I could tell you it's November and my head is spinning with Thanksgiving planning...
but you probably already knew that.
Or maybe, that I am ready to hang up the Christmas lights early..
because that's a first.
I could tell you that October was a really slow month at the shop for me...
that sucked.
Or that I am so dang happy the elections are over...
there is always a few mouthy idiots that ruin it for everyone.
I could tell you about the slowly growing group of Hummingbirds that feed and frolic in our backyard these days..
"Hank" is the Alpha.
Or that Vern has mastered that art of making his own bacon AND fixed my Dad's boat..
but the Bacon topic alone deserves it's own blog post.
I could admit that I am stumped and can't think of anything to talk about..
but you probably already knew that ;)
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
October...?
October arrived with sunshine and promises of a long Indian summer and is ending with a blustery,cold and wet exit. The first part of the month we celebrated with the completion of the living room ...well, the laborious part that is. The furniture and deco will all find it's way here in good time,that's the life of a junker. Sometimes you don't now what you are looking for until you find it! But all was well by the time the first weekend rolled around and..
Vern and his 3 best childhood friends, headed off to Sekiu for a rare weekend of guy time. I joined some friends for an evening at their home,getting handcuffed by a 5 year old,having a wonderful steak at 10pm and watching The Lorax until I could barely keep my eyes open. Although Vern and I were both exhausted by Sunday,it was a great way to blow off some steam after our living room remodel "experience" from weeks before.
The week that followed was full of preparations for the coming weekend. Vern's 30th class reunion was finally just days away and we were expecting 5 guests to stay for the weekend. I stressed about what to where,how to do my hair and a whole lot of other insane female insecurities. Of course there was the underlying fear,the woman who had been chasing Vern at reunions for years and actually tried to knee him in the crotch just 5 years ago because he wouldn't dance with her...surely the news of him having a girlfriend wasn't going to go over well!? I shopped,prepped,had a little cry but by the day of the reunion.....we were ready. Even Vern was an extremely good sport and got a new outfit,it was worth it,he looked especially handsome!
The reunion. We pre partied with our friends and us girls made sure we looked our best! We arrived at 7pm,we socialized, drank, ate, sat through the formalities and we were out of there by 9:30! The woman I mentioned earlier was a laughable issue at best. I took one look at her when we first got there and knew we would have no problems the rest of the evening. ....and we didn't. ;) The party continued at our house with the same 5 dear friends we had started it with. After a big breakfast
the next morning and a lazy day of warm sun and delicious ribs that Vern made,we said goodbye to all our guests and found ourselves happily exhausted once again.
Weekend number 3-My friend Jessica came to visit with her new puppy Prema,a miniature Doxon. I loved all of the puppy kisses and snuggles but my Maxine was not so hospitable. She barked and nipped at poor Prema wanting to play rough like she does with her big brother or frustrated with jealousy from having to share her Mother. 3 crazy dogs and hard wood floors are a hilarious mix...for awhile. ha ha
We shopped,we talked and once again Vern spoiled us with great food. By Monday,I was officially exhausted...but hope was in sight....
Weekend 4! A weekend away at the beach,in the trailer, with just us and the dogs! Woohoo! We hooked the trailer up for the first time this year and made our way to one our favorite spots at Grayland State Park. The wind and rain were heavy at times but we didn't care. We snuck out for adventures when we could and spent the rest of our time watching movies or playing cards and it was exactly what we needed. We experienced the Bloody Mary that was voted Washington's Best at a restaurant in Westport,WA. It's impressive looking but I think the ones we make at home are way better,this one inspired me to work on my toppings. Either way,it was good and I was tipsy so..life was good :)
Vern and his 3 best childhood friends, headed off to Sekiu for a rare weekend of guy time. I joined some friends for an evening at their home,getting handcuffed by a 5 year old,having a wonderful steak at 10pm and watching The Lorax until I could barely keep my eyes open. Although Vern and I were both exhausted by Sunday,it was a great way to blow off some steam after our living room remodel "experience" from weeks before.
The week that followed was full of preparations for the coming weekend. Vern's 30th class reunion was finally just days away and we were expecting 5 guests to stay for the weekend. I stressed about what to where,how to do my hair and a whole lot of other insane female insecurities. Of course there was the underlying fear,the woman who had been chasing Vern at reunions for years and actually tried to knee him in the crotch just 5 years ago because he wouldn't dance with her...surely the news of him having a girlfriend wasn't going to go over well!? I shopped,prepped,had a little cry but by the day of the reunion.....we were ready. Even Vern was an extremely good sport and got a new outfit,it was worth it,he looked especially handsome!
