I would have never thought.....
I would become the gardening advice lady.
Never in a million years.
I need to take some photos of my garden before I go....
How I will miss it. I have had some real success in there.
The white climbing rose I planted for my Mother...is growing CRAZY big.
The haustas, HUGE.
Sedum, HUGE.
Liriope, gone CRAZY. I have split it and planted and planted it...(a great plant investment for those of you on a budget.) We call it monkey grass.
The alstromeria I was given at my Mothers funeral, was planted years ago, and now is growing and healthy and gorgeous.
Pictures soon...
I promise!
I have become the house, the neighborhood retired folks drive by at night, they peek at my garden. I have become the lady at the library that gets asked what to plant in the shade.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Accidental fit club....
Since I have been bloggin, I have ALMOST always, had some sort of exercise regime...
Pilates, yoga, both, walking, something.
Upon the cusp of the move I canceled my membership. No time for it...
I guess I did not need it, as good old fashioned hard work was good for something.
I did not notice the weight loss,
My Father did on his arrival.
I noticed a bit in my face....
And then my clothes started becoming looser.
Then my favorite tore up hole in the ass 501's stopped fitting.
and then my post SR pregnancy jeans fit.
Last time I was in them was about 5 years ago...
they are loose now.
I have to see a man about a dog and was trying on my dressier items, and tried on my favorite spring suit.
The jacket looks nice, I am broad through the shoulders and it has been snug.
the skirt looks big.
so I went shopping today.
I actually tried on a pair of size 10 pants...
too big
the assistant brought me a size 8
too big
the assistant brought me a size 6
too big...
For some reason this designer sizes wacky.....but for a moment I did not give a crap...
Now I know how to loose weight.
you rake 90 bags of leaves, paint an entire home inside and out....
and spend 2 months just so busy that your head is a fog...
I do not look thin, and the only person that has mentioned it was my Dad...folks at church and school have not noticed.
I just hope that weight is gone for good.
Because I do not want to keep that kind of pace up in order to keep the weight off.
That was insane....
In 6 years, I had lonly lost 25 pounds. SLOWLY...SLOWLY. I had not really modified my eating, I like food...but I thought I was doing eough physical work...
I want this gone for GOOD...
because it is nice being 10 pounds thinner after working so hard.
Pilates, yoga, both, walking, something.
Upon the cusp of the move I canceled my membership. No time for it...
I guess I did not need it, as good old fashioned hard work was good for something.
I did not notice the weight loss,
My Father did on his arrival.
I noticed a bit in my face....
And then my clothes started becoming looser.
Then my favorite tore up hole in the ass 501's stopped fitting.
and then my post SR pregnancy jeans fit.
Last time I was in them was about 5 years ago...
they are loose now.
I have to see a man about a dog and was trying on my dressier items, and tried on my favorite spring suit.
The jacket looks nice, I am broad through the shoulders and it has been snug.
the skirt looks big.
so I went shopping today.
I actually tried on a pair of size 10 pants...
too big
the assistant brought me a size 8
too big
the assistant brought me a size 6
too big...
For some reason this designer sizes wacky.....but for a moment I did not give a crap...
Now I know how to loose weight.
you rake 90 bags of leaves, paint an entire home inside and out....
and spend 2 months just so busy that your head is a fog...
I do not look thin, and the only person that has mentioned it was my Dad...folks at church and school have not noticed.
I just hope that weight is gone for good.
Because I do not want to keep that kind of pace up in order to keep the weight off.
That was insane....
In 6 years, I had lonly lost 25 pounds. SLOWLY...SLOWLY. I had not really modified my eating, I like food...but I thought I was doing eough physical work...
I want this gone for GOOD...
because it is nice being 10 pounds thinner after working so hard.
Calenders, and alzheimers...
Do you know, that I thought today was last week.
Seriously, I did.
I lost the week.
Not the first time.
I do it often.
the date rarely matters here, only the day of the week.
I stopped looking at calenders when DH was deployed, and have not bothered with them since.
This month, sort of important to know what day it is.
I have to pack, and move, fill out contracts, move, find a home, have a kindergarten graduation, and AWANA ceremony, a dance recital...
Crap...I lost 7 days.
Seriously, I did.
I lost the week.
Not the first time.
I do it often.
the date rarely matters here, only the day of the week.
