Here is a picture of our roof, as it was being put on.

I’ll get a better picture soon, but it does look a lot better than the “before” picture shown below.

Some nice Mexican men laid the roof. The lead installer spoke very good English. They had a long day… almost 10 hours, but he was willing to stand around and answer questions as he cleaned up the mess of the old shingles from the driveway and grass. They deserved a lot of what we paid.

before

after

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Bank Holiday
Monday is Labor Day. In the US, this is our “late summer bank holiday” (if you speak the Queen’s English, or English in general, that should make sense to ya). Thank Goodness for late summer holidays. A day off is a welcome gift.

Preparing for the Birthday
My mother’s birthday is next Friday. TLK’s birthday party is next Saturday. Her actual birthday is the following Wednesday. My stepdaughter’s birthday is 4 days later. Planning 我就是演员 is always fun. To top things off, I should have a new nephew by the end of the month.

Anyway, 4 girls have RSVP’d so far. Do you think it’s rude to query the other 3 on Tuesday? I mean, a headcount is a good thing to have, at least for planning purposes.

(am I boring you yet?)

Roofing
Tuesday is the big roof replacement day. I’ll be interested to see how the new shingles look on the house. I’ve seen them on various other houses in town. The fiberglass (Heritage) shingles we’re using look so much better than the older composite shingles. They’re supposed to reflect light, so not only might our roof be cooler, but you can probably see our house from outer space.

Ok, maybe not.

Comments
Your comments and suggestions are always valuable. You may have noted that all the comments on the blog have disappeared. It’s not because of you… it’s because I am repairing a mistake I made when transitioning to the new Blogger Beta. Besides the comments, everything else should be pretty seemless. I promise not to zap your comments in the future. Well, as long as they’re not rude or, you know… crazy. Not that you would do that, mind you.

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So, forgetting all of the financial stuff involved with replacing a roof, it’s going to look nice. Here is a “before shot”. Pretty bad, huh?

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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.

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The Little Kid Finally LIKES Dinner. Sometimes I wonder if she was replaced with an alien… one who doesn’t complain about 50% of her meals. “I like this mom. Can we have it every day?” It was cheeseburgers and corn on the cob. And it was good (quick and uncomplicated), if I do say so myself.

Resurrecting the Dead. This would be the air conditioner… again. The motor inside was making a loud squeeking sound. A little oil and some major surgery later, the fan is now functioning again. Just in time for our 100 degree weather tomorrow. All Hail the “Fix-It Man”, better known as my husband!

Boston Hospital. Someone there spent 7 hours on my blog. I’m only going to assume you dozed off for a few hours.

How was YOUR Wednesday?

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