Blog Summary

I’ve been neglecting you. I know. Feel free to scold at will. I’m kinda in the mood for that right now. To make up for my lack of posting I have prepared a quick summary of all the blog posts that were not posted.

I read some books

We had science experiment week

We took the pantry closet out of our kitchen and replaced the sliding glass door with a single door.

We went to see my brother and his new chicks.

MyHusband got a new job.

My potatoes came in the mail.

It was a very exciting week and I think they’d all make a good blog post. I might write about them later. Right now I’m kinda tired. I’m going to go eat baked beans and take a bubble bath. :)

I Might Need a Cigarette

Morning - 3 hours wet mounting paintings. Not as sexy as it sounds.

Early Afternoon - 45 mins. making bagettes. Not as sexy as they look.

Late Afternoon - My husband finishes the last of the closets. Orgasmic.

Yes, Hon, there is a special treat waiting for you tonight.

You don’t even have to get me drunk or anything to get it. ;)

Seven Things That Have Hit Me in the Head

Seven Things That Have Hit Me in the Head:

1. A rock – We couldn’t find the baseball
2. The bottom of a table – Didn’t know my own height
3. A plastic swing – Got stitches in the back of my head from that one.
4. A sink – Slipped when I was standing on the bathroom sink. Stitches in my chin but they don’t show.
5. A ceiling fan blade – It hurt, but not as much as you would think.
6. A tree branch – Never hike behind a city boy
7. A large chunk of asphalt –

When we built the new section of our house, we also had to re-do our driveway. It’s an ugly asphalt drive and it’s old and cracked. It had to go. The best price we could get for removal was $2,500. Well, I have a husband, two kids, and a brother nearby with a tractor. We also found a company that would recycle the asphalt. Why not do it ourselves for the price of lunch and a steel digging bar?

Everything was going well. The first half came right up and the kids invited friends over to help break up the pieces. I must mention, you have not lived until you’ve seen five little girls swinging sledgehammers! They loved it. We got everything broken up and started loading the pieces. I bent over to pick up a piece and suddenly I felt a little dizzy and my head hurt. It took a second, but I came to the conclusion that I had been hit in the forehead by a fairly large piece of asphalt. Worse yet, it was launched from the hands of my favorite and only niece. My response was “Owww”

There was ice and some time on the couch. A little reassuring my niece that I wasn’t mad and it was an accident not a fault. As of now, I have a big lump on the left side of my forehead just above my eye. It doesn’t hurt too much but it looks bad. I think it makes me look tough. Or maybe I look too stupid to get out of the way of flying asphalt. Who knows? Either way the old driveway is now in a pile at the recycling center and I didn’t have to pay $2,500 for something that took us two hours to complete. Plus, if I work it right I won’t have to fix dinner either. I think I’m starting to feel dizzy. Yes, I should go lie down…

Bodies, Bodies Everywhere!

I’ve had a busy few days. Fall is kicking my ass. There are just too many things to do. I’m exhausted. I can’t even think of a good comment for all the lovely posts you’ve written. I’m pathetic.

I don’t suppose it helps that it feels like August around here. Fall activities are meant to be done in cooler weather. That’s why you do them in the Fall not the Summer. Have you ever been on a hayride in humid 90-degree weather with dust from the overly dry road in your face? Not fun. So, I’m pathetic and not having any fun.

We have finished up the bedroom and bathroom. That’s a plus. Now we have the closets to finish and we need to put the new floor in our old bedroom. Everything is still a mess around here because I have no closets and it’s still driving me crazy. That means I’m pathetic, crazy, and not having any fun.

Yesterday we finally made it to Bodies The Exhibition in Rosslyn. I was worried the girls wouldn’t like it. They both enjoyed it. The oldest got a little grossed out with the skin display and the youngest didn’t like the spinal cord but everything else fascinated them. It was very well done and I’m happy we decided to go. The problem is, last night I dreamed that the circulatory system was spun sugar candy and I was gobbling up one of the displays. I think that makes me psychopath.

Therefor, I’m a pathetic, crazy, psycho that is not having any fun. Leave a comment if you dare. I’ll get back to you. Oh yes I will.

*Cue maniacal laughter*

Cold Hard Reality

Too tired to think. Too tired to type. My world has become the cold hard reality known as tile. Will post again. Please send Peach Daiquiris and kneepads.

My Day In Pictures

Electrical Knowledge

We’re making good progress on the addition to our home. The outside walls are up. The inside walls are framed and waiting for drywall. I even have a hole in the floor for the toilet pipes. I can see the rooms taking shape and I’m getting excited.

Saturday we decided to do the electrical work. Many years ago my husband wired the basement. He has a good idea what’s going on. I, on the other hand, do not. I wanted to learn so he decided to teach me.

I started with a plug. He walked me through step-by-step until it was all wired and in the wall. It looked so cute. All nice and neat and ready for electricity to bring it to life. I felt a bit like Dr. Frankenstein. It was just a little bit though…

I made my way down one wall of plugs and up the next. My husband was one plug ahead of me feeding the wires and setting out the hardware. By the last one, I knew what I was doing. It felt great. We had wired a set of plugs. I could have wired plugs for the whole rest of the day.

I’m not sure why I felt so excited about learning how to wire a plug. It’s not a skill I’ll use on a regular basis. There was no need for me to learn how to wire a plug. I did it because I wanted to. My husband helped me – because I wanted him to. We’re a good team. We’ve always worked well together. Sometimes I forget that. It was nice to have a 120-volt reminder.

The New Bathroom

I mentioned that we are adding on to our house. A nice new bedroom, bathroom, and a garage/workshop for my husband. We are very excited about it. The architect finished the plans and we hired a contractor to do the foundation. He showed up one beautiful morning and got everything going. I thought it would take a long time to get everything done. I was wrong. I woke up the other morning and opened up the curtains in the front room. I was shocked! The bathroom was all done.

It didn’t turn out quite like I expected.

My New Shower