My Nemesis, the Yard

So, Katie, how’s that back yard re-do coming along? *death stare* That good, huh? Well, here’s how it went. Finally got all the weeds killed. Woohoo! My nephew came over and dug up the whole yard while we were in Kansas City (he’s awesome). I seeded and fertilized. The next day we had a tornado [...]

A splash of color

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I LOVE color. I love being in our own house now where we can paint whatever color we want. Our kitchen is red, our bedroom is a light khaki, Violet’s room is light green & light yellow striped, and our guest bedroom (which someday will be Violet’s bedroom) is pink. We’ve picked out a creamy [...]

Accentuate the Positive

That is what this weekend is all about. Accentuating the positive, eliminating the negative. I want to thank everyone who has posted kind words about Vinny on my blog, Facebook & Twitter. They truly mean so much to me! Scott and I have talked and we are willing to do what we can for Vinny [...]

Like I Need Another Hole in my Head

That’s how much I need another job, but the fact of the matter is sometimes I just can’t say no. Well sure, I can say no in some situations – “NO Violet, stay out of the litter box!” “NO way am I going out in public in a swim suit”. But I seem to not [...]

Decor

Now that we’ve been in our house almost a month (it will be a month next Monday – I can’t believe it!) and have gotten all the unpacking done, we need to do something about decor. I guess I should be more specific – about the window treatments and paint. We’ve painted our upstairs bedrooms [...]

But I didn’t kill anyone

The yard. Who knew that it was going to be such a pain in the ass. (Probably everyone but us). The fun continues. Today my brother-in-law came over to show us how to use the lawn mower. Stop laughing. I told you that I was never allowed to mow the lawn growing up, and Scott [...]

Overcome with fumes

We have a window in our bathroom which is about 8-10″ wide by about 4 feet tall. It’s right next to our shower. RIGHT.NEXT. Meaning you can’t help but pass by it completely naked as you get in and out of the shower. There’s really no way to easily put blinds over that thing, so [...]

The Yard

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I have found a new nemesis, and its name is the yard. Let me give you a little background about myself. I am 37 years old and since I was 23, I have lived in apartments, condos and townhomes. I have never had a yard. Digging deeper into my past, I grew up with a [...]

Tons of fun

I normally don’t say that about my mom’s visits, but this time my brother is coming with her. That is the fun part. First, he’s bringing my birthday present which is a brand spankin’ new iPad. I’m not a huge Apple fan, but I will say that I am addicted to my iTouch (especially Words [...]

Qwest continues to be made of fail

Monday morning I called Qwest to again complain about the whole modem issue. I had an e-mail confirmation stating that the modem would be here on Friday, and of course it wasn’t. I talked to someone who I felt was somewhat condescending about the fact that I was really pissed about their oversight, but in [...]