Painting

My man and I have been painting all week. painting the huge additions added to our home. You don't know how big they really are until you paint them. And we only have one almost done. But since I'm the painter it's OK for me as the painting contractor to use the bathroom:+) The kitchen is finally done. So I have been cooking, but not as much as I would like because I'm painting. Why don't they make a paint that evaporates when it hits the floor or your body? Each day you can tell what color is on the wall because it is on us. Thank heaven for water based paint or we would be too colorful to go out in public. I will be glad when this is all done. June 1st is our deadline. also this week there were two big fires in lower Delaware. on the same night. the local watering hole down at the docks was burned to the ground. It's so sad. i don't know where I'm going to go for watering now.

Painting

My man and I have been painting all week. painting the huge additions added to our home. You don't know how big they really are until you paint them. And we only have one almost done. But since I'm the painter it's OK for me as the painting contractor to use the bathroom:+) The kitchen is finally done. So I have been cooking, but not as much as I would like because I'm painting. Why don't they make a paint that evaporates when it hits the floor or your body? Each day you can tell what color is on the wall because it is on us. Thank heaven for water based paint or we would be too colorful to go out in public. I will be glad when this is all done. June 1st is our deadline. also this week there were two big fires in lower Delaware. on the same night. the local watering hole down at the docks was burned to the ground. It's so sad. i don't know where I'm going to go for watering now.

Drywall

So today the drywall men come. A whole van of them and only one speaks english. The guy who owns the company comes along and sets everything up with the foreman, the only one who speaks english. They unload all their stuff out of the van: including a microwave. Yes a mircowave to cook all the lunches. During lunch "The Body gets a smell of their lunches and goes after the one guys sandwich. He has to run away and up on to the van to keep his sandwich out of "the body's" hungry jaws. They start yelling for Jack, because I'm out shopping. So what does Jack do, he runs for the camera to take a picture of how "the boby" has the mexican guy on the van trying to get his lunch. They did offer to give her their beans but Jack said no. They were fast, all done hanging drywall in 5 hours. And yes while I was gone Jack said they used the bathroom. So again I had to clean the bathroom because of the construction guys. And these guys used all the Chairman so I know what they were doing:+(

Sunny Day

Today the sun is so bright. It is melting all the snow. They cancelled school today. Because of a little snow. Today A/C Adam is back. He is working right outside the window were the computer is. I don't think he knows that I'm in here because he is using several four letter words while preforming his job:+) He also of course had to use the restroom today. This is the first time since the job johnny is gone that he asked to use it. Now I really like Adam, but, why don't people turn on the fan and spray when they are done using any bathroom. I have the spray sitting right next to the toliet. And the fan is right on the wall. All you have to do is turn it on. Do people not smell the air they create in the bathroom? The Body was outside today running in the snow and the mud. She loves it. Hopefully this mess of snow and mud will be gone by the weekend and spring will be on it's way. It is suppose to be in the 50's this weekend. It's time for spring I saw a robin last week.

Construction continues

Well the shell of the additions is complete. All of my favorite construction guys are gone. Chicken George, Roofer Bob,Pick-up boy Phil, Chef Sasha, Eagle Bob, Brother John, and Roman blue eyes. I gave them all nick names so I could remember them better. Gone also is the Job Johnny. Now we have A/C Adam here. There were two plumbers here also, I didn't like them at all. They always had to use the bathroom. The house bathroom because remember the job johnny is gone. It was some guy and his dad who looked like he should have been on a America's Most Wanted. But they are also gone. Today the gas men came to bury the gas tank, and of course they cut the cable wire. Also today I helped my man cut the insulation to the correct lenghth 8ft. And then I stuffed all in the walls for him while he stapled it down. But of course I put them all in the same way with the printing correct. Now if anyone ever rips out the walls they will say, "wow someone really love their job they put all the printing the same way." It is also snowing here today in southren DE. And the children are getting home early from school. It is only snowing 1 -4 inches but here they think it is a lot.