I stopped looking at calenders when DH was deployed, and have not bothered with them since.
This month, sort of important to know what day it is.
I have to pack, and move, fill out contracts, move, find a home, have a kindergarten graduation, and AWANA ceremony, a dance recital...
Crap...I lost 7 days.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
How fried is she?
So fried, I freaking laughed my ass off watching this creepy bird pet a cat...
what is better...more creepy bird, this time perching on the cats head...
what is better...more creepy bird, this time perching on the cats head...
Whirlwind of a week
Seriously folks!
An insane week!
Good insane but insane.
I meet with a JAG to go over my house contract in the morning!
YEAH JAG, duh, I had not thought about the JAG.
PN has just took washable marker and tattooed herself from head to toe....
Errr....
DH will coming home soon to help pack, and clean and SORT!!!
The Collective ARE THRILLED!!
They are tired of me.
Heck I am tired of me.
Heck, I am just tired!!
An insane week!
Good insane but insane.
I meet with a JAG to go over my house contract in the morning!
YEAH JAG, duh, I had not thought about the JAG.
PN has just took washable marker and tattooed herself from head to toe....
Errr....
DH will coming home soon to help pack, and clean and SORT!!!
The Collective ARE THRILLED!!
They are tired of me.
Heck I am tired of me.
Heck, I am just tired!!
Monday, April 28, 2008
My 6 year old is brilliant....
For the last few years, I promised myself I would get a convertible. However with the move up North, that has gone to the wayside.
Well we pulled up and the first car we saw was a BMW 2 seater.
Sir Rowland: "Mom there is your convertible, that is COOL"
AWTM: "Yeah, very, but there are only 2 seats, there would be room for only one other rider, I cannot afford that kind of mid-life crises."
Sir Rowland: "You know what is good for a mi-life crises?"
AWTM: "What dude?"
Sir Rowland: "A change in carrer."
Everyone at the car lot stopped in their tracks and died laughing....including me.
AWTM: "So what do you think I should change my career to?"
Sir Rowland: "Well, you are good at bossing people around, but you are not making any money doing that."
Bada Bing.....
Perfect delivery.
I am currently looking at the Cadillac Deville, it is pretty....but I do not want to pay for repairs
An Audi, it is pretty.
And a utilitarian toyota Avalon, with only 50,000 miles....
I will let you guess which one is winning the contest.
Well we pulled up and the first car we saw was a BMW 2 seater.
Sir Rowland: "Mom there is your convertible, that is COOL"
AWTM: "Yeah, very, but there are only 2 seats, there would be room for only one other rider, I cannot afford that kind of mid-life crises."
Sir Rowland: "You know what is good for a mi-life crises?"
AWTM: "What dude?"
Sir Rowland: "A change in carrer."
Everyone at the car lot stopped in their tracks and died laughing....including me.
AWTM: "So what do you think I should change my career to?"
Sir Rowland: "Well, you are good at bossing people around, but you are not making any money doing that."
Bada Bing.....
Perfect delivery.
I am currently looking at the Cadillac Deville, it is pretty....but I do not want to pay for repairs
An Audi, it is pretty.
And a utilitarian toyota Avalon, with only 50,000 miles....
I will let you guess which one is winning the contest.
Title, deed, contracts, and allergies....
I went to the title company this morning to go over what I need etc.
What a fast education.
In good news, I had all of the information I needed!
For once.
And regaurdless of escrow being explained to me 100 times in the last 8 years, every single time I think I understand it, I do not.
PN went with me to the title. She also made sure I knew she was bored 100 times.
I have the contract here as well.
My allergies are in full swing now, just when I thought they could not get worse.
I am babysitting the neighbors kids today after I ballet, and picking up SR. Why I agreed to that I have no idea.
What a fast education.
In good news, I had all of the information I needed!
For once.
And regaurdless of escrow being explained to me 100 times in the last 8 years, every single time I think I understand it, I do not.
PN went with me to the title. She also made sure I knew she was bored 100 times.
I have the contract here as well.
My allergies are in full swing now, just when I thought they could not get worse.
I am babysitting the neighbors kids today after I ballet, and picking up SR. Why I agreed to that I have no idea.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Queen of the dorqs
Uh yeah...
before showing a home
and baking cookies so the home smells like freshly baked goods...
yeah that.
