I Love My Life!!
It's true, I really do Love my life. What more could I ask for? I have a fantastic husband, who cooks for me every night and enjoys it. Three wonderful furry kids, Rajah is on my lap purring...he got tired of sleeping at my feet. A great family..my Mom and Sister are the best...Mom gives the best hugs and always tells me she Loves me and my Sister, Beth , is awesome; she always finds bargains and wants to share them. She is one of the most thoughtful people I know; very caring and always thinking of others...puts me to shame! My house is comfortable for Tom, Rajah, Jasmine, Coco and myself...it's a bit cluttered at the moment but that is only temporary. I have a great job...tomorrow I start a new project so there is never a dull moment. I have a great friends for which I am truely thankful. Yes, I have a wonderful life.
My cousin, Shannon, is a major in the US Airforce. She is currently stationed in Kuwait. Shannon is 35 and the mother of Ryan, who will be 4 on Dec. 31st, and Liam, who is just 5 months old. J.D., Shannon's husband, is also a major in the US Airforce and is holding down the homefront in Virginia. I can't imagine having to leave two small children and my husband for a six month "visit" to Kuwait. I have been in touch with Shannon and she is doing well. The weather is 115 degrees...can you imagine?? And I think Florida is hot! Please keep this family in your prayers. Shannon is supposed to have a six month tour which should bring her home in March.
Does anyone have any ideas for fun stuff to mail to Kuwait???
Hugs to all!!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Saturday, September 01, 2007
Long Weekend and Summer Cleaning
I love long weekends...especially when they start on a Wednesday at 5:00pm, which is exactly how mine did!
This has been an awesome week. The painters arrived at 8:00am on Monday and by 5:30pm Tuesday they were finished!!! Hurray!!! I am soooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday was my last work day until September 4th..how cool is that? It has been forever since my last break from work. Thursday was spent with a paint brush in my hand. I've finally finished all the trim work from when Tom and I painted the dining room and hallway. It took me all of 4 hours, now how is lame is that. I never should have waited so long but now it is finished! We also did a second coat of paint on Friday. We have pocket doors in the house so we have to really let everything harden up before proceeding. I had to put kilz on two of the doors, it's hard to cover up pink and blue (1960's colors). The "pink" bathroom, which is now black and white, has a pocket door. Tom needed it painted and chose bright white; the problem is the door and framework look gray. I just noticed it at 6:30 this morning. He's still sleeping...I'm not sure I want to tell him it needs to be another color. Maybe it looks gray because it isn't light out yet...we'll see.
I'm in the process of putting the house back together after having it torn up for the past 6 months. I actually walked in my closet yesterday afternoon. It was such a great feeling. We are also weeding out a lot of "stuff." What a chore. Tom loves to read and has a bijillion books. When we were putting them back on the bookshelf he made a give away pile. So far we have a large shopping bag and a box loaded with hard backs and paperbacks for the Friends of the Library. We're not done yet. We had to throw away one paperback...ouch...we hate to throw away a book, but this one was in very poor condition. This morning we will go through the two bookcases in the bedroom...they are packed too! It's amazing how we accumulate things and how hard it is to let go of some of it. Having to put everything back in place has been good for me. I am the ultimate pack rat. I'm hoping on Monday I will be able to put my scrapbooking and stamping space back together. The Florida room looks great at the moment because my stuff is not cluttering it up. I'm going to try and I do mean try to organize my things. I think my problem is storing all the memoribilia that needs to go into scrapbooks...I have some in the Florida room, some in my closet, some in storage containers and it takes me forever to get it all together. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe some file folders and storing that way.
Tomorrow we are going to Orlando. Tom wants to see the new Harry Potter movie and the only place to see it is at Pleasure Island in Disney Village...what a hardship!
Today we are off to Lakeland. A visit to Bed Bath and Beyond is on the agenda. I need a new iron. My old faithful Norelco no longer will spritz my clothes. It's lasted me over 10 years so no complaints for a $35.00 iron. We are going to meet my Mom and Sister for an early dinner which will be fun.
Rajah, Jasmine and Coco are very happy the house is getting back to normal. Rajah has been very fussy for the past few days. He hates having to spend time in a bedroom unless it is his decision. He has been clingy and wants to be held all the time; such a cat. The "girls" think organizing is a great game; they are in to everything.
I think my coffee is waiting for me...have a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend!!
This has been an awesome week. The painters arrived at 8:00am on Monday and by 5:30pm Tuesday they were finished!!! Hurray!!! I am soooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday was my last work day until September 4th..how cool is that? It has been forever since my last break from work. Thursday was spent with a paint brush in my hand. I've finally finished all the trim work from when Tom and I painted the dining room and hallway. It took me all of 4 hours, now how is lame is that. I never should have waited so long but now it is finished! We also did a second coat of paint on Friday. We have pocket doors in the house so we have to really let everything harden up before proceeding. I had to put kilz on two of the doors, it's hard to cover up pink and blue (1960's colors). The "pink" bathroom, which is now black and white, has a pocket door. Tom needed it painted and chose bright white; the problem is the door and framework look gray. I just noticed it at 6:30 this morning. He's still sleeping...I'm not sure I want to tell him it needs to be another color. Maybe it looks gray because it isn't light out yet...we'll see.
I'm in the process of putting the house back together after having it torn up for the past 6 months. I actually walked in my closet yesterday afternoon. It was such a great feeling. We are also weeding out a lot of "stuff." What a chore. Tom loves to read and has a bijillion books. When we were putting them back on the bookshelf he made a give away pile. So far we have a large shopping bag and a box loaded with hard backs and paperbacks for the Friends of the Library. We're not done yet. We had to throw away one paperback...ouch...we hate to throw away a book, but this one was in very poor condition. This morning we will go through the two bookcases in the bedroom...they are packed too! It's amazing how we accumulate things and how hard it is to let go of some of it. Having to put everything back in place has been good for me. I am the ultimate pack rat. I'm hoping on Monday I will be able to put my scrapbooking and stamping space back together. The Florida room looks great at the moment because my stuff is not cluttering it up. I'm going to try and I do mean try to organize my things. I think my problem is storing all the memoribilia that needs to go into scrapbooks...I have some in the Florida room, some in my closet, some in storage containers and it takes me forever to get it all together. Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe some file folders and storing that way.
Tomorrow we are going to Orlando. Tom wants to see the new Harry Potter movie and the only place to see it is at Pleasure Island in Disney Village...what a hardship!
Today we are off to Lakeland. A visit to Bed Bath and Beyond is on the agenda. I need a new iron. My old faithful Norelco no longer will spritz my clothes. It's lasted me over 10 years so no complaints for a $35.00 iron. We are going to meet my Mom and Sister for an early dinner which will be fun.
Rajah, Jasmine and Coco are very happy the house is getting back to normal. Rajah has been very fussy for the past few days. He hates having to spend time in a bedroom unless it is his decision. He has been clingy and wants to be held all the time; such a cat. The "girls" think organizing is a great game; they are in to everything.
I think my coffee is waiting for me...have a wonderful and safe Labor Day weekend!!
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