Last weekend we installed a new cook top and oven. Here’s before and after:
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I went into the Laundry room yesterday to get something and this is NOT what I was hoping to see! I nearly screamed out loud it was so big. Huge! Monsterous! Gigantic! Nasty! Soon after that I’m hoping he died from being drowned by bug spray. After some research, I found this: So it looks like this nasty thing was a Wolf Spider. Now I’m going to have nightmares about spiders!
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I haven’t had a chance to write about last weekend. We headed up to Atlanta for the weekend. We stayed at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, which was lovely. The views from our room were awesome! We stayed really busy and got tons of walking in. Drew enjoyed playing in the Olympic rings of water at Centennial Park, while Alex moped after getting 16 drops of water on him. Here’s Drew standing in front of the Olympic rings. The tall cylindrical building in the background is our hotel, where we stayed. It was too bad I didn’t lose a couple pounds,…
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Uh! Why don’t I learn my lesson! You can’t take paint that’s been sitting for a couple of years and expect it to actually match when you’re trying to make touch ups. I had this problem at the old house. Today I had the brilliant idea to find the old paint and do some “touch-ups.” The people who lived here before us had nearly 20 buckets of paint that they left, most of which are different shades of gray. I found the colors that I thought I needed, proceeded to stir each one up and then go make the touch-ups.…
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I got a job offer (teaching 4th grade Reading and Alabama history) and I should be signing the papers Monday!! It’s about 30 minutes from here in a very small school district. I’ll keep you updated and for family, I’ll let ya’ll in on the details soon!
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Completed: purchase curtain rod for Alex’s room hang valance in Alex’s room install outdoor speakers purchase lots of organizing bins for different rooms of the house paint Drew’s room (have 1 corner left) finish organizing and cleaning laundry room purchase blinds for Drew’s room install blinds for Drew’s’s room (thanks Rob!) fix outside door in master bedroom (thanks Rob!) fix closet doors in master bedroom (thanks Rob!) Started: purchase curtain for Laundry room – have to take back and get something else hang pictures finish organizing office unpack, clean, and organize the playroom organize and set up Drew’s room Short-term:…
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My Mom says I haven’t been writing lately, which is true. I’ve been pretty quiet. I thought I’d write and make my Mom happy. 🙂 Everybody say, “Hi, Mom!” and root her on to comment on here. You can do it!! Anyway, Drew has been quite busy the last couple weeks. This week he’s going to Camp Invention during the day and Vacation Bible School in the evening. Last week he did Sports Academy Camp in the morning and Cub Scouts Twilight Camp in the afternoon. He’s ready to have time to relax and chill out. This weekend should be…
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I used to love getting the chicken cordon bleu in the frozen section until I realized how much sodium they had. Really overall, just super unhealthy. I love being able to recreate something that I love making it the way I want to and that gives you the liberty of making it healthier. Chicken Cordon Bleu Servings: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 slices Swiss cheese or Pepper Jack for some spiciness 4 slices cooked ham 1 egg 1 cup seasoned…
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I think I’ve ran off my fan club. Haha! I know I haven’t been posting on a regular basis but many of you know things for me haven’t been great. The new house is wonderful and I have great neighbors. In fact, the boys played with the 2 boys next door and we ate dinner over there tonight. We had a really great time. If you’re reading this, Stef, THANKS!!!! It was nice to get away from the house and not think about unpacking and organizing and cleaning and everything else I’ve had to think about. We got bikes for…
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I decided to actually write and let you know what I’ve been up to lately. I’ve been busy trying to unpack still and get stuff organized and put in it’s place. I’ve hardly been able to touch the playroom, which is still piled high in boxes. We’ve purchased a piece of contemporary furniture for the entry way. I think it looks really nice. We also did some landscaping and tree trimming work. Beswick Tree Service offers professional tree trimming services and more. Also, we had sod installed this past weekend and it looks so much better! I stumbled upon a…
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I saw this meme over at Susie’s. Since I haven’t been absent from my little place here I figured this might be something fun to do and to let you know I’m still here. Like Stacy, I like the usual Chili’s, Red Lobster, etc, but I decided to do unique restaurants. These aren’t in any particular order just in the order that I think of. 1. Dante’s Down the Hatch in Atlanta. Fondue, very romantic, great jazz music, one of the most unique places you’ll ever go to. 2. Niffer’s Place in Auburn. Good food, good service, unique atmosphere, great…
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Keep the prayers coming. I’ve got an another interview tomorrow at 11 cst. My interview last week didn’t go that great. Basically, my nerves took over and I just couldn’t stay focused. Tomorrow is a screening interview with my 1st choice in school systems, so it’s a MUST that I do great.
