Talk a lot and Brewndoggies!!

What could we do with our time, I think a good idea would be to start coming up with strange and delicious hot dog ideas. I think that will be our little fantasy idea for a hot dog shop. Fun to plan and see what comes. I think we get so many ideas, that we don't really know which way to focus our efforts. I am happy with our little pet sitting venture right now. It is good to watch animals for our friends and family. I think that if we could we would have a big shop in the beach area, watching animals, with a childrens nursery there, and a hot dog shop in front. It could happen. Who knows, we may be on to the next big franchise.
me

Coming up on a new weekend.

I am sorry that I have been away for a little while. This week has been really good for us for getting things done and spending time. Still no word on the house. This morning we will be going to Hettie's appointment. I'm a little worried, and I just want everything to go smoothly. Hettie's going to be great. I am her support system and I need to be supportive. After we finish with that, I'm getting some help from John to remove some countertop items in the Kitchen. We will then replace the countertop!!! Hooray for new counters. No more ugly white ones. I can finally get the Kitchen done. We are done with the front entryway, living room, Den, Dining room, Bathroom, Bedroom, now we need the family room, hallway, and master. So close. Also, as soon as that is done, we'll do finishing touches with base moulding. That will be the final touch, but I think the rooms are pretty much done other than that.

This is Memorial day weekend. I think it is one of the most important military holidays. Be sure to fly your flag, and rember those who are not able to come home to their families either by deployment or worse. Since I am a biased member of post 2550 of the VFW, please find a donation area, and get yourself a buddy poppy. You'll be helping out all those vets who are struggling.

It is time to pray for this weekend, I hope this is a safe travel weekend for all. Take care
me

BG HOORAY!!

We got to go to Busch Gardens again. We have the passport and fun pass, so we can go for free any time we want. This was the first trip for us since our anniversary. Lots of fun. It seems to me that we had a great time and went on the perfect day. It was overcast, so not too hot. It was threatening rain, so fewer people showed up to the park. None of the rides were closed down, except for the part of Jungala without orangutans. We didn't have to wait in lines for more than 15 minutes. For a major theme park, that is awesome. Especially with their rides.

We had fun at church yesterday. No nursery this week. We need to go hang out with Justin and Autumn, there should be time this week. I am ready to get the bedroom done with all the wood. I need to get some things prepped first. Just a little bit of plastic and we're ready to go. If Hettie has a little bit of time, we'll just hang out here. I'm still on a little high from this weekend. We had a blast. A lot of the things we have done lately, cost us very little. We are trying to determine the best way to go with our new housing dilemma. I know it is just for us to pray about and we can only wait to see if there are other options coming soon. We may have to wait till June 5th, or we may find out something sooner. Time to just put our trust in him and see what comes our way.

Me

Marriage

I have no idea what to write today. We had some fun the past few days; went to Dunedin causeway with the dogs. Played a little bit of gin, and generally hung out while grilling, cleaning, and flooring. Yesterday and today, we are painting the closet. Then I can lay the floor in the bedroom. Terazzo does not look good in there. The wood looks great though.

We had an awesome marriage class last night. Some people mentioned things that would be very private and I felt a lot of sympathy for their situation. This was supposed to be a game. It turned out well though. We all have fun at the meetings, and we get to grow more together as couples. I think we are starting to form more friendships within the church. It's strange, we are the only couple there at our age without children. They'll just have to wait. That means you Faithlynn. She's asking us again last night if we are "working on babies". So many silly geese working this church.

Time to finish my fume laden closet. I'll be back sooner next time.

me

Great Weekend!

As you all probably know, yesterday was Mother's Day. We spent our time here at church in the morning. We had 5 babies to take care of. They were very well behaved and then they got restless at the end. We had to hurry away after the service so we could go to the game. There were six of us at the Rays game. The grandparents, Hettie and I, John, and Dave. They had the nice seats behind the plate. We sat in the bleachers up in left field. We had a great view, although we were more interested in the scoreboard than the actual game. I kept checking for the Cubs scores. Hettie kept her eye open for the Braves.