Construction continues

Well the shell of the additions is complete. All of my favorite construction guys are gone. Chicken George, Roofer Bob,Pick-up boy Phil, Chef Sasha, Eagle Bob, Brother John, and Roman blue eyes. I gave them all nick names so I could remember them better. Gone also is the Job Johnny. Now we have A/C Adam here. There were two plumbers here also, I didn't like them at all. They always had to use the bathroom. The house bathroom because remember the job johnny is gone. It was some guy and his dad who looked like he should have been on a America's Most Wanted. But they are also gone. Today the gas men came to bury the gas tank, and of course they cut the cable wire. Also today I helped my man cut the insulation to the correct lenghth 8ft. And then I stuffed all in the walls for him while he stapled it down. But of course I put them all in the same way with the printing correct. Now if anyone ever rips out the walls they will say, "wow someone really love their job they put all the printing the same way." It is also snowing here today in southren DE. And the children are getting home early from school. It is only snowing 1 -4 inches but here they think it is a lot.

Sunshine

What a beautiful day today. I even got up at 7:30am, just so I could enjoy more of the nice day. The temp. is suppose to be in the mid 50's today. I can walk outside with just a light jacket on. The phone just rang and on the other end was the guy who will be here on 2/27/ to install my counter top. Can this day get any better:+) The construction guys are here today putting on the front porch. And using their own bathroom. Getting back to the wonderful weather today, my flowers are starting to poke their heads up also to enjoy the sunshine. I can feel spring in the air, it's on the way, and that means all the things that I love most in life will soon be here.

Here we go again

Well a new kitchen installer showed up today since the other one left and never came back. This was my new favorite person until.......you guessed it he just went and used the bathroom. he didn't even ask. AND there is a job Johnny outside, nicely decorated I might add. Why does this always happen? When I'm in someones home I always ask to use the restroom. I know this house looks like a construction site but why do these guys have to act like the pigs they are?????? Maybe I should put up a sign in the bathroom door. Out of Order, For Owner Only. What is a women to do when people have no manners?

Snow

Well it snowed here in lower Delaware. About one whole inch. And yes they closed the schools!! Can you believe it. So now my children are home today ....all day...It is still cold here. The sun is shinning now, do you think if I called the school and reasoned with them that they would open up for the afternoon?

Burrrrrrrrr

It is cold outside. It's so cold that even my hand lotion that I keep in the car froze. The construction workers could not even work because the siding for the house was cracking as they were trying to hang it. Yesterday I had to make them 2 rounds of hot chocolate to keep warm. well Wednesday the drywall is to be delivered. And the kitchen is still not finished.........I was tryong to pick out tile today for a back splash. that is hard work. Why can't someone just go into my dreams and see how I dream of the kitchen and then pick everything out for me and put it in. I could go on vacation while this is being done and come back when it is all done. That would be the best.

Job Johnny

Well the construction workers ordered there own job Johnny (portable toilet). It now stands tall right next to the dumpster in the drivway. They delivered it the other day. When the truck came to deliver it there were four on the truck. I was thankful they only dropped off one. Since I have been taking care of the construction workers in every way except letting then use the bathroom, I thought I would make the job Johnny look respectable. So when they left for the day I decorated it with curtains, some potpourri for the smell, a nice rug on the floor, and some lovely plastic flowers. They loved it. They talked about it all day. The one guy even brought his wife over to see it, and they all took pictures with their camera phones. Maybe there could be a market out there for this I could open the first professional job Johnny decorating company. Any suggestions on a name for the company??????

Weekend work

Well the construction guys showed up today just three of them the rest are at the other job in Dewey. They can about 10:00 and only worked until one which was OK since they were not going to work at all until I told them we could drink beer after they were done. So when they were done for the day we sat back and pouned a few in the drivway since it was 54 degrees. What a great day it was the sun was shinning, and I was drinking beer. Life is great. Plus for the small price of a case of beer I got a few more hours of work out of the construction guys and that brings the end of this mess several hours closer:+) They should be done by the end of next week IF the weather holds out, NO RAIN OR SNOW ALLOWED..........

Brownies

Well today is brownie day for the construction workers. Yesterday they told me they brought milk for the cookies. But I didn't bake yesterday. So I told them i would make brownies for them today. So for break they will have brownies and a smoke:+) Yesterday they got the on roof framed up and the other side has walls. Once they get going they move. Now we are in slower lower Delaware so they are not starting until 8:30am. Then they all come together in several cars. And the one is a female, she usually has differnet color hair everyday. She is not here yet, must have been a long night for her. Well there goes the timer the brownies are done.

