My library

I live in a moderate size city of about 150 thousand.  We have one main library downtown that is around 5 years old.   We have several branch libraries around town. I happen to have a small branch library close to my house, so it is convenient to pop in for a quick trip to pick [...]

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Check

Here are few more things to check off our huge list of house stuff.
1. Master bath painted.
2. Living room and dining room baseboards installed.
3. Bead board installed in main bathroom.
4. Molding and baseboards and caulking in main bathroom.
5. Most of non necessary items are packed and moved to the new house.
To do:
1. Sand, prime, paint [...]

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Thought for the day…

When packing one must never leave a full box untaped lest a little girl will get her hands into it and start playing with items in said box.
Susan

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This week–Day one

Today my friend came over and she schooled her kids and mine, fixed lunch, answered questions and was generally around for them, while I packed, ran an errand with hubby, and packed some more.  What a blessing that was and will continue to be as she will come on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday to do [...]

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Wow-what a day!

It was beautiful here today.  Sunny, coolish to warmish, bright.  I love it. We tend to get a small reprieve from the rain sometime in February.  It’s a nice break before the rain hits hard again from March to May.
Our friends came over to help us work on the house.  Fixing, building, cleaning. In total [...]

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Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!!!!!

Hubby brought this last night. He said he couldn’t wait for today. Even though he is off the hook (see last post) he is sweet and does know what I like.  If you look carefully you’ll see that I had to eat one before I took this picture!

My father in law works in advertising and [...]

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Why I love my husband and why he is off the hook for the rest of the Valentine’s days

I met hubby when we were both 27.  I ran all over the world, playing, hoping to run into my soul mate.  Little did I know that he lived in the states and that I carried with me a book mark that was made by his parents card company.  Little did I know that I [...]

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House update, plugging away

1.  Muliple boxes in most every room have been pack.  Way more to go.
2. Laundry room — emptied, cleaned, primed, painted, new shelves put back up, coat hooks.  Done.
3. Master bedroom closet — everything taken out, painted, new shelving put back in, clothes hung up. Done.  New carpet installed next week.
To Do–
Install master bathroom fan, [...]

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three random thoughts

I think the media is creating a self fulfilling prophecy.  They keep talking about the Recession.  I don’t know the actual reality of whether we are headed into a recession or not, but all this talk about it creates a reality in the public minds, causing panic, and eventually a recession.  Thats my small minded [...]

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Feeling good

You know, despite all that I have to do and the mess that surrounds me, I don’t feel stressed.  A year ago I would not have survived this. Today, I am doing well. That is such a huge blessing for me, and my family.  One thing that has helped is to allow hubby to direct [...]

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