What's New Tuesday!
I'm alive and well and in the new house! Let me tell you, the next time I have to vacate, it will either be on a rolling cart or I'll have a "living estate sale" and give it away if necessary! Oh my GOOOSSSSHHHHH! We still have the 3 car garage stacked almost ceiling to floor with boxes and we have been unpacking since Friday!
Oh the treasures (NOT!) we are unboxing! We had to pack so quickly to get out of the house we sold that we just had the "we'll deal with this later syndrome." Now, it is definitely later. . . and I'm leaving on the Mexican Riviera cruise this Thursday.
The "plan" was that we'd be in the house almost a month ago. Now why oh why did I believe that would happen? I've "been there, done that" before and I've never gotten out of one house, apartment, duplex, bedroom, whatever, in the time frame that I was told would happen. What made my naive (sp? doesn't look right!) mind believe it would happen this time?
At any rate, the new house seems so big compared to our little 2 bedroom apartment that we were in for 4 months. But, as we put our things away and as the finishing touches get completed outside (fence, sod, rock work) it is starting to feel like home. And. . . . Maui Karen, the sunrise from my kitchen window is absolutely stunning! I don't have the Pacific reflecting the colors back but the pinks, purples, blues, amongst the high clouds as the sun peeps over the horizon of the Blue Mountains to my east is pretty stunning! I've taken several pics and will post when I get a chance. Windows haven't been cleaned yet, but Mike got tired of my complaining. He saw me opening the window so that my picture wouldn't have a dirty window reflection in and got the ladder out and washed the window (several times I might add!) so that I can enjoy it even more.
I packed for the cruise last week before we left the apartment. Today and tomorrow I have just a few things to do. Hadn't thought about money. Do I need to take any Mexican currency or are they happy to take VISA?
We bought a new flat screen tv and a leather sectional for the great room. Those were our only furniture purchases. Signed up with Charter for phone, cable, and internet. So far so good. When they tick me off, as they have in the past, I may try Direct TV. It's so windy up here on the hill that we thought we'd give this a try first. And oh my gosh, I'm in love with DVR and High Definition and a 46 inch screen! May turn me who gets distracted so easily into a tv junkie! I washed "August Rush" last night. I absolutely love being able to pick when I want to watch a movie. Have done any recording yet, but Mike claims it's so easy that even Maggie could figure it out. Perhaps there's hope for me.
I do have a nasty sinus infection. Finally got to the clinic on Saturday and have a nasal spray and drugs. Hopefully I won't be hacking and coughing and keeping my cruisemates awake. Oh well, I can always get up and go somewhere. On the ship there's always someone out doing something. And for 7 glorious days and nights I'll have no "have tos!" Candy, if you can get the Redhead to the dock in San Diego we can "Weekend at Bernie's" her in no time. You can enjoy the cruise with us. We'll take pictures and Janet can see what a great time she had later!
Back to the boxes and totes that are calling me and then back to bed for a few. My middle of the night unpacking is the most productive. No drop ins to see the house, no phone calls, just me and my "Oh, my I forgot I had this!" or "Why the h-e- double toothpicks did I save this?"
Happy Tuesday everyone!
Karen C
There is heavy frost on everything this morning, but thankfully no snow, at least not yet. It was so rainy and cold yesterday, with sleet hitting the windows in the late afternoon.
Just got back from taking the van to the repair shop....then they called and said it won't be done until
tomorrow sometime, so they are bringing me a loaner to use....gotta go to work in the morning, ya know.
DS stopped by yesterday and we had a nice LONG visit.
It's been a while since we've had a chance to talk. He is so busy with his business, and now he's helping with Youth for Christ, in addition to being Youth Leader at their church, and leading the Praise & Worship Team.
My step grand daughter actually called me....haven't talked to her for over two years....she's engaged now
and planning a wedding for 2010. It was nice that she remembered me.....have two other granddaughters and a grandson (all step) and don't hear anything from them at all, in fact I wasn't even invited to the one's H.S. graduation party....that hurt!
Well, since I am home all day, I will work on the Christmas project and try to keep busy. Did the laundry yesterday afternoon. Need to go grocery shopping, but will wait until Thursday...we have a Halloween potluck at work and I don't know what to take, maybe the turkey rollups with dill pickle, so I'll have something to eat. Seems like the bank will find any excuse to have food and it's usually not WLS friendly.
Better get some breakfast now. Oh, I tried the Greek Yogurt and yuck, it's so sour tasting....oh my! Maybe next time I will try stirring in some sugar free jelly.
Have a good day and be good!