Remember to take them out of the oven.
Only me.
before showing a home
and baking cookies so the home smells like freshly baked goods...
yeah that.
Remember to take them out of the oven.
Only me.
also
There must be a full moon. My sitemeter had 20 poop out of carpet/couch/ wall searches within the last 24 hours....
Parents of the World unite
Parents of the World unite
Antsy
Today I have a VERY interested party coming to look at the house.
VERY interested.
They informed me they are preapproved for an amount greater than my asking price, have driven by 3 times, are in love with the photos, excited by how handy this would be due to childcare location, and work location, and asked if they paid the full price, would I pay closing.
Normally I would not mention any of this, as I am superstitious enough to think speaking of good fortune before it happens is a definite jinx. However....
I am excited and anxious for this couple to come and look at the house.
They are excited, and have a young son, and have similar careers. It would be nice to see the home filled with good energy, and optimism.
I am hopeful they like the home.
I was up late last night, nervous. Shining the doors, kick plates, head spinning.
I was also up front about all issues good and bad with the home....
VERY interested.
They informed me they are preapproved for an amount greater than my asking price, have driven by 3 times, are in love with the photos, excited by how handy this would be due to childcare location, and work location, and asked if they paid the full price, would I pay closing.
Normally I would not mention any of this, as I am superstitious enough to think speaking of good fortune before it happens is a definite jinx. However....
I am excited and anxious for this couple to come and look at the house.
They are excited, and have a young son, and have similar careers. It would be nice to see the home filled with good energy, and optimism.
I am hopeful they like the home.
I was up late last night, nervous. Shining the doors, kick plates, head spinning.
I was also up front about all issues good and bad with the home....
Friday, April 25, 2008
This is me at 1pm tomorrow
another impromptu showing
I have been shining appliances, glass doors, sinks, toilets.....all evening.
And yes avoiding the damn laundry.
I need to get on that
like NOW
signs
My directional signs came today, I put them out tonight.
Open House scheduled Sunday for 1 hour.
The Collective and I managed to plant about 75 flowers today....not kidding, but it looks splendid.
I need to focus on the inside, and I do not want to, but must.
I have avoided laundry this week. I am starting to loathe laundry. REALLY. i would rather scrub toilets than do wash.
Open House scheduled Sunday for 1 hour.
The Collective and I managed to plant about 75 flowers today....not kidding, but it looks splendid.
I need to focus on the inside, and I do not want to, but must.
I have avoided laundry this week. I am starting to loathe laundry. REALLY. i would rather scrub toilets than do wash.
oh and the dog thing....
I have made DH wait for a dog for 17 years...
the subject comes up weekly.
The Collective have been asking me for a dog for at least 2 years...
DH wanted a gun dog. He actually wanted a German Shorthair, pheasents you know. However, I have read in more places than 5, that they can be HIGH enrgy and high strung. That will not work here. I am high strung enough. And one high strung person in a house is one too many. I am sure all who live here will agree.
I am actually looking forward to pheasent hunting this year, as well as duck hunting. although I am the only person in the house that likes to eat duck. Everyone here thinks it is too fatty. Which is exactly why I like it. I have trouble hitting a standing target, so it will be interesting for me to shoot a moving target.
Anywho, I think I have decided on an Italian Spimone. I will now have to convince DH. I keep reading that they are "easygoing".
That is what we need.
Going to call a guy about a dog...
OK...
To make a long story short...
The neighbors wife left him months ago. Since that time, both adult children have moved back home. The daughter who is NEVER home, bought what appears to be a terrior. The other adults in the house hate the dog, so they let the dog roam through the neighborhood. It is a puppy. It wants to play.
Puppies and kids like one another.
PN has taken the puppy under her wing, despite my chasing the darn thing off every 2 minutes. The dog shits in my yard, and chews whatever he finds....He likes to run with PN in the yard, and he likes to play fetch with her.
Today the puppy grabbed PN's pant leg, and got to aggressive for my liking. He bit her, and left a hefty bruise. So I went to the neighbor, and woke him at 12 noon, and asked him to PLEASE put the dog in the back yard, where it would not roam. I also informed him that it bit PN, and showed him the mark.
