Photo Friday

This picture is so telling about Buddy. He was still using it and trying to sharpen it. We finally convinced him to let it go.

Getting There

Still working on the trim and such. The weather has enforced a break this week. That's actually been a blessing. It is nice to rest :-)

Almost finished

I helped some...but the credit goes to Cletus! The house looks fantastic...and we are almost finished. I figure that we saved $3k by doing it ourselvers. I just hope that Cletus recovers from a week of grueling work. He had to brush paint two coats!!

Saint Patty's Day

Well, I think I read the hair dye box wrong. Don't dye your hair platinum blonde and then go swimming. LOL! I was working on a project when I heard my co-worker say "Oh yeah! Ask Laurie, she'll definitely do it!" Um, what? Yes, Laurie will definitely wear the green wig. I had to have help. My hair had to be pinned up. Unfortunately, we didn't have any bobby pins. So, my hair was put up with paperclips! Hey, it worked! Then my beloved co-workers decided that I needed the hat too. I actually really liked the hair. I think that I should get one in pink...and purple...and blue. Hee hee. As a footnote, I was in Dollar General tonight. I was checking out when out of nowhere a paperclip falls out (of my hair!). The clerk was quite confused!! :-)

Day Two

It's a bigger job than it looks. By the way, Cletus is about 35 feet off of the ground! Still lots to be done!

Day One

Monday...it rained! And the lift quit working! But the sun came out and the lift was repaired. So, this is the end of day one! The trim is white white and the house is sand.

Giant Undertaking

It is spring break and time to start the outdoor projects. After getting the $4k price tag for painting the house one color...we decided to paint ourselves. These are before pictures.

Flashback Friday

So have we changed any?

Retro Weekend Part Three

So my fortunes at PF Chang's were: Be yourself and you will always be in fashion. And you will receive a surprising gift very soon. Nice and vague...and not true so far. I have always been myself and have NEVER been in fashion...and no surprising gift, thus far.

Sunday morning, we ate breakfast at the hotel. It was a surprisingly good variety of food! We had quite a few foreigners staying at the hotel. In Bham that weekend was the Davis Cup (tennis) Tournament of the US vs Switzerland. The Swiss women were quite amusing. They dress very 80's and one had on a tshirt that said Desperate Swisswives. Very funny!

Then I took Smarty Pants to the airport. That is a very big step in a relationship (just watch When Harry Met Sally). For being a big city, the airport has a municipal airfield feel to it. We asked a very nice man to take our picture. He is from Massachusetts and wondered if we were in the wedding. Um, no. But I was willing to sign Smarty Pants up as the new bride (we just need to locate a willing victim...um, I mean groom). Hee hee.

I hated to see her have to leave so soon. We still had more catching up to do. But at least maybe this year I will make honorable mention in her Christmas letter. And if she makes it to Kentucky later in the year, I am so there.

One of the funniest things that Smarty Pants said is that her mother always said that I was the nice one! Really? Wow, I always thought that I was the one your mother warned you about. I guess it is the quiet ones that you have to watch out for!!