Since we got another 3" of rain last night, Dave couldn't go to work. When he doesn't go to work, he thinks he has to work around here! So, he got up this morning, looked outside and decided he was going to strip the wallpaper off the half-bath downstairs. I wanted to be the first to pull off some of that paper, so I came down and started pulling it off. The top layer came off so easily that I did the whole bathroom except at the very top, which I couldn't reach! Since I'm still dizzy, I didn't want to be on a ladder working above my head - I'm sure I would have fallen off! So now he's got the wall paper all stripped off, but there's no plaster on the walls - just some kind of a plaster board without a coating. He doesn't know what to do about that. Should we put up 3/8" drywall or have this guy he knows come in and thin-coat it. I say thin-coat. If we put up drywall, we lose another 1" of room (not quite an inch) and that room is little already!! Right now he's shopping online for a medicine cabinet, but none of the ones online seem to be the same size as ours. Why can't things be simple?????
Tonight I had another church meeting and since I'm the note-taker for both commissions, I'd better get busy typing up notes! More later...
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Monday Thoughts
I thought today was a pretty good day, considering that it was a Monday! It was a little chilly, though! We had windows open in our bedroom and I about froze reading the newspaper in bed! So when I dressed for the day, I put on shorts and a long-sleeved shirt. I came downstairs and opened up the doors and windows like I always do...and promptly closed them!! I got some cool pictures of the storms that came in this afternoon.
There were some really cool-looking clouds. I tried to get a shot of the lightning, but I didn't want to stand outside while it was lightning around me! These pictures were taken from our main stoop. Actually this last one was taken from my garage. Look at all the layers of these clouds!!
I tried to be creative today, but I just couldn't! Some days it's hard to get the mojo going and today was one of them for me. I even tried to sew a little and that didn't work either. I had to remove a seam first thing, so I went in and read. That I can do without thinking!! Maybe tomorrow I can be creative!
More later...
There were some really cool-looking clouds. I tried to get a shot of the lightning, but I didn't want to stand outside while it was lightning around me! These pictures were taken from our main stoop. Actually this last one was taken from my garage. Look at all the layers of these clouds!!
I tried to be creative today, but I just couldn't! Some days it's hard to get the mojo going and today was one of them for me. I even tried to sew a little and that didn't work either. I had to remove a seam first thing, so I went in and read. That I can do without thinking!! Maybe tomorrow I can be creative!
More later...
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Busy, Busy!!
What a fun, but busy day we had today! Besides being busy, it was also a beautiful one! Dave, Bryan and I went to church this morning, where it was Pentacost Sunday...Pastor David used red balloons to represent the Holy Spirit and how you never know where or when the Holy Spirit will seek you out! I thought it was very effective! We had some really cool music today too!
After church I put ham balls in the oven to bake and then took off for Target to purchase a gift for a baby shower. I also stopped at Grahams to get ice cream so that I could be Bryan's favorite Step-Mom!! He loves Grahams!! When I got home, I heated up some cheesy baked potatoes and the ham balls were ready to eat. The guys had hung the mirrors in the bathroom...now I'm just hoping that the electrician comes tomorrow to wire the lights. Then we'll be able to mop the floor and finish this construction project!
Bryan left about 1:30 and I left for the baby shower at 1:45. I only stayed out there about 1 1/4 hours, and when I got home Dave wanted to go see "Pirates of the Caribbean". So we hit the movie theater for the matinee at 4:30. I love that time because there are usually only a handful of people there then. Today was no exception - I think there were 10 of us in the theater. We loved the movie. It's definitely full of action!! I missed Orlando Bloom and Kira Knightly's characters, but Penelope Cruz did a good job in her role! Of course, what can I say about Johnny Depp! He was very good as usual.
We did get some bad news today. One of our dear friends, who used to run with us in the Vintage Cruisers had a brain aneurysm last night and is in Iowa City, with only a 5% chance of survival. Diana and her family are in our prayers tonight. We love you, Di!
More later...