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For anyone who’s curious, I’m still here. We just got internet working at the new house yesterday. We’re in the process of getting unpacked and settled in. Thanks to everyone who helped us move! 🙂 Click below to see all the fun moving pics.
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Thanks for all the prayers. Keep them coming please. Things are still not good with me and won’t be until there’s a resolution. If you’d like to read about what’s going on, all those entries will be password protected. I have to be careful who reads it, so if you’d like the password just let me know and I’ll share. I’m just being cautious. On a happier note, we’re picking up the U-Haul tomorrow and are going to fill it with the first load. We’ll go over Saturday morning for the walk through and then, hopefully we’ll have the truck…
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So I thought about it today and decided I’d let you in on the lowdown for those that are interested in what happened. Last Wednesday, a week ago today my principal told me that they would not be able to renew my contract for next year. I was in complete shock and disbelief. I’m like, “how can you do this to me when you know I’m in the process of boxing up my house and getting ready to have a much larger house payment?” He just repeated the same thing over and over. All I could think about was how…
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Finally! We bought a house this week. Well, we signed a contract and came to terms with the sellers. We’re set to have our closing May 15th, back to back with the sell of our house. We’re moving in the weekend before that if all goes as planned. We’re in a mad rush packing, cleaning, scheduling this and that. Home inspection is Monday. Pray that all goes well with that. Thanks for all the prayers. Keep them coming! Still a few hurdles to get through in the next 2 weeks! Wow! Only 2 more weeks in this house…
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I guess I’ve been pretty quiet here lately. You should be thanking me though, because if I was writing here every day you wouldn’t want to come back. I’m just not real happy right now. I’m upset, because we’ve had 3 houses that we would live in and all 3…poof…gone! We’re running out of time, so we’re having to concentrate on renting. Since we’re in a college town there’s hardly any place that does short term leases. And that’s all we need is to get stuck in a long lease and then not be able to get out. I found…
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Monday, March 26 – (1st day of spring break) Looked at homes for the first time. 4 homes – 2 of which we scratched off the list. 2 of which we kept on our list. During lunch at Applebee’s we got a call from Laura and found out we were getting an offer by the end of the day. 4:45 Laura came by and we reviewed the contract. That night we discussed the offer and decided on a counter offer. Tuesday, March 27 – Laura called potential buyer’s agent. They counter offered and we accepted!!! 12:00 we signed the revised…
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Appetizer When you were a child, which crayon color was your favorite? Forest green Soup On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being highest), how likely would you be to change jobs if it required you to move? 1 Salad Take all the numbers in your birthday and your phone number and add them up, one by one. What’s the total? 87 Main Course Have you ever re-gifted anything? If so, what was it and who did you pass it on to? Yes, it was a dirty Santa gift that I used the next year. Dessert Name something…
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Appetizer When you travel, which mode of transportation do you prefer? It depends. All modes of traveling are good for different reasons. Soup Have you ever met a blogging friend in person? Yes, just one. I’d love to meet more. Salad When was the last time you were really, really tired? A lot lately. Main Course If you could have dinner with any one fictional character from a book or movie, who would it be? Hmmm, not sure! Dessert Fill in the blank: One day, I hope to see _______________. Australia