The reunion. We pre partied with our friends and us girls made sure we looked our best! We arrived at 7pm,we socialized, drank, ate, sat through the formalities and we were out of there by 9:30! The woman I mentioned earlier was a laughable issue at best. I took one look at her when we first got there and knew we would have no problems the rest of the evening. ....and we didn't. ;) The party continued at our house with the same 5 dear friends we had started it with. After a big breakfast
the next morning and a lazy day of warm sun and delicious ribs that Vern made,we said goodbye to all our guests and found ourselves happily exhausted once again.
Weekend number 3-My friend Jessica came to visit with her new puppy Prema,a miniature Doxon. I loved all of the puppy kisses and snuggles but my Maxine was not so hospitable. She barked and nipped at poor Prema wanting to play rough like she does with her big brother or frustrated with jealousy from having to share her Mother. 3 crazy dogs and hard wood floors are a hilarious mix...for awhile. ha ha
We shopped,we talked and once again Vern spoiled us with great food. By Monday,I was officially exhausted...but hope was in sight....
Weekend 4! A weekend away at the beach,in the trailer, with just us and the dogs! Woohoo! We hooked the trailer up for the first time this year and made our way to one our favorite spots at Grayland State Park. The wind and rain were heavy at times but we didn't care. We snuck out for adventures when we could and spent the rest of our time watching movies or playing cards and it was exactly what we needed. We experienced the Bloody Mary that was voted Washington's Best at a restaurant in Westport,WA. It's impressive looking but I think the ones we make at home are way better,this one inspired me to work on my toppings. Either way,it was good and I was tipsy so..life was good :)
And finally we have made it to the end of the month and the pace is slowing a bit. Maxine's 2nd birthday is Thursday October 25th so we will be getting some special treats and toys to celebrate our little girl! And then Halloween and once again, I work late...so I am the house without a porch light on or any candy once again. I have secretly vowed to make sure that next year I am off early. I want to decorate and hand out candy like they did when we were kids...yah,I want to be the cool lady with the good candy for a change :)
Thursday, September 20, 2012
You
You,sometimes I am so overwhelmed by the love,patience and hard work that you put into our relationship that I actually question if I deserve it. You make me strive to want to be a better partner for you on a daily basis. Even when you aren't with me,you make me feel safe when I am haunted of relationships past,a comfort in knowing I will always be loved this much. That in itself is a gift every man should give but can never purchase. I hope I give you that in return,the love you deserve,the 100% and more and the comfort of knowing you will always be loved by me.
I love you.
Living Room Remodel Part 5
Back to square one,except this time with smooth ceilings, just slightly imperfect here and there to maintain it's old house charm ;) Oh and that blotch of paint on the wall "Gizmo" is a keeper. The color swatch we had originally agreed on looked to be a brownish gray neutral but in the can and on the wall it is lavender! I painted samples on every wall in the room and waiting to see what Vern and Del would say. Vern (being the highly evolved and intelligent man he is) took the safe route and the first thing he said was "Do you like it?" and his next comment after I bobbed my head was "It looks purple?" I agreed. We decided to keep our giggles to ourselves and waited to hear Del's opinion."What do you think of the gray?" we asked. "I like it,in fact,I wish I would've painted my bedroom this color!" It was all we could do not to crack up right in front of him as we maintained eye contact and nonchalantly agreed.LOL! ( I remind you all that this legally blind man is surprisingly picky about the color of the walls and still grumbles about the kitchen color I chose 2 years ago) As the days go by it really has grown on me,I'd lie if I said I'm not slightly worried it's a little dark but I think I will honestly love it in the long run.Paint color is one of the few areas of my life that I like a little drama! Again,I apologize that my blog app only publishes one photo at a time (and it is the only way I know how to get photos off my phone and on to my laptop besides using Facebook and sharing with everyone there.) Next phase is dedusting and wiping down the living room one. more. time. and then I get to start painting...finally painting! I'll keep you posted :)
Living Room Remodel Part 2
Disaster strikes. Who knew that a thick wet coat of paint would make that old popcorn ceiling just starting falling right off?! I returned from a trip to the hardware store with a few more gallons of ceiling paint to see this....my ceiling...hanging from my ceiling,peeling off and dropping to the floor. Whattamess!!!! So we changed gears and Vern set to work scraping all of it off. The part we had painted was the worst,thankful we had taped and covered the floors before we started! The other 3/4 of the room I misted with water and Vern continued to scrape. He is such a saint!
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