When we left the game(after Grandma got her M-day foul ball), we decided to go back to Clearwater and Capogna's. In Capogna's we(or I should say I) got to watch the end of the Cubs game, SWEEP! When we were done, we got home exhausted to some very hungry pups. They behaved themselves, and went outside. I'm sure everyone is interested in the pups potty schedule, but I suppose I could spare you the details.

Now to today. 3 rooms down, 4 to go. We have a lot of wood left. I need to get the bedrooms done next. We have the little plastic footies to slide the furniture and now I have to continue installing before ripping up the nasty carpet in the room. I'm also finishing the stairnose problem. I have to get the wood to cooperate with me for that. I think a very small planer or tiny chisel would work wonders. I'l just deal in sandpaper and screwdrivers. For now the keyboard is my palette.

I am already missing Hettie this morning. She has 76 vet clinic volunteer hours to go, and she's going to take care of 4 today including watching some bladder surgery. I hope she enjoys it. I'll be working on the floors while she's gone.

Sorry for not getting on sooner to type, but I have been pretty busy. Talk to you all later.

-me

I'm feelin it

My muscles are aching and I am loving it. I felt this way after my swimming workouts in High school. I am getting to go on walks with the dogs and Hettie. Then I start on the floors when I get back. Most of the time, I'm up and down around the floor. If I'm not there, I'll be cutting or measuring. This has to be one of my favorite jobs so far. The cuts around trim pieces are a little tricky and it can be challenging. When the floor is done, there will just be the trim. So close. Anyway, we have our second church banquet tonight. It is going to be good to go to it. We are still meeting our fellow church-goers. We kinda know everyone, but we need to do some more quality time. So many things are coming together right now. We are needing volunteer time with the vet clinic, not yet. We need info from the other vet clinic, not yet. We are curious about what is going on with the house, not yet. So much going on right now, and yet nothing is finishing. God is truly testing our patience. Time to get back to the floor.
me

Cinco de Mayo, Felicitaciones!

Waking up this morning, I was really sore all over. Not a bad sore. Workout sore. It feels good to know that I am working all of the muscles instead of just a couple. So what is going on today?
- Finish the Bathroom
- Move some furniture
- Plan out the living room area
- Re-read the wood section in the book.
- Start install?
- We have waited for this for a long time.

It is really nice to have some other jobs done, and we can imagine what the floors will look like. Today is just another step.

Waiting for a phone call about the jobs today. We'll see.

I don't know what to say right now. I may just need to wake up some more. Allie looks pretty tired right now. She has been fighting off Angel for quite some time these past 2 days. I think she will sleep well tonight. Of course, after Lucy and Larry pick up Angel today, we get a couple more dogs for almost the whole month. We are making a little bit for our service, it definitely helps. We have been saving more and more lately. I know that our decision to be together is something that not everyone can do, but we excel at it. I think there is a good chance for the vet job.

-me

time to go to church

We are praying constantly about the house and the jobs as you all know. Time to relax and not think about it too much. Grout is going in the bathroom today. The room is almost done. I'll be happy to finish in there. We need a little more room in the morning with sink space. All three of us in the Garage bathroom is a little cramped. I will be starting to lay wood this week!!! Hooray. It is about time. I want to get the living room, office, and dining room done first. Then we move through the hallway, bedrooms and closets. Once those are all done, we can do the Family room, last tile and wood.

The remaining projects will include the rest of the counters in the kitchen and touch ups. Then the moulding around each of the rooms. I can see a light at the end of the tunnel!

-me

Today is a busy day, as always.

I am happy to say we have another full day ahead of us. For me, this morning is Carelift and tile installation. I am going to do Carelift today then I have to take the rest of this month off for the flooring activities. Next is mortaring the tile down that I cut yesterday. I won't have too much time for that before I have to leave to do my unpaid "test work" period in the vet clinic. I am looking forward to it. Hettie and I both are looking into the job because it will be good experience in the fields we want to get into. I am excited about working again in an outside job. Working at home has it's benefits, but we don't really socialize. I know that the skills we could learn there would be very valuable. I am happy to say that the uniform is just scrubs!!! Gotta love it. Anyway, I have to get ready, I'll be on tomorrow.

me