtney is LOVING school...which totally blows me away!! She didnt even complain yesterday when she came home with her first night of real homework! Again... I AM SOOOOO PROUD OF HER!!!
Brittany is just moving along too. Her only complaint is because of our stupid neighbors and no one knowing if they will be getting on the bus here or somewhere else! I am thinking the parents are getting a divorce. I feel for the kids... but they are all just nasty ppl. Oh well. As I was saying... Britt is doing fine. She is the only one NOT real happy about this years "lunch money restrictions"... but she will get over it. We are only paying for so many bought lunches a month... They will all need to pack a couple of times each week. It's called a "budget"... and they will have to deal with it!
Nathan is being Nathan. He likes to fight and complain about everything!! But, it is typically in the evenings that his horns sprout! But so far, mornings arent too bad. Plus, he wanted to go away for the weekend... so I am thinking that is why. If he is too out of control... he doesnt get to go! And since we have had some issues with him this week... he is only allowed to go for 1 night! That didnt sit to well with him... but he sucked it up as soon as I said I can make is 0 nights!!
Only a 4 day week for the kids next week. They dont know it yet... but I will be putting them to work on Monday to help out with all of our projects! I feel even less bad about it since I had to do most of everyone's chores today... which really upsets me!!! I am NOT the only person living in this house... I will NOT be the only person taking care of it!
Since I will be opening my shop soon... I have already started to discuss with Stacy that things are going to need to get changed up a bit. I cant think for everyone and do everything for everyone anymore!
I think we are going to split up "homework hell"/bedtime routine duties... each of us taking 2 nights a week with Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights not being so bad. I also plan on using my Crock Pot a whole lot more! I LOVE my Crock Pots!!! As a matter of fact... I will be using them all week! Since I plan on feeding the guys working on the house! And wont have the space to make any "real", off the stove dinners.
Well... I guess I babbled enough. I finally stopped sneezing... so maybe I will go kick up some more dust and box up our DVD's and Books... so they dont get ruined during the "construction"!
I also have to go take some updated pics of the shop... so I can keep an accurate account of progress!
OHHHH.... I have been thinking about adding training services through my shop... since I am a cert trainer. And also offering Holiday photo sessions for dogs... would just need to come up with some props... which shouldnt be too hard! All just ideas I have been tossing around and thinking about!
Ok... time to get moving!
I hope everyone enjoys their Holiday weekend!!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Any one want a German Shep...??
UGH... Gunner is driving me CRAZY!! He cant handle the extra time I have been spending with Sprocket! Soooo... he just BARKS... and BARKS... AND BARKS!!! I want to choke him! LOL
It is obvious that I have been a bit busy... and Gunner hasnt had his regular daily dose of fetch and attention!! It isnt like today will be any better either! The tub refinisher is coming this morning... Sprocket gets his drain removed this afternoon... and Courtney's open house is tonight. Another day of INSANE barking... perfect.
I forgot to mention last week... We lost one of our original, white, "mutt" chickens. We have had them for years... and we got them from someone who had them for a few years. Nathan didnt handle it very well... but he never does. I am expecting all of the white ones to start to go now. They started laying super small eggs last year... so I knew they were at the end of their laying life.
As for our ducks... all are well! We still have the one last Runner seperated from the Ancona's. They just dont seem to want to accept him... poor thing. So, for now... he is confined to an ex-pen... and getting all kinds of special treatment from the kids. I am still hoping Stacy can figure out a filter system for the pond that is in the duck run. It is a complete pain in the ass draining it... then refilling it every couple of days! Although... my garden LOVES it!! Since we syphon all of the pond water directly into my garden beds... my garden TAKES off!!! LOL!!
I still have hopes of getting fertilized eggs from the ducks... I have my incubator all ready! Ancona's are fairly rare... would love to give selling fertilized eggs a try. We shall see. Until then... we have PLENTY of duck eggs for eating and selling!! They make cakes a lot "richer" if you ask me! LOL
I realized I have been slacking on setting up the "business" side of my shop!! I dont even have my pricing or packages set up yet!!! I did hook up a second phone line... for the shop... yesterday! I am telling ya... I LOVE vonage! I also started designing my business cards. Stacy kicked butt on coming up with a design!!
I also have to decide days and hours. Sooooo many things to think about!!! UGH!!!
Ok... one last story before I get working...
Last night it became VERY CLEAR that I have THE WORST luck... EVER!!!
I was getting ready for bed... brushing my teeth... and doing all those night time things that I do.
Well... after brushing my teeth... I started to feel like I swallowed razor blades!! I was FREAKING OUT!!! It hurt... it was gagging me... I thought I couldnt breath. So, I have Stacy take a peak in my throat. He tells me there is a blue thing sticking out of my tonsils!!!! WHAT?!?!? Come to figure out... my tooth brush lost a brissle!!! HOW IN THE HELL DID IT END UP LODGED AND STICKING OUT OF MY TONSIL?!?!? BETTER YET.... HOW IN THE HELL DO I GET IT OUT?!?!?
