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Weinermobiles!!
Saturday, June 21, 2008 | 0 Comments
WhooHoo!
Sunday, June 08, 2008 | 0 Comments
And SSB fixed the power jack on my computer!**
What a freakin' fanatastic day!
*See previous post
**My computer has been non-functional since well into 2007 due to a broken power jack, which was part of what corrupted the hard drive. Everything seems to be back on track thanks to the skills SSB learned in his networking program.
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Sounds like a wonderful day!
Can't wait until you return from your trip and let us in on the "world famous historical site." -
I, of course, will bring back TONS of pictures!! Last time I went to Scotland/Ireland/Iceland I brought home over 3500 pictures!
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sylvana, 3500 pics.... you have a lot of material to cherish of, in your future!
Jellin' Like Magellan
Thursday, June 05, 2008 | 0 Comments
Now I can finally start filling in the blanks. I have sent out a couple of applications for special events while we are there. One was for lodging at a castle/palace just outside of Edinburgh. One was for special entrance into a world famous historical site -- their application frowned upon "advertising" our visit publicly, and until I figure out exactly what that means, you will have to guess.
We will be spending 4-1/2 days in Iceland. Then we will fly to Scotland and travel for two weeks. Then we will go to Ireland for a couple days. Ferry to Wales, bus to England then fly home. I can't wait!! 2 more months.
And my garden looks the best that it has ever looked. It looks like it did in my head before I even planted the first plant. At least a few times a week people will call to me from the street to let me know how much they appreciate the garden. And I have actually had people knock on the front door to request access to the garden so they could take pictures or just get a closer look at things. I'm thinking next year I might want to see about getting on a garden tour.
Things are definitely coming together.
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Oooh! I'm so excited for your trip too. I almost feel like I'm the one going on vacation!
BTW- I haven't read your garden blog in a while, but I just checked it out. I'm impressed!
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Shannon, oh, thanks! I'm really excited about the garden. Although I have many passions, I think it is safe to say that gardening is one of my greatest.
Recent Events
Sunday, May 25, 2008 | 0 Comments
Then we went to Ironman.
Again.
It's good. Go see it.
Last weekend was SSB's graduation. He's now all set to take on the networking world. Great job, sweetie. You rock!
For his graduation we went out to the local Mexican restaurant and we rented There Will Be Blood.
That was an interesting and strangely funny movie. A must see for the final scene alone!
This weekend we were supposed to go camping, but the weather looked pretty sucky for Saturday, so we decided better of that. I spent all of Saturday in the garden. I got a lot done!
For more garden pics -- tulips, tulips, tulips! -- go to my garden blog.5 comments:
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Congratulations to SSB -what doees SSB stand for again ......
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I think your garden is absolutely lovely. It looks so cared for! :) I covet your green thumb :P
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Lindsay, SideShow Bob.
Mrs. Loquacious, I love gardening. -
I already knew that! What I was implying (ha ha) that he was the main show, not the side show; it’s just the dry Auusie humour if you call it that! Best wishes
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Nice garden!
And Ironman rocks.
Block the Line
Saturday, May 17, 2008 | 0 Comments
Well, I won't go into details, but apparently when your tub starts singing, you should worry.
We checked the internet for possible reasons. There were two possible sources for our problem: blocked vent or blocked sewer line.
The blocked vent seemed simpler to fix, so to the roof we went. With a sewer snake, we checked the vent for blockage. As I was about to feed the snake into the vent, I told SSB that he should be prepared to move out of my way if a squirrel came shooting out. No squirrel, and although we did find a little compost in the vent from old leaves, not much else.
To the basement. Our access to the sewer line was easy enough to find. It is was actually in our basement next to the furnace and water heater. We did find some blockage in the line, as the snake hit a dead end. We guessed that the blockage most likely was from tree roots as there is a hug white pine right over our line.
We went to the hardware store and got some root killer. We had done some research and read that since we could have an old cast iron sewer line, we would want to stay away from the copper sulfate killers. The copper sulfate can corrode pipes and really do damage on older pipes. So we got a non-copper sulfate foaming killer.
