Archive for March, 2007
More renovation talk - blah, blah, blah
Prime Scooter Territory (don’t mind the dust caught in the flash): Not So Much: This is the one room where we’re not having the floors replaced, so we’re crammed in here with all our stuff for a few more days. I took this picture standing in the dining area. Only the kitchen, which is behind me, is [...]
Ow ow ow ow ow ow…
Pop Quiz: What hurts after you spend three hours on all fours pulling staples out of 1500 square feet of subfloor?
Answer: Everything.
My back hurts, my legs hurt, I have blisters on both hands, my ankles are swollen, and my head aches. But at least that job is done. We’re ready for [...]
Stupid barking dogs!
The main reason I’ll be happy to move…
I’ve been trying (bark bark) all morning to get some work done (bark bark). It’s writing work (bark bark) that requires a fair amount of (bark bark) concentration. My office is in the (bark bark) back of the house and the neighbor’s (bark bark) backyard [...]
The longest babysitting job ever.
Sometimes the knowledge that I have children really freaks me out. Even though they’ve been around for a while now, there are times when I still can’t quite comprehend that I’m closer to middle-age than youth and there are two (soon to be three) little people who live here and depend on me.
It seems [...]
Worries & woes
I’m sure you really want to read this post after a title like that, eh?
Five years ago the company I worked for offered me a big promotion that included a six figure salary. I turned it down because it would have required 50-60 hours per week with lots of stress and travel and the [...]