WHAT'S NEW SATURDAY?
Chit! Your post just showed up. . . I'll "delete" so no one gets confused!!!!!
Saturday, 5:30am Pacific Time and I've already rearranged the living room yet again. Bought this hurking huge sectional when we moved in the new home two years ago. Paid way too much money for it at Macy's and it's basically junk. Recliners on each end that are NOT comfortable. So last weekend we took the center section out, moved it upstairs. We then rearranged the remaining two pieces into one long sofa.
Today I moved that huge thing across the room so that the two comfortable recliners are sitting where we can both watch tv without getting strained necks from having to turn sideways. I hate it when I finally break down and spend money for what I think is quality and find that just because the name of the place it comes from says it SHOULD be quality doesn't mean it is! Ah well, live and learn.
I'm up way too early for a Saturday but my daughter and her 3 little ducklings are arriving about 1pm today for the weekend. Son in law is planting 1000 little evergreen trees on their 10 acres that they "harvested" last fall. He and a friend are also supposed to get all of the floor tiling done this weekend. The remodel of their old farm house which they started in September is really coming along. Next week should bring the kitchen cabinets, bathroom fixtures, and then there won't be too much to do. Living room oak floor was refinished this week, painting was completed, lighting and outlet covers and trim pieces are in place.
They've been livng with son in law's parents since September. I'm sure everyone is ready to be back to normal, whatever that is!
Mike and I leave for Arizona on Wednesday. Can't wait. This little temporary job is getting a bit less stressful as I get to know the kids and my duties but it's still tough. Working with 13 special needs kids tests my endurance and my patience to the max!
Have a good day everyone and enjoy your weekend those of you who have Monday off.
Karen C
I had a very similar situation happen with a big sectional from Ashley, too! The recliners, which were so comfortable in the store, aren't that great now. Not enough padding in the footrests! They kind of "bite" into the backs of our calves now. Grrrrr.
I think we're going to move ours down to the lake house and buy something new for the house.
Vickie
Well, today is sewing day. I am making me a pair of dress pants for work. So, busy, busy day. Karen, a few years ago, hubby and I bought this really expensive sofa. It was so nice and huge. We tried it in the store and it was so nice and soft but we really didn't try it out the way we should have. When they delivered it to our house, I immediately plopped down on it and let me tell you. It was made for really tall people. In order for my back to get support, I had to scoot back and then my legs poked straight out and didn't touch the floor. Of course, my son is a giant and so is my daughter so they were perfect for that sofa. Hubby and I, though, were never comfortable. We eventually gave it to our son and we bought another one. Let me tell you, I scooted my butt all the way back and made sure my legs bent and touched the floor. We still love it.
Well, I'm a gonna sew, so talk to you guys later.
Today is a good day for me! Got my husband back yesterday. He'd been gone for 5 weeks. I sure was ready to see him again! Especially after that Bahrain scare.
I handled the trip to Houston and back just fine. We had to stop to get something to eat on the way home, but I did fine. I ordered a grilled chicken salad with no dressing, just some lemon slices on the side. I gave DH the tomato wedges, croutons, etc., off the salad. I ate the chicken slices and just a smidge of the plain lettuce with some lemon juice. And I wasn't even tempted by hubby's french fries!
So, I'm counting 'em down. Just 3 more days to go. I'm probably gonna need lots of hand holding!
Vickie
Vickie
Well, I'm up, but I don't have to be happy about it....
Unlike so many of you, I sleep like a rock, as long as it's quiet. Unfortunately, the wind has been blowing hard, constantly, for the past three days, and it's whistling through the trees and any little crack or crevice it can penetrate. Even more unfortunately, the alarm whistle for flood watch has also been going off all night, as a warning to the poor misguided souls who bought property at our cute little resort community on the lake, that's about 5 miles away from the village. I know some of them inherited the places, but I think that after living every Spring with floods and loss, I'd give up on them and take the one time big loss. So although I do sympathize with them and the situation they're in...
I'm really grumpy due to lack of sleep. And those of you who have spent any amount of time with know that when I'm tired, I'm really, really grumpy.
'Nuff said. Need more coffee.
Everyone enjoy the long weekend. I think I'll go out and organize more of the garage. Organizing stuff always makes me feel good. Seriously.
(Looking at noses, Red.....)
Candy
My chemo port site still hurts and is so bruised. But nothing is red so it's not infected. I just have to wait for the bruising to die down.
We are getting ready for our bathroom remodel. We have received everything except the shower base unit, the vanity, the countertop and the tile. Everything else is here, ready to go. The shower base isn't shipping until the 28th. Then my sister and brother-in-law will gut the bathroom and install everything for us. So in March I should have a new bathroom. Yay.
Monday, my BFF is taking me to a major mall with a Disney Store. I'm going to buy clothes for all the grandkids. Then when they come to go on the plane, we will have them unwrap the clothes and tell them we are going to DisneyWorld. My son doesn't want to tell them until just before we go to avoid the millions of questions every day until we go. LOL. I'm treating my BFF to lunch at RainForest Cafe.
So today I'm going to get some exercise by doing some housework, as long as I feel up to it. I need to clean out the refridgerator.
Nice to see the newbies. Miss some of the veterans.
It's 38* and very windy here. So much wind that I can feel it through the windows. Gonna have hubby build a fire.
Have a great day.
Hugs,
Bev
I think it's an age thing. I think back to when I was younger and I used to sing for myself when I worked around the house (old hymns, child tunes, rock and roll favorites, old tunes). I was a happier person. Always smiling, always dwelling on the good things.
Now I have no patience for some people. I whine about things. And it suddenly occurred to me the other day that I never sing to myself anymore. Sad. Being happy used to come naturally and now I have to work at it.
I think many factors play into this. One is our bodies hurt from aging so that's a reason to be cranky. Next, our living as long as we have we have experienced all kinds of people and we can see through them easier. That is where my lack of patience kicks in because they are only fooling themselves and not me. The whining I really have to watch myself on. I'm not worried about the whining to other people. What I've decided is it's not good for me. I listen to myself and it's such a downer. I'm still a work in progress on this front.
So what I'm trying to tell you is that my posts are just a small snapshot in time of my life. I am just like you. I really want to hear all about your life so don't hold back. This is a place that we are all able to vent.
Hugs,
Bev
