How wonderful to be here today

Yes it is a Monday... No I am not insane. The next list item on my agenda, is to keep up with my online ideas. I am involved in typing up a few articles. I have no revenue from any of these sites yet. I think it is because I am not the best writer. I enjoy it though. There is no reason to do things if you don't enjoy them. I know that after some time I may develop a following or even get better. I think it might be good just to see if I can sell an article. I came close on one and was way off the mark on another.
We have some things to do today in the errand dept. Doctor visit here, volunteering there. Should be fun.
Yesterday was really nice. The service was excellent at the restaurant. If you didn't read yesterday, it was the grandparent's 57th anniversary. The food was alright, and overpriced. The reason for going was obviously not the food. I had a good time, but I won't choose to go back unless the prices change or their menu does. 19 dollar salads made with frozen shrimp? We were 100 feet from the gulf. I think there is no excuse there. You know they were paying some kid fisherman to take his wagon and pole to Publix for seafood in the frozen aisle. The chicken was good. The way it was explained on the menu, it didn't sound like fried chicken, but it was. The relish tray and various fresh breads before the meal were excellent. The hot fudge sundae was also very good. The main meal was seriously lacking. I am surprised since that is essentially the featured portion of the menu.
OK I am done complaining now. The good side included conversation, quality time, and family. We even walked down to the gulf and dipped our toes in the water. I wish them many more happy anniversaries.
That's all for now.
me

Happy Anniversary!

Today is my wife's grandparent's 57th Wedding Anniversary! We are going to go to dinner with them at a restaurant down by the beach. I am happy to be here for this. 57 is a very impressive number. Especially in today's age. We thank God for all the time they have spent together and how they found each other so long ago. It is a very special day and we'll be celebrating with them. This morning there is no nursery but we do get to go to service. I think we'll be visiting our real estate agent at her open house this afternoon to see what she has there. Other than that, we'll just take the day easy.
Yesterday was a lot of fun too. The picnic was pretty cool. There are so many people there and we don't know any of them really. Even though we have volunteered there over a year. I'm sure we'll get to know people over more time. For right now we are fairly anonymous. The plus side offers a day where we can go get free food and have fun by ourselves.
Today, the neighbors come home. Happy and sad. I love taking care of their dogs and birds. We enjoy going next door to relax and it is a great time. But we really like our neighbors so we can't really hope they stay gone now can we? Time to get ready for a great day.
Talk to you all later.
me

Picnic and pound day!

It's actually bigger than a picnic, it has quite a few members from the volunteer community for the hospital. They have games and food. It was a lot of fun last year. We'll go for a bit and then we're off to the humane society! We have some more cat cuddler mentoring to do. The mentee is pretty cool and she should pick up fast. I think she has a good grasp already, and we'll probably cut her loose today. Her boyfriend volunteers there too so they are a lot like us in their love for animals.
Yesterday was great! Hettie finished work early, so we got a chance to go for a walk and relax before we went down to the beach. We met up with Tiffany, Adrienne, and Kristen. It was nice to sit out in the sun and have a couple beers. We were there for about 4 hours. That was really nice since we haven't been to the beach for a while. It was also nice to see friends. Since Tiffany is only in town till Tuesday, we'll be hanging out when we get the chance. It is nice to actually spend time with our friends. Most of the time we have about zero interaction with others our age. We love what we do and we set up our schedule that way, but it is nice to just hang out once in a while. I think we are closet socialites. Anyway, it's time to check on a couple other things before we get ready to go. Take care all.
me

Friday!!

Hey everyone, it's Friday! Carelift today, and then time at home. Not much going on here. I had to switch my phone out yesterday. I took it to the cell phone doctors(Verizon). They said my phone had a terminal illness(it's dying). Change phones. So I did. We still have some old phones here and they still work, kinda. I will use these until they wear out and I am forced to get a new one. There was no mishap with picking up Hettie from class yesterday. I was getting worried that I missed her coming out and had to sit by the door to make sure when she came out. I didn't miss her, she was there almost the whole class period. The labs must have been intense yesterday. Today we'll see how all goes with everything and let you know if anything changes. Oh yeah, our dog decided to pig out on Japanese Loquats. It makes her feel bad. I think it's because she eats all of them. Too bad she can't have one then stop. Now we have to watch her out back to be sure she does not gorge herself.
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What are you telling us God?

The house we put a bid on came back saying that there was another offer that they would accept. Now the seller's agent said that the offer they received was flimsy. They wanted us to present a more desirable bid for the house. No can do. We have our limit and that is what we are sticking to. If they decide they really want to sell the house, we would be happy to purchase it at the price we quoted. We just can not afford more. I think it will work out the way God planned. If we are to get this house, it is his will. If not, it was not meant to be. We are looking into some other properties in the area to see if any of them jump out at us like this one did. I'm not saying we should lower our standards, just our price range. I think I can get some more things done today with the prep on the house here. I need to start making room for our flooring projects. The materials should be here within the week, so I can get started. I am curious about counter top installation. I keep looking at the framework under our existing counters and they don't seem to make much sense for what I want to do with them. I'm going to consult one of our friends who does a lot of that work and then move forward. The last thing I want to do is mess up one of our pieces and have to go get another one. I might try to handle the freestanding counter first, since it looks easier than the other two. We shall see. Keep checking in here for more info on the progress.
me

Finally getting somewhere

We are getting things done and hearing from people that we were wondering about. First, we heard about the house, and our offer was not accepted. They went with the other offer. God will direct us toward the home that he wants us to have. We got our box springs back too. I am glad that we finished our odd jobs at another house, they came out really nice. I was late to pick up my baby though. :( Now we are going to try to get in touch with the nice lady who wants to try out our pet sitting service. Then we will need our materials for the rest of the floors dropped off. So many things going on at once. It takes a little effort to juggle it all. We need to remember that these things will all just be our little speed bumps along the way. I know that the home we did not get will make an excellent home for some family. I pray it will be a wonderful place for them. We will keep looking on our own terms. Today I think we will go to a baseball game to relax a bit. There is a Blue Jays/Reds game tonight with fireworks too. We can walk to the stadium, so I think it will be a good time. So much to do, and it is good to stay away from stress, it will eat us alive.

Time to get our stuff back

I feel pretty dumb after leaving the wrong boxes out near our salvation army pickup. Luckily, they will be by this morning to drop off our box springs and pick up the other stuff that we did not get rid of last time. It will be another busy day with odd jobs and school. I want to get the ceiling fan put up at cheryl's house and get that fence in if I have time. I am looking forward to getting the rest of the supplies for this house so we can finish up here. Allie is pretty confused lately. We found our couch cushions stowed away in our armoir. Allie of course wants to get up on the couch. That is not allowed anymore. we are getting her used to sitting on her bed on the floor instead. Now she has her own seat here and won't have to use ours. This concept is pretty new to her although I think she'll be fine. Hettie and I lowballed the offer for the house. We'll see what happens. If it is God's will we'll be in the house. If not we look for another one.
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