So began a 20 minute tramatizing ordeal!!! I tried gargling... Stacy wanted to reach down my throat with freaking tweezers to pull it out... which we did attempt... but I almost threw up on him! Then we tried a q-tip. Then I tried reaching down there with a finger... but it wouldnt come out!!!
As per my upbringing... I headed to the bathroom for a wet washcloth... LMAO! I was going to use it to cover my eyes while Stacy "performed surgery". I ended up wrapping my finger in the washcloth... and reaching down my throat to swipe out the damn thing. After MANY failed attempts... I got it out!! RELIEF!!!!
Let me tell you... you may be sitting there thinking... "What the F@*k is wrong with these people... BUT, it was a HORRIBLE experience... and we just didnt know what else to do!! Looking back... it was funny. And I may have even laughed during the whole thing last night. Truth be told... it was pretty darn scary!!! It HURT!! And Stacy kept yelling at me to move my tongue... and if he had to take me to the hospital they would just dig it out!! He is soooo NOT compasionate AT ALL!!!! Like I can control the whole gag reflex!
So yea... only me and my shitty luck!
Hope everyone has a good day!!
It is obvious that I have been a bit busy... and Gunner hasnt had his regular daily dose of fetch and attention!! It isnt like today will be any better either! The tub refinisher is coming this morning... Sprocket gets his drain removed this afternoon... and Courtney's open house is tonight. Another day of INSANE barking... perfect.
I forgot to mention last week... We lost one of our original, white, "mutt" chickens. We have had them for years... and we got them from someone who had them for a few years. Nathan didnt handle it very well... but he never does. I am expecting all of the white ones to start to go now. They started laying super small eggs last year... so I knew they were at the end of their laying life.
As for our ducks... all are well! We still have the one last Runner seperated from the Ancona's. They just dont seem to want to accept him... poor thing. So, for now... he is confined to an ex-pen... and getting all kinds of special treatment from the kids. I am still hoping Stacy can figure out a filter system for the pond that is in the duck run. It is a complete pain in the ass draining it... then refilling it every couple of days! Although... my garden LOVES it!! Since we syphon all of the pond water directly into my garden beds... my garden TAKES off!!! LOL!!
I still have hopes of getting fertilized eggs from the ducks... I have my incubator all ready! Ancona's are fairly rare... would love to give selling fertilized eggs a try. We shall see. Until then... we have PLENTY of duck eggs for eating and selling!! They make cakes a lot "richer" if you ask me! LOL
I realized I have been slacking on setting up the "business" side of my shop!! I dont even have my pricing or packages set up yet!!! I did hook up a second phone line... for the shop... yesterday! I am telling ya... I LOVE vonage! I also started designing my business cards. Stacy kicked butt on coming up with a design!!
I also have to decide days and hours. Sooooo many things to think about!!! UGH!!!
Ok... one last story before I get working...
Last night it became VERY CLEAR that I have THE WORST luck... EVER!!!
I was getting ready for bed... brushing my teeth... and doing all those night time things that I do.
Well... after brushing my teeth... I started to feel like I swallowed razor blades!! I was FREAKING OUT!!! It hurt... it was gagging me... I thought I couldnt breath. So, I have Stacy take a peak in my throat. He tells me there is a blue thing sticking out of my tonsils!!!! WHAT?!?!? Come to figure out... my tooth brush lost a brissle!!! HOW IN THE HELL DID IT END UP LODGED AND STICKING OUT OF MY TONSIL?!?!? BETTER YET.... HOW IN THE HELL DO I GET IT OUT?!?!?
So began a 20 minute tramatizing ordeal!!! I tried gargling... Stacy wanted to reach down my throat with freaking tweezers to pull it out... which we did attempt... but I almost threw up on him! Then we tried a q-tip. Then I tried reaching down there with a finger... but it wouldnt come out!!!
As per my upbringing... I headed to the bathroom for a wet washcloth... LMAO! I was going to use it to cover my eyes while Stacy "performed surgery". I ended up wrapping my finger in the washcloth... and reaching down my throat to swipe out the damn thing. After MANY failed attempts... I got it out!! RELIEF!!!!
Let me tell you... you may be sitting there thinking... "What the F@*k is wrong with these people... BUT, it was a HORRIBLE experience... and we just didnt know what else to do!! Looking back... it was funny. And I may have even laughed during the whole thing last night. Truth be told... it was pretty darn scary!!! It HURT!! And Stacy kept yelling at me to move my tongue... and if he had to take me to the hospital they would just dig it out!! He is soooo NOT compasionate AT ALL!!!! Like I can control the whole gag reflex!
So yea... only me and my shitty luck!
Hope everyone has a good day!!
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