After church I put ham balls in the oven to bake and then took off for Target to purchase a gift for a baby shower. I also stopped at Grahams to get ice cream so that I could be Bryan's favorite Step-Mom!! He loves Grahams!! When I got home, I heated up some cheesy baked potatoes and the ham balls were ready to eat. The guys had hung the mirrors in the bathroom...now I'm just hoping that the electrician comes tomorrow to wire the lights. Then we'll be able to mop the floor and finish this construction project!
Bryan left about 1:30 and I left for the baby shower at 1:45. I only stayed out there about 1 1/4 hours, and when I got home Dave wanted to go see "Pirates of the Caribbean". So we hit the movie theater for the matinee at 4:30. I love that time because there are usually only a handful of people there then. Today was no exception - I think there were 10 of us in the theater. We loved the movie. It's definitely full of action!! I missed Orlando Bloom and Kira Knightly's characters, but Penelope Cruz did a good job in her role! Of course, what can I say about Johnny Depp! He was very good as usual.
We did get some bad news today. One of our dear friends, who used to run with us in the Vintage Cruisers had a brain aneurysm last night and is in Iowa City, with only a 5% chance of survival. Diana and her family are in our prayers tonight. We love you, Di!
More later...
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Short & Sweet
This is going to be short and sweet tonight. I'm getting a late start. I went to Washington today to watch Allison play ball. They got clobbered the first game...got clobbered the second game...and got clobbered the third game! It's rather obvious that most of the girls on her team don't get worked with at home! It sure showed today. Allison didn't pitch until the end of the second game when she came in in relief of Belle and then she started pitching the third game. Then in the second inning (or maybe the third) she got hit by a line drive - the ball hit her right in the kneecap and she went down crying! Needless to say she didn't come back out and the game got way out of hand after that. After the game we took her to get ice cream, hoping that would make her feel better and it seemed to work!!
We got home in time for supper. Bryan is here and he and Dave had a good day. They mowed and trimmed the yard and grilled steaks for supper. Tonight we watched "Failure to Launch" - what a fun movie!! Now everyone's already crashed and I'm going upstairs too! More later...
We got home in time for supper. Bryan is here and he and Dave had a good day. They mowed and trimmed the yard and grilled steaks for supper. Tonight we watched "Failure to Launch" - what a fun movie!! Now everyone's already crashed and I'm going upstairs too! More later...
Friday, June 10, 2011
Nice Day
This morning was beautiful. I'm sure glad I'd turned off the air conditioning a couple of days ago. It was nice sleeping last night. We even had to pull the covers up - it got a little chilly in our room!
The bathroom project is still not done - :(! Bryan is coming tomorrow, so maybe some more will get done on it. Dave caulked around the tile, but he wasn't happy with it, so he took all the caulk off today. He and Bryan are going to hang the mirrors tomorrow. Once the mirrors are in place, then the electricians can come back and put in the lights. I can hardly wait for all of it to be done. I'm getting tired of living in a construction zone!
Tonight after taking the caulk off the wall, Dave said he was done and he wanted to go to the Club for dinner! We hadn't been there for a while. I had their chicken breast special - it was smothered in a cream sauce of some type. Boy, was it good! Dave had pasta primavera and it was good too. I wish I'd had room for dessert - they had a 3 berry flan that sounded wonderful!
Bob just called to tell me that we didn't have to leave at 6:45 AM tomorrow to go watch Allison. The games have been moved back because of the rain. Now we're leaving at 8:15...much better!! I'm sorry I won't be here for Bryan all day, but he and his dad can have a bonding day! I'm hoping to have ham balls on Sunday - I hope Bryan stays for lunch!
More later...
The bathroom project is still not done - :(! Bryan is coming tomorrow, so maybe some more will get done on it. Dave caulked around the tile, but he wasn't happy with it, so he took all the caulk off today. He and Bryan are going to hang the mirrors tomorrow. Once the mirrors are in place, then the electricians can come back and put in the lights. I can hardly wait for all of it to be done. I'm getting tired of living in a construction zone!
Tonight after taking the caulk off the wall, Dave said he was done and he wanted to go to the Club for dinner! We hadn't been there for a while. I had their chicken breast special - it was smothered in a cream sauce of some type. Boy, was it good! Dave had pasta primavera and it was good too. I wish I'd had room for dessert - they had a 3 berry flan that sounded wonderful!