Pat R.
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Done! Your Ticker:
I find it fascinating to hear about people moving. My one and only move was from my parents home, as a new bride 42 years ago, to this house. I have never been in the attic, only hand Tom boxes of "stuff" to store up there.
If/when I move, maybe I'll just walk out and buy eveything new. Wouldn't that be a luxury and less work? Just a dreamer.
Have fun on your trip.
Annette
Annette 
Your new home sounds wonderful. I love living in the mountains ... miss it so much!
You will love the DVR. If it's like Comcast's, it's so easy to use ... if it records. sometimes mine doesn't. I think it's because I have too much stored. I need to catch up! You just go and decide what you want to watch, if it's a series, you say record this series and it does it ... most of the time, for me at least. It's great. I love it so much more than recording on a VCR.
Money in Mexico ... take some traveler's checks with you for things at craft stands and such, but most places will take Visa.
I hear you on the "why did I pack this?" When I moved from Santa Cruz to Portland for the two years in a big 4 bedroom, 3 bath house...I brought TONS OF stuff...I filled that house, only to move to Maui two years later into a tiny one-bedroom, one bath condo that was FURNISHED!! Why I brought all those things from Santa Cruz I'll never know...except I was crazy. Who needs warm throws, ski boots, parkas in Hawaii!!!! Thank heavens I had a "garage sale lady" who took boxes and boxes of stuff and sold them for me, taking only a small percentage for herself.
Enjoy that beautiful new home, your cruise and life in general. I could not be happier for you.
Aloha nui loa,
Maui Karen
Grammylew in Jax
morning eileen and OFF family!!!
well yesterday was full of surprises for me!!! got the laundry done...vac'd the floor...mailed out the secret pal gift....got 2 valve stems in tires replaced did my check book balance while waiting for car to be done....noticed my new drivers license was wrong on my birth date!!! got home called them and they told me to come back asap to get it fixed!! so after rick got out of work we traveled back to where i got it from....they then told me that i needed my birth certificate to do the date right!!! i asked about the paperwork from last week when i had it done there...they said they needed proof the date i was giving them was correct!!! i told them it WAS correct on my michigan dl so why couldn't they go look up the paperwork???? the supervisor came out then and he took over the situation...he went and looked up the paperwork and said yes the date was 11/21 not 11/02 so he called columbus to get permission to change it for me...they said ok...soooo i had another photo taken and i like this one better...LOL so now i am on the right birth date!!! then we came back home through a hard downpour and stopped off to see bob and had a nice visit...wanted to get my gizzelle but it was still raining to hard so we will get it this week after work when its not raining. stopped at mr hero and had a romanbuger sub?? it was good!! could only eat about half and was so stuffed thought i was gonna barf....took bandit outside got froze feeling came back inside and took off clothes and headed to the shower to get warmed up...cuddled up with rick on couch and watched wrestling. then off to bed we went.
today its windy and raining and calling for 1-3 inches of that ****ty white stuff....glad i only have to clean the car now...lol working today and tomorrw 1-5 off thursday and work friday 1-9 and then saturday 8-430. guess i don't have to buy trick or treat candy now...rick said he didn't want to open the door to give any out so thats ok with me...we can't afford candy right now anyhow...and if any is left over i will get into it!!!
while at the cafe yesterday when i stopped to see diane i weighed myself and took bp on the machine they have there...weight is 188 woohooo bp was 128/80 doing fine i guess...loved the 188 mark i saw!!! guess my scale here is working right since the move...love it!!!!
today my neck and shoulders are sore...not sure if i slept wrong or what is happening to me there...guess if it still hurts tonight rick will have to massage it for me. he does that so good!!! ;)
annette your cat stories crack me up!!! i would be bonkers if i had that many cats doing stuff all the time like yours do!! LOL i just have bandit here and at times he drives me bonkers with his antics!!! LOL hopefully we can sneak sassy in here so we don't have to worry about her at ricks moms in the cold dark basement!!! she is old and doesn't deserve to live like that!!!
eileen i hope your scooter isn't sick and he is just jealous of you not taking him along to the vet!!!
well i best get going here and see what bills need to be paid today and get them into the mail. hope you all have a great day!!! bundle up if you are in the cold areas!!!
love and hugs
LOL sis LOL!!! cats are fun to have but i would never have more than 2 i think...only ever had one at a time tho so not sure how i would do with more than that at one time...LOL
hugs
ps how do you know a cat will be a loveable one???
yuck on the white stuff!!! christmas eve and christmas day only then get it out of here!!! bring the heat back!!!!!