It said that you could flush it down the toilet, but I wasn't willing to take the chance of this "foaming" chemical frothing out of my toilet all over the bathroom. We just dumped it into the sewer access, screwed the cover back on and then flushed the toilet a couple of times. It took two bottles of the stuff put in the line a week apart, and we were actually thinking that we were going to have to call the sewer guys, but SSB was in the basement checking the laundry tub while the washer drained (we had to make sure that we weren't getting overflow when ever we drained the tub, sink or washer; and we could only do a 1/2 load of laundry every 8 hours!) and it started to fill as usual, then he heard a "whoosh" and we have been clear ever since.
I never thought I'd be so happy to actually do laundry!
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What a story -wh0000000ssszzzzsetth -what a relief !! drop a line to the chemical manufacturer, they might want you to do a paid commercial !!
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Lindsay, not a bad idea. Maybe they will give us some coupons. We have to put the chemical in our line at least once a year.
We thought being without water while we were tiling the bathroom was bad -- this was far worse. I am so happy to have that over with!
Seeing the Light of Day
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 | 0 Comments
This year is the earliest we have gotten our taxes done since we quit paying someone to do it (what a waste paying someone else to do it is!). We still did not get them done in time to get in on the first round of rebates. Soon, though. Although I think that the rebates are too little too late to really do much good for the economy, I must say that it is the very idea that I have been preaching about for years -- if you really want to stimulate the economy, don't give money to the rich hoping they'll spend it; give the money to those who will REALLY spend it -- the lower class!
I convinced my boss to let me hire SSB to help me. I tried to get her to let me hire him last summer, but she wasn't having it. No problem this time. And what a great idea that was, I must say! I'm finally getting out from under the HUGE piles of work that have been piling up around me since last summer. It feels so good to finally see the light of day again.
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Gald to see you're still around. I'll still be seeing you? Yes? *hope*
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Lyvvie, yes! Plane tickets are already purchased. Trip planning is another thing that has been on the back burner while I get a few things ironed out at work and home. But I have to get back on that. We have less than three months till we leave!
The Planets Are Aligning
Monday, March 10, 2008 | 0 Comments
--JD got a solo part in jazz band. Just last week he was complaining how there were no solo parts for his position on sax. YAY, JD!
--And finally, It looks like there might be a full-time day opening at the library soon. I may or may not be interested in it -- and it may be out of my hands anyway. Current employees get get first choice. The woman who took the night position (the job that I turned down) has the potential of transfering into that job before I'd even have a chance to apply -- which would leave the night position open again; but we've already established that I don't want that job. SO, it looks like if I had taken that job, I couldv'e been in a day position by the end of the year. And you know what, I really don't regret my decision. So now I KNOW I made the right decision!
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Saw this and thought of you Peep Show!!
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Lyvvie, HA! That is hilarious! We didn't get around to doing our usual peepshow this year - but it may not be too late. We're not Easter people anyway. I think of Peeps as more of a spring thing.
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Congratulations! Your life and that of your family seems to be getting better each year, all of the hard work is paying off!
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Very inspiring!!! Wishing you a nice April 20Th!!!! :)
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Way to call it, Sylvana! Isn't it deliciously rewarding to take a risk and have things turn out for the better?
Douglas Cootey
The Splintered Mind - Overcoming AD/HD & Depression With Lots Of Humor And Attitude
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Is that a Wiener-mini? Holy Hell! I still have that song stuck in my head "I wish I was an Oscar Mayer wiener. that's what I truly want to be. Because if I was an Oscar Mayer wiener, then everyone would be in love with me."
Lyvvie, I thought of you when I saw them. The mini is a Mini Cooper with a hot dog added to the top. I want one!
A MINI!!!!!!
Michael, did you see that the license plate says "LTL LINK"?
ROFL. I needed that.
Shannon, these could cheer up just about any day!! And that yellow is my favorite yellow
Now that's a great alternative to a limo ride!
Imagine arriving at your wedding...
Sierrabella, that would be awesome!!!
thats awesome and its beautifully designed.