Construction

Well today the contractor is here along with his merry band of men putting in the new sliding door. This is the smallest part of the contruction that is going to be happening here in the next few months. The smallest part and already my house is a mess. The body is scared also she hates the nail gun. She is hidding out in the beach jeep waiting for us to take her away from all this loud noise. Now today of course my retired husband decided to play golf and let me here with all the work men. They are a humorus bunch. Sometimes they forget I'm in here and I hear them talking about their mother:+) now of course they don't know me, or they would talk a little louder. When they were putting a hole in the wall and busting everything up in the middle of it I asked them if the could save the wallpaper boarder for me!!!!!! I loved it they looked at me like "lady are you crazy" I finally had to laugh and tell them I was just joking, but it was a good laugh for me. They said they had already used it to decorate their saw horses:+) at least they have a sense of humor.

holidays

We had a great time over the holiday. My man and I went out on Wednesday night and saw old friends. I was great. BUT i was a little hung over on Thursday. So I enjoyed my turkey dinner but not as much as i would have if I had not been boozing. But I enjoyed it. Then I drove back with Sandy and went Black Friday shopping. Only this year we did not get up at the crack of dawn. We figured there waw nothing we need that much so we slept until 8:00am. then went shopping and it was not that bad then. I got alot of Christmas shopping done. Which this year is very important since we are going to Germany for Christmas. so I have to have Christmas here early. Now the weeks will fly by because I have so much to do. Why is it the month of Decemeber seems like 24 hours long and the month of January is like 24 years long?????

Going Home

Well today I was packing to go back to PA for our first family official visit as out-of-staters. This seems really strange. First I have to pack everything. Not like when we lived there and came here where I had everything. Now I have nothing in PA I must trasport everything. I don't like that. It is way to much work, because I as the mother of the family need to pack for everyone. That is nothing new. So we will leave in the moring for a three hour drive to sit and gorge ourselves for Thanksgiving. I am looking forward to that:+) But like all other Thanksgiving holidays I will drive back to Delaware that night just so i can get up at 4:00am for Black Friday shopping!!!!!!!!!

Credit Cards

You have to love them. Today I order new kitchen cabniets and counter top and used a credit card. Now this credit card I just got. They sent me an application for a card and I don't even have a job. So I signed up. Charged my new kitchen and got flyer miles so my man and I can go on vacation for free. Only in America. Each month I plan to pay the bill then go charge the rest of the things we need to complete construction. By the time I am done I should have a trip around the world paid for in free points:+)

beach day

It was in the low 70's today in southern DE, so we went to the beach for a little this afternoon. I was great to feel the sand and hear the ocean. Everyone was fishing but no bites.

done

Well it's over the house in PA is no longer ours. Someone else now ownes the house that holds all of my memories. I'm sad:+( But now it is time to start living our retirement dream. I just have to think of that now. Now it will be time to make this house our home. Now this house will hold all of our memories.

Punkin Chunkin

In the great state of Delaware they have a tradtion the firtst weekend of Nov. People from all over the US gather in a large open corn field that has been recently harvested. They all come in their pick-up trucks and crampers. With their grills, coolers and kegs of beer they gather. You ask why? They gather to watch men, women and children roll in the chunkin machines they have been building and perfecting all year long. Now you ask what is a chunkin machine. Well a chunkin machine has many shapes, sizes, and colors. But they all have the same philosophy. To see who can throw a pumkin the furthest. Yes a pumpkin. I suppose the reason they do this the first weekend in Nov. is to use up all the pumkins that were not carved into Jack-O-Lantrens. This should be an olympic sport. There should also be prizes for the best dressed at the punkin-chunkin. It is really amasing how many ways the color orange can be used. Once a pumpkin is throw they have the chasers on four wheels who drive as quickly as they can and make lots of dust all to measure how far it was thrown. Everyone should experience at least one punkin-chunkin in life. It is right up there with attending a college football game.

Retirement

Well my man is officially retired, but i have not seen him much. He is too busy cleaning out the house in PA. The house that should have been cleaned up and out weeks ago. I just wanted to serve him breakfast in bed on his first day of retirement. But instead he got up and drove the u-haul back to PA. So now the garage is so full you can not get any cars in it. The house is busting at the seams, the oldest son got kicked off the football team because of his big mouth. The youngest son has his period AGAIN. Well retirment can only get better from here, I hope...