The Weekend

Fixing up the House
We found that you can fix little things up in the house for not too much money. For example, the threshold between the garage and the house… $11. A new chandelier/light for the dining room, check the sale rack at Lowe’s. Replacement windows… do it yourself for a little less.

Mind you, we can’t buy all this stuff at once, but we’re out pricing things. If you can hit sales, or hit the clearance racks, you can get some nice stuff even $100 off from their original sales price.

We’ve also picked a new color for the trim outside. Traditional brown. Ought to go well with our cream-colored siding.

The Birthday Girl
A certain little kid is having her first real birthday party in a couple of weekends. Invitations are sent, and I’m sure RSVP’s will start coming in next week. Today, we went through the toy section at Wal-Mart together to get ideas on gifts. Half-through with already 10 – 15 ideas, I said, “You realise we’re just getting ideas right now… We’re not going to end up buying ALL of this stuff, right?” “Yes”, she said, “just ideas, mom.” (thank you)

I can’t believe she is almost 6.

Pans in the Fire
A few weeks ago, I was talking about frustration and “pans in the fire”. I thought they went up in smoke, really. It’s been two weeks since I talked with anyone. But today, (it’s Sunday, you know?) I got an email from one of them with status. “I sent your credentials on. You’ll hear from us soon.” Not acceptance, mind you, but promising. I mean, she could have said, “We tossed your credentials in the trash.”, right? Besides, it was the second response she had to the same email. It might be a good pan.

An Apology
My blog is dull an boring (is that redundant?) I keep writing and you keep reading, but I’m sure I’m that end-of-the-day reading material you look at just to make yourself sleepy so you can go to bed and actually sleep, right? I thought so.

I’m rethinking the direction of this blog. I promise something of value soon. 🙂