Construction workers

They are a strange breed, they come in all shapes, sizes, and ages. One thing they all have in common is smoking. There are at least 10guys here today and everyone of them smokes. Also maybe there are only 9 guys, we think one maybe a female. Jack and I have been watching out the window and we are pretty sure one is female. But Jack said the kids will know for sure when they get home from school. They started at 8:00am. They unloaded the lumber truck, and all there tools and went to work. It is now 12:30 and the have the floor almost built. They certianly are fast group. Or maybe they work fast to keep warm since it is only about 40 degrees outside. I baked cookies for them also this morning, I figured they would work better if they think I am a nice person by baking for them. I think it worked. Well soon I will be enjoying me new bathroom' laying in my new spa watching TV and my new fireplace. And the best part, NONE of them have asked to use the bathroom:+)

Weekend

Today is Saturday, a day most people look forward to. Not me, you ask why? Because my children are home on the weekends. Sometimes I feel like a failure as a parent. The number one son just doesn't get it. I don't know what to do anymore. He is so mean and hateful I just can not believe that this is my son. Where do parents go when they are exhausted and at the end of the line????????

Winter

It has arrived. It is cold here now. And it is going to stay cold for a few weeks now. The kitchen remoldeling is at at a stand still waiting for the cabinet that they forgot to order. They are starting the addition framing work on Monday YEA. The new fridge is still great we can get ice water now without opening up the doors...life is great. I have been using the new oven and dishwasher, they are working good. Went to PA this past weekend. It was OK but I love coming home to the beach:+) A new season Of American Idol has started....and it is as entertaining as always. Time to go watch it.....

Fridge

The new fridge came yesterday. It is the best one ever. It took 4 guys and weights 700lbs. All my food looks great in it. It is stainles steal so it looks great. Now the kitchen is starting to come together. Of course there are a few problems 1 missing cabinet which really throws everything off. Also some scratches and bumps but everything will be replaced. I really am going to be the domestic goddess...

Shopping

Today I set out to exchange a sweater I got for Christmas because it had a spot on it. So after that I wondered into the Lenox outlet. They were having a 75% off sale on everything in the store. WOW. 1st I had to stand in line for a cart, that took 15 minutes. Then I shopped for about 1 hour, then stood in line for 1 1/2 hour but I had such a good time I saw my old neighbor in line and meet some new friends. I was born to shop. And I saved 600.00. What a wonderful day I had. Oh plus I got some wedding gifts and Christmas gifts fo this year. Now the delivery men just called and my new kitchen cabinets will be here in 15 minutes. Can this day get any better!!!!!!

Construction

Well construction continues. Now I have no kitchen. The fridge is still here and plugged in but that is all that is in the kitchen. We are now using all paper products. And if we can't I'm forced to wash dishes by hand in the powder room sink:+( But it will all be worth it. The electritian was here today, a women.....She did not ask to use the bathroom but she does talk to herself, all the time. Even the dog was looking around to see if there was anyone else in the house, because we heard talking coming from behind the plastic wall that is constructed in the kitchen to try and keep the dirt from the rest of the house. She will be back tomorrow, with a helper. I wonder if she still talks to herself then or her helper? Why does one talk to one's self? I know I do it. What satisfaction do we get from holding a conversation with one's self? Is it because we know that we will be correct in the conversation no matter which end we are on? Or does it make us feel more comfortable knowing there are two sides to every conversation?

No place like home

Pushed the wrong button the first time. We went away for the holidays this year. This was the first time I had ever been away for Christmas. We went to Germany to see our German Family. It was great to see them and see the things that they do for the holidays. Like the Christmas angel, ringing the bell when you can enter the Christmas room. And everyone setting off fireworks at new years eve. They are legal only for that one day. And when I say everyone I mean everyone, there are firworks every where, you don't know which way to look. The weather was cold most of the time not like this warm DE sunshine we are having now, 60 degrees today. It was great to see my two favorite girls and to spend time with them. We got to play dress up everyday. And I miss them so much already. But like the saying goes there is no place like home. It is always great to sleep in your oun bed and shower in your own shower. The rest of our vacation went good. The only two problems we had were that the number 1 son broke his left ankle. And the plane ride home was the ride from H-LL. So the airline will be getting a nasty note from me. Now we are home and all the wash is done:+) 8 loads of it yesterday.