Showing posts with label Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Library. Show all posts
Monday, March 5, 2012
The "Ayes"Have It
This evening, I was unanimously voted in as the newest member of the Board of Trustees of our local Library. I am now finally a contributing member of the community! My first task is to try to recruit my friends to the Library Association, which is dwindling in numbers. Watch out everyone...I may be calling on YOU!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hodge Podge
While I had the step ladder out to water the plants this weekend (yes, I have to use a ladder to water my plants weekly!), I decided that it was high time to dust up there. Nasty. After everything was sparkling clean, I got inspired to dig out my Fall decorations. Yee haw!
This morning, J needed a quiet place to read while L and I were working on Math class. I set up this little reading nook in a sunny corner of their play room, which they both fell in love with. By the way, this morning L finally earned that blue feather boa by getting dressed and upstairs in 15 minutes for 5 days in a row.
This weekend, JP built a cover for the 5 foot deep window well by our main door. Since we are almost ready to install the woodstove in the downstairs family room, this hole will be a storage place for firewood that can be accessed from downstairs.
Finally, just a couple of pictures of my new flower bed.
The morning glories have only been blooming for the past week. They look like they are trying to escape out of the flower bed..."Feed me, Seymour!"
It's been a long day: school for 2, took the dog to be groomed, attended Monday Music in the Park, soccer practice for J, and Library Board meeting. I'm signing off...
This morning, J needed a quiet place to read while L and I were working on Math class. I set up this little reading nook in a sunny corner of their play room, which they both fell in love with. By the way, this morning L finally earned that blue feather boa by getting dressed and upstairs in 15 minutes for 5 days in a row.
This weekend, JP built a cover for the 5 foot deep window well by our main door. Since we are almost ready to install the woodstove in the downstairs family room, this hole will be a storage place for firewood that can be accessed from downstairs.
Finally, just a couple of pictures of my new flower bed.
The morning glories have only been blooming for the past week. They look like they are trying to escape out of the flower bed..."Feed me, Seymour!"
It's been a long day: school for 2, took the dog to be groomed, attended Monday Music in the Park, soccer practice for J, and Library Board meeting. I'm signing off...
Monday, August 31, 2009
Beauty and the Beast
First of all, we got this on Friday...after 2 months of squatting here:
It was a beautiful weekend! I love the cool evenings again, after the past couple of sweltering weeks. We worked outside this weekend, while the girls played and danced, and a light wind tossed leaves in the air.
We discovered this gorgeous monarch chrysalis hanging from the soffit on the North end of the garage. It looks like it has been hand-detailed with 24k gold.
We (mostly JP) got this big old HD antenna installed. We were able to watch SNL this weekend! After a 2 month break, it was really annoying to be confronted with commercials again. We are having some problems receiving channels because this antenna seems to be very directional, as are HD signals apparently. We are having to go outside, turn the antenna, then come back in and reprogram the TV to get different channels...it should definitely limit our TV watching to those things we only REALLY want to watch!
We also got a shelf hung in my laundry closet for supplies, a couple more pictures hung, and some organization going in the Library. The laundry closet is sectioned out of my craft room...so handy!
I am feeling nervous/queasy this morning. Tomorrow we start back to school with Agora. I am trying to get everything organized and a schedule made up so that we can be as efficient as possible starting tomorrow. One thing that I learned last year was just to go with the flow...so many things happen day to day, that you can't always stick to the schedule. I did, however, feel a bit unorganized all year, and perhaps making up a schedule early on can help us all stick with the project at hand. Happy First Day of School all you kiddos!
It was a beautiful weekend! I love the cool evenings again, after the past couple of sweltering weeks. We worked outside this weekend, while the girls played and danced, and a light wind tossed leaves in the air.
We discovered this gorgeous monarch chrysalis hanging from the soffit on the North end of the garage. It looks like it has been hand-detailed with 24k gold.
We (mostly JP) got this big old HD antenna installed. We were able to watch SNL this weekend! After a 2 month break, it was really annoying to be confronted with commercials again. We are having some problems receiving channels because this antenna seems to be very directional, as are HD signals apparently. We are having to go outside, turn the antenna, then come back in and reprogram the TV to get different channels...it should definitely limit our TV watching to those things we only REALLY want to watch!