Bob just called to tell me that we didn't have to leave at 6:45 AM tomorrow to go watch Allison. The games have been moved back because of the rain. Now we're leaving at 8:15...much better!! I'm sorry I won't be here for Bryan all day, but he and his dad can have a bonding day! I'm hoping to have ham balls on Sunday - I hope Bryan stays for lunch!
More later...
Thursday, June 9, 2011
More Rain!
I'm not sure if it's ever going to stop raining! According to one TV station, we have already surpassed the average amount of rain for June and it's only the 9th! Sudi told me to concentrate on the days we're not supposed to get rain, so I'm trying!!
I had a great appointment with Dr. C. this afternoon. He actually worked on me for 2 hours and when I went to get up my back didn't spasm! I was dizzy, but that went away pretty quickly. He was also getting my spine to move on my right side. The left still has a ways to go, but it's sure better. Right now I'm pretty stiff, but hopefully Biofreeze will help me tonight and tomorrow I'll feel even better!
More later...
I had a great appointment with Dr. C. this afternoon. He actually worked on me for 2 hours and when I went to get up my back didn't spasm! I was dizzy, but that went away pretty quickly. He was also getting my spine to move on my right side. The left still has a ways to go, but it's sure better. Right now I'm pretty stiff, but hopefully Biofreeze will help me tonight and tomorrow I'll feel even better!
More later...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Yucky Day Today!
I was dizzy when I woke up this morning and that makes for a really yucky day for me! It the dizziness doesn't go away right away, it pretty much stays around for a while. I'm not so dizzy that I can't function...I just don't want to function! I'll take a meclazine tonight and see if that takes the dizziness away.
I did make a graduation card today and I played with my new butterfly die (from SU), but other than that I did some puzzles and tried to take a nap, which didn't work!
Here are the graduation cards I'm sending out - I know, I'm late but I say, "Better late than never!" This first one, I purchased for $2.00. The price was definitely good. Unfortunately the quality of the paper is awful! It's very lightweight, but I love the idea. Too bad she didn't use SU paper, it would have been much nicer!
I saw a card very similar to this one on Splitcoaststampers.com and I really liked it. I made one for a young man. If I were to make it for a girl, I would make the collar lacy by punching it with a corner punch and then pearl buttons instead of black brads. All these papers are Stampin' Up, by the way. The sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michael's. After studying this closely, I've decided I need to change the blade on my paper cutter - I think that's why the rough edges on the "v". Maybe I'll make another one tomorrow and keep this one for my sample book. There's no way I would sell this card for $2.00. I think $3.00 at the least! What do you think???
I was supposed to give blood this afternoon, but decided I didn't need THAT on top of my dizziness. I'll have to reschedule because they love my blood!!
I wonder how Allison did tonight. They played at the Township School (Mennonite) over by Kalona somewhere...it's out in the country and there's no way I could ever find it!
More later...
I did make a graduation card today and I played with my new butterfly die (from SU), but other than that I did some puzzles and tried to take a nap, which didn't work!
Here are the graduation cards I'm sending out - I know, I'm late but I say, "Better late than never!" This first one, I purchased for $2.00. The price was definitely good. Unfortunately the quality of the paper is awful! It's very lightweight, but I love the idea. Too bad she didn't use SU paper, it would have been much nicer!
I saw a card very similar to this one on Splitcoaststampers.com and I really liked it. I made one for a young man. If I were to make it for a girl, I would make the collar lacy by punching it with a corner punch and then pearl buttons instead of black brads. All these papers are Stampin' Up, by the way. The sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michael's. After studying this closely, I've decided I need to change the blade on my paper cutter - I think that's why the rough edges on the "v". Maybe I'll make another one tomorrow and keep this one for my sample book. There's no way I would sell this card for $2.00. I think $3.00 at the least! What do you think???
I was supposed to give blood this afternoon, but decided I didn't need THAT on top of my dizziness. I'll have to reschedule because they love my blood!!
I wonder how Allison did tonight. They played at the Township School (Mennonite) over by Kalona somewhere...it's out in the country and there's no way I could ever find it!
More later...
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