Feeling a little bloggy. It's been mad crazy around our house. No literally, I've been mad and bit more crazy than normal. Eh, it happens. There's a lot of stress going on.
The DH has had some changes to the job. He's part time reporter part time sports whatever. Progress to getting him back into sports but hell on my nerves because he's either ALWAYS around or NEVER around. And I had just gotten used to our rhythm. Took only 2.5 years. Oh well.
Got the DH a dishwasher and guess who uses it more! Yep, that's right me. Doing both loading and unloading -- so not fair.
Now on to the fun stuff in our live -- (whatever) but I do have pics and can post when I get home. We dug up our old patio and in the next year or so we'll lay down a new one. Planted seed grass two days ago in the hopes that we get some to grow to replace what the pups have done.
Pups aren't too happy with us. We've had them cooped up and then shipped to Granny's because finally the guys have come to paint our house!! It's been almost a week and my house is soo UGLY! No seriously, UGLY. And I'm still worried about the colors we chose. Brown and Tan (yep what the house was to begin with just different shades). But it's been long days. They show up around 7:30 and don't leave until closer to 5. And seriously it doesn't look like much has really happened but I know it has.
Up next for us, is finishing the back yard. We have a tub to get rid of (seriously who uses a tub to make a flower bed... it holds nasty water!!) and a shed to move. Then we'll be done until we can afford to purchase the new pavers and lay a new patio which I'm super excited about. Hoping it will help with our drainage and skeeter problem.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Final Four
I'm sure I have a 5,000-word blog in me about my recent trip to the Big Easy for the Final Four. Unfortunately, I'm arriving in Shreveport for some video training at work and don't have time to type that many words. So I'll keep it pretty short and sweet.
Simply put, uh-may-ZING! We ha a blast over the weekend. Even though Kentuky (boo!) won, the experience was great - so much so that we are hoping to go to next year's Final Four in Atlanta.
There aren't many cities better-equipped to handle a big-time event as the Big Easy. Great party atmosphere. And we had a blast sharing the weekend with Elizabeth's brothers.
There's so much more I'd like to say, but my time is up. Maybe later!
Simply put, uh-may-ZING! We ha a blast over the weekend. Even though Kentuky (boo!) won, the experience was great - so much so that we are hoping to go to next year's Final Four in Atlanta.
There aren't many cities better-equipped to handle a big-time event as the Big Easy. Great party atmosphere. And we had a blast sharing the weekend with Elizabeth's brothers.
There's so much more I'd like to say, but my time is up. Maybe later!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
A flower making basket
It's Louisiana, it's spring already... maybe
But the above fits my mood. Tuesday we FINALLY refied our house! Savings of $220ish a month thank you very much! Just to turn around and spend that on a new note elsewhere. Yep, we are going ahead with getting our house painted.
**Backstory**
Past three weeks have been pure hell for me. Four Sunday's ago someone tried to break into our house - whatever except for I was home. Thank God for my pups though Huckabay tried to get killed afterwords. So we had to replace our back door. The following week our next door neighbor gets broke into. And last Wednesday someone again tries our house using a hammer to a window. Thankfully I wasn't home or I would be moving into my mom's house again or an institution for a breakdown. BTW -- take my crap just stop breaking things. It's just stuff and I'm tired of constantly putting out $$ for doors and windows. I'll give you the stuff in the house... possibly... and then call the cops... maybe... I've become a ninny with all this happening, not to mention a silly girl crying at EVERYTHING.
So we went to Lowe's and got a new door and had them install it. Found out we have lead paint on the house. YAY... but the guy they sent out does restorations and renovations and we talked to him about painting the house what it would intell since we have rotten boards that you can't just pay anymore. We had looked at siding last year but at $20K I don't think so... He had to check with Lowes but in the end he came back and gave us a quote on painting it and remaking some wood siding... 1/2 the cost of vinyl siding!!
So yeah sometime next month we will have our house painted!! Much to my excitement because I LOVE STUFF BEING PAINTED and Hoss's because he thinks it will added much need value -- I'd rather do work on the inside but whatever.
So we are taking out another loan for that. And no a HELOC wasn't an option - we have no value in the house at this point. But it will be paid off in at least 5 years and we will be done with that project and move on to another if we don't use some of money for it before hand.
But back to my title... the stress of everything has pushed me outside with the skeeters and my pups to just calm down. Of course my backyard has barely any grass much less flowers but that will change too. I've employed LG's lawn service to come up with a pup friendly backyard :)
Like I said last post... it's exciting times for Mc's
But the above fits my mood. Tuesday we FINALLY refied our house! Savings of $220ish a month thank you very much! Just to turn around and spend that on a new note elsewhere. Yep, we are going ahead with getting our house painted.
**Backstory**
Past three weeks have been pure hell for me. Four Sunday's ago someone tried to break into our house - whatever except for I was home. Thank God for my pups though Huckabay tried to get killed afterwords. So we had to replace our back door. The following week our next door neighbor gets broke into. And last Wednesday someone again tries our house using a hammer to a window. Thankfully I wasn't home or I would be moving into my mom's house again or an institution for a breakdown. BTW -- take my crap just stop breaking things. It's just stuff and I'm tired of constantly putting out $$ for doors and windows. I'll give you the stuff in the house... possibly... and then call the cops... maybe... I've become a ninny with all this happening, not to mention a silly girl crying at EVERYTHING.
So we went to Lowe's and got a new door and had them install it. Found out we have lead paint on the house. YAY... but the guy they sent out does restorations and renovations and we talked to him about painting the house what it would intell since we have rotten boards that you can't just pay anymore. We had looked at siding last year but at $20K I don't think so... He had to check with Lowes but in the end he came back and gave us a quote on painting it and remaking some wood siding... 1/2 the cost of vinyl siding!!
So yeah sometime next month we will have our house painted!! Much to my excitement because I LOVE STUFF BEING PAINTED and Hoss's because he thinks it will added much need value -- I'd rather do work on the inside but whatever.
So we are taking out another loan for that. And no a HELOC wasn't an option - we have no value in the house at this point. But it will be paid off in at least 5 years and we will be done with that project and move on to another if we don't use some of money for it before hand.
But back to my title... the stress of everything has pushed me outside with the skeeters and my pups to just calm down. Of course my backyard has barely any grass much less flowers but that will change too. I've employed LG's lawn service to come up with a pup friendly backyard :)
Like I said last post... it's exciting times for Mc's
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