"they" sometimes refer to a house as a money pit. There have been lots of movies on the topic, and it really is true. A house is a great big mouth and it eats whatever resources it can. Like the furby that says "me hungry!". This time it was a plumbing nightmare. I was cleaning the basement, after the carpenters and painters finished with ( Read more... )

I have a new little friend who visits me, usually in the afternoons. He would rather have a peach than an orange, and has become rather used to me. One day he even brought his lady friend to share his treat.

I need to post more often! Since my last post, we have celebrated a wedding in the family- a most successful celebration! She was (and is) a stunningly beautiful bride. Sometimes the stars align, and a blend of two sets of genes make exactly the right connections, and you make a Mab, a Val and an AJ. I have the three most beautiful, handsome ( Read more... )

Talk about the stars aligning in perfect order. I actually kept a secret long enough not to spoil a big surprise. Mab didn't have a clue that the mothers could only get together on one particular weekend in June- Surprise! And we got to meet Mab's wonderful group of friends. I don't think I have ever seen a group of women more creative, smart, and ( Read more... )

I am not good at multi-tasking. Now that steeplechase is over, I am ready to jump in to wedding planning. Wedding week timeline day!

I'm very excited about putting on a second wedding. First time was a trial run? That one has stuck, so the track record is good. My girls have chosed such nice men. I talked to Joyce yesterday, and I'm really looking forward to meeting her. She was so enthusiastic about my dearest Mab, that She (Joyce) must be a really great person herself!

In the wee hours of the morning, I will celebrate a major milestone. Whose milestone is it? Well, mine, and my oldest daughter. She will celebrate her thirtieth birthday tomorrow morning. Born at 6:26 AM on February ninth, weighing 6 pounds and 15 ounces, and twenty one and three quarters inches long. Funny how you remember those statistics so many ( Read more... )

I love learning to do new things. I like new experiences. I'm setting up a new computer, and because I don't want to spread old problems to a new machine, I'm doing a lot of manual transfering. In the process, I'm learning new techniques for Exporting and importing. What a satisfactory sensation it is to accomplish something.

last entry, things looked to be back on track. Think again. he new furnace was pickier about the ality of the electrical service available in my very old house. We now have to update the electric service to the house. Remember the movie "The Money Pit"? Mmm Hmm.

A week and a half from the ridiculus to the sublime and back again. Ten days ago, We were about to go on vacation, to the most wonderful, restful place I know. This place is so serene that it is my visualization topic to calm myself in times of stress. The night before we departed, the furnace died- really, totally. And I sync-ed my Palm Pilot to ( Read more... )