We also got a shelf hung in my laundry closet for supplies, a couple more pictures hung, and some organization going in the Library. The laundry closet is sectioned out of my craft room...so handy!
I am feeling nervous/queasy this morning. Tomorrow we start back to school with Agora. I am trying to get everything organized and a schedule made up so that we can be as efficient as possible starting tomorrow. One thing that I learned last year was just to go with the flow...so many things happen day to day, that you can't always stick to the schedule. I did, however, feel a bit unorganized all year, and perhaps making up a schedule early on can help us all stick with the project at hand. Happy First Day of School all you kiddos!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Coon Huntin
Just a little update about life in the new house...
It feels so HUGE after living in that tiny apartment for 7 months! I am officially tired of moving. Good thing we are living here until the end, eh?
JP has been working on unpacking and organizing books in the Library. I think we had at least 30 boxes just of books. It is nearly finished and the wall of built in bookshelves is filled.
I have been working on the kitchen. There were a lot of kitchen boxes too! I was able to get rid of a bunch of items...after all, I managed to feed us 3 meals a day in the apartment with 30% of the stuff! Some things we are really glad to see again, like our ice cream maker...just in time for the 4th!
We got the girls' furniture set up, and I unpacked all their things (also managed to hide some things away for the Thrift Store Donation Box). They are overjoyed to have their toys back, and spend lots of time downstairs playing together. That is really helpful while JP and I are trying to get some things accomplished, but I hope once we are settled they will bring toys upstairs to play too.
The repair men were out in droves this week. Yesterday a man looked at the washer. Apparently when you store washing machines, you should fill them with RV antifreeze so the pump doesn't crack. We have a new pump ordered and I should have a functioning washer and dryer by the end of the week (no more Laundromat excursions I hope!) The refrigerator guy fixed the fridge and the men hoisted it back over the bar. The stove dude found that the problem with the 2 burners on the left is that the controls are switched: the left front control works the left rear burner, etc. He has ordered a part AND a new cook top (just in case) and will be back in 2 weeks.
It is interesting living at a construction site. JP and I are up until midnight or later every night, and then the crew arrives at 7:15 to begin work. They are mostly working outside, but along with the birds in the morning, we get to hear the heavy equipment and nail guns. I'm not complaining, honestly, I'm still sleeping better than I have for 7 months. Our builder actually pulled a couple of men off this week to start their next project. I'm a bit sad to see them go...they feel almost like family now (and L has a bit of a crush on one of them, and his blue truck.) This morning, when I came out of the bedroom, they were working on the soffit of the prow and were way up in the air!
This week they have nearly finished all the siding, soffit and gutters, and have the furnace/air conditioning almost ready to run. They started putting the drop ceilings in a couple of the closets downstairs, so that should be completed by tomorrow.
I am on the rodent rampage again...trapped 4 mice over the past 2 nights. The raccoons got into our trash last night and spread rotting watermelon rinds all over the garage. JP has seen them on the porch several times, and run out with his gun, but scared them away in the process. I think we need a dog and/or cat!
We are still waiting on hot water in the East side of the house. Thank goodness we decided to put a shower in the washroom off my Craft Room!
All in all, we love being here! We are so happy with the house, although when pressed we could recite all the places we had to compromise (I try not to though...stop me if you've heard it!) We love the quiet, the space to roam, the virgin walls where we get to make the first holes. J and I "went to town" today, and when we returned, our dining table was in the dining room. So, by her measures, we now live here!
It feels so HUGE after living in that tiny apartment for 7 months! I am officially tired of moving. Good thing we are living here until the end, eh?
JP has been working on unpacking and organizing books in the Library. I think we had at least 30 boxes just of books. It is nearly finished and the wall of built in bookshelves is filled.
I have been working on the kitchen. There were a lot of kitchen boxes too! I was able to get rid of a bunch of items...after all, I managed to feed us 3 meals a day in the apartment with 30% of the stuff! Some things we are really glad to see again, like our ice cream maker...just in time for the 4th!
We got the girls' furniture set up, and I unpacked all their things (also managed to hide some things away for the Thrift Store Donation Box). They are overjoyed to have their toys back, and spend lots of time downstairs playing together. That is really helpful while JP and I are trying to get some things accomplished, but I hope once we are settled they will bring toys upstairs to play too.