He apologized, and told me I could flush the dog down the toilet. Nice. Then he shut the door, and left me to deal with the dog. For the rest of the afternoon. I cannot very well keep the dog out of my yard. It is impossible.
I am going to have to call animal control in the morning, if I find the dog roaming again.
Why do people that do not have the time to care for a dog get them?
To make a long story short...
The neighbors wife left him months ago. Since that time, both adult children have moved back home. The daughter who is NEVER home, bought what appears to be a terrior. The other adults in the house hate the dog, so they let the dog roam through the neighborhood. It is a puppy. It wants to play.
Puppies and kids like one another.
PN has taken the puppy under her wing, despite my chasing the darn thing off every 2 minutes. The dog shits in my yard, and chews whatever he finds....He likes to run with PN in the yard, and he likes to play fetch with her.
Today the puppy grabbed PN's pant leg, and got to aggressive for my liking. He bit her, and left a hefty bruise. So I went to the neighbor, and woke him at 12 noon, and asked him to PLEASE put the dog in the back yard, where it would not roam. I also informed him that it bit PN, and showed him the mark.
He apologized, and told me I could flush the dog down the toilet. Nice. Then he shut the door, and left me to deal with the dog. For the rest of the afternoon. I cannot very well keep the dog out of my yard. It is impossible.
I am going to have to call animal control in the morning, if I find the dog roaming again.
Why do people that do not have the time to care for a dog get them?
Oye Vey....
Showed the house last night, the couples realtor was with them.
My gut tells me they were not very interested. We will see. I hope my gut is wrong.
I do not like the impromptu home showings. But really I think I need to give in, and show it whenever I have the opportunity. I will say it drives me nuts.
The Collective and I ran out and bought more plants and flowers last night. Walmart had annuals at great prices here. I let the Collective pick them. SR picked a lavender plant, a strawberry plant, and all red flowers, including salvia, pentunias, and one other I cannot recall. PN picked big petunias, and a lot of unussual textured plants. I am glad they like going to the nursery, and am thrilled they like to garden with me. I come from a long line of gardeners. I would much rather spend my day outside planting than even cooking, and that says something.
I hope my new home will have a place for me to dig in the dirt.
I love gardening, and find it ironic, that I have such allergies that it is almost a hindrance.
Last night while driving home it was a gorgeous 77 degrees, we rolled down the windows, and the air, and temperature was just right. The temperature, and condition was such that I was 12, and in the back seat of my parents Buick, and we were on the was to the drive inn movies. Strange how climate can remind you of something.
I am hoping we get this house sold, and get back home soon, so I can take The Collective to the drive inn movie in Neleigh, Nebraska. I took them 2 years ago, and want to go again. It has been 2 years?
time flies.
My gut tells me they were not very interested. We will see. I hope my gut is wrong.
I do not like the impromptu home showings. But really I think I need to give in, and show it whenever I have the opportunity. I will say it drives me nuts.
The Collective and I ran out and bought more plants and flowers last night. Walmart had annuals at great prices here. I let the Collective pick them. SR picked a lavender plant, a strawberry plant, and all red flowers, including salvia, pentunias, and one other I cannot recall. PN picked big petunias, and a lot of unussual textured plants. I am glad they like going to the nursery, and am thrilled they like to garden with me. I come from a long line of gardeners. I would much rather spend my day outside planting than even cooking, and that says something.
I hope my new home will have a place for me to dig in the dirt.
I love gardening, and find it ironic, that I have such allergies that it is almost a hindrance.
Last night while driving home it was a gorgeous 77 degrees, we rolled down the windows, and the air, and temperature was just right. The temperature, and condition was such that I was 12, and in the back seat of my parents Buick, and we were on the was to the drive inn movies. Strange how climate can remind you of something.
I am hoping we get this house sold, and get back home soon, so I can take The Collective to the drive inn movie in Neleigh, Nebraska. I took them 2 years ago, and want to go again. It has been 2 years?
time flies.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
A busy morning....
It is raining, so I have been on administrative duty!
flyers on the house are printed
also the mortgae information.
I will be sorting and stapling this morning.
In good news, I have had 6 inquiries on the house this morning alone!
Hooah!!
flyers on the house are printed
also the mortgae information.
I will be sorting and stapling this morning.
In good news, I have had 6 inquiries on the house this morning alone!
Hooah!!
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