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Monthly Archives: January 2008
Does it Count as Working from Home
… If you’re actually working from your car with your dogs parked behind a Panera Bread? I sure hope so! While I wouldn’t want to do it for long periods of time, it’s a nice temporary thing to do while … Continue reading
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Good-Bye Weekends
Hello, CR-V! Probably “good-bye spare time” too. The house was shown 5 times over the weekend. Three times on Saturday and twice yesterday. My car has turned into a mobile dog-crate. We took the dogs for a walk during the … Continue reading
Layne is a Genius
Seriously, sometimes this dog is so smart it’s scary. Now, those of you with pets are certainly familiar with the gagging sound animals make right before they throw up. When we hear that sound we scramble to get whichever pet … Continue reading
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For Sale
After a lot of waffling we have decided that we are, in fact, going to move. When we were looking at houses in Holly Springs and Pittsboro we put the thought of moving on hold. Recently we fell in love … Continue reading
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It Makes Me Feel Old
My back hurts. I’m really not 100% sure what I’ve done to make it hurt, but today it is absolutely killing me. Over the last 2 nights I cleaned the carpet in the house and I scrubbed the floors. Hmm.. … Continue reading
Layne’s Turn in the Spot Light
Nate took Layne to the vet today. Her eye has been running some lately and while it started out clear like her allergies from last year, it’s started getting a little yellow in one eye. Also she has an open … Continue reading
In Case You Hadn’t Seen
Tom Cruise, bringing the crazy. Now with extra crazy! Thanks, Gawker! Just thought I’d share.
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Nobody Here by that Name
Ok, someone named Jay needs to quit giving out our home phone number. A couple of months ago we received a gazillion called from american mortgage place. I don’t remember the exact name but I do remember they called almost … Continue reading
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Let it Snow! Let is Snow! Let it Snow!
It looks like we may actually get something! The article is calling for an “early wintery mix” for tomorrow. I wish it was an “all day snow” but at this point I’ll take what I can get. In the morning … Continue reading
What the Crap is Wrong with the Toilets in this House?!
The toilet in the masterbath has been running lately. It seems like we just had the stupid toilet downstairs fixed (even though it was waaaay back in September), and I think it is the same part on this one that … Continue reading
Nothing Says Monday Like Cleaning Up Dog Crap
Last night Gouda had bad gas. Bad bad bad bad bad. It was not the first time so we figured he ate something a little funky and he would get over it. He did not. This morning he was sick … Continue reading
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So Close.
I started painting the trim this morning while Nate worked on homework. I did the master bath and the office/dog room. Then I realized that I meant to buy oil based paint and bought latex paint instead. Now, I had … Continue reading
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I’m Bleeeeeeding!
Ok not really. But earlier today I experienced my first ever nose bleed. My first thought was that after several months of using two nasal sprays my brain was melting and starting to leak out but I called the health … Continue reading
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The Fridge is Fixed!
Halle-friggin-lujah! I was starting to worry it would never happen. The ticket was opened on Sunday and I called and left them a message to try to expedite the process since I didn’t want to be using coolers all week. … Continue reading
An Almost-Great Weekend
On Saturday we “finished” the garage. It seems like months ago (I wonder why) that we got the insulation and drywall up. I started mudding, I borrowed a corner tool from a friend of mine to do the corners, and … Continue reading