The repair men were out in droves this week. Yesterday a man looked at the washer. Apparently when you store washing machines, you should fill them with RV antifreeze so the pump doesn't crack. We have a new pump ordered and I should have a functioning washer and dryer by the end of the week (no more Laundromat excursions I hope!) The refrigerator guy fixed the fridge and the men hoisted it back over the bar. The stove dude found that the problem with the 2 burners on the left is that the controls are switched: the left front control works the left rear burner, etc. He has ordered a part AND a new cook top (just in case) and will be back in 2 weeks.
It is interesting living at a construction site. JP and I are up until midnight or later every night, and then the crew arrives at 7:15 to begin work. They are mostly working outside, but along with the birds in the morning, we get to hear the heavy equipment and nail guns. I'm not complaining, honestly, I'm still sleeping better than I have for 7 months. Our builder actually pulled a couple of men off this week to start their next project. I'm a bit sad to see them go...they feel almost like family now (and L has a bit of a crush on one of them, and his blue truck.) This morning, when I came out of the bedroom, they were working on the soffit of the prow and were way up in the air!
This week they have nearly finished all the siding, soffit and gutters, and have the furnace/air conditioning almost ready to run. They started putting the drop ceilings in a couple of the closets downstairs, so that should be completed by tomorrow.
I am on the rodent rampage again...trapped 4 mice over the past 2 nights. The raccoons got into our trash last night and spread rotting watermelon rinds all over the garage. JP has seen them on the porch several times, and run out with his gun, but scared them away in the process. I think we need a dog and/or cat!
We are still waiting on hot water in the East side of the house. Thank goodness we decided to put a shower in the washroom off my Craft Room!
All in all, we love being here! We are so happy with the house, although when pressed we could recite all the places we had to compromise (I try not to though...stop me if you've heard it!) We love the quiet, the space to roam, the virgin walls where we get to make the first holes. J and I "went to town" today, and when we returned, our dining table was in the dining room. So, by her measures, we now live here!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Cowboy Take Me Away
This evening, the girls and I were dancing to the Dixie Chicks. This song just about sums up how I feel about living in this apartment:
I spent quite a while this afternoon, rummaging around in the garage looking for my jelly jars. I was only partially successful. I did manage to pack up one box from the apartment and deposit it in the garage: J's school stuff.
The carpet guys (more neighbors) were hard at work downstairs putting in the new carpeting.
These library bookshelves look too pretty to cover up with books (but we'll do it anyway).
I wanna walk and not run
I wanna skip and not fall
I wanna look at the horizon
And not see a building standing tall
I wanna be the only one
For miles and miles
Except for maybe you
And your simple smile
Oh it sounds so good to me
Yes is sounds so good to me...
...I said I wanna touch the earth
I wanna break it in my hands
I wanna grow something wild and unruly
Oh it sounds so good to me
I spent quite a while this afternoon, rummaging around in the garage looking for my jelly jars. I was only partially successful. I did manage to pack up one box from the apartment and deposit it in the garage: J's school stuff.
The carpet guys (more neighbors) were hard at work downstairs putting in the new carpeting.
These library bookshelves look too pretty to cover up with books (but we'll do it anyway).
Here's some of the "portobello" paint on the front of the house...lookin' good!
L picked up poison ivy somewhere...time to plant a lawn!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Strawberry picking we will go
Well, our moving date has officially been moved back to the end of June...somewhere around the 25th or 26th. I'm very disappointed, but not surprised. I'm trying to think of the positive aspects of this new revelation, and I've come up with a few:
This crown molding in the Master Bedroom tray ceiling will hold indirect lighting.
-J has a couple of extra weeks to practice bike riding on flat ground
-I will now have time to go pick strawberries at Simon's Farm, make jam, and freeze some berries
-I'll have 2 more weeks to be right next door to the Farmer's Market
Today, at the house, they finished laying tile in the Master Bathroom shower.
This crown molding in the Master Bedroom tray ceiling will hold indirect lighting.
The shelving in the Master Bedroom closet is started.
The Library bookshelves are stained and sealed and drying out on the porch.
The pocket doors are installed in the girls' rooms. Look, it can be one room...
...or two!
I signed the girls up for swimming lessons in July. Summer...here we come!
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