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It Doesn’t Work If You Don’t Use It

May 11, 2009

Today, the painters sanded everything. And that’s it. So what should have taken at the most 3 days and been finished by Friday is now going on the 6th day. Oh well. My in-laws’ house is very homey. My parents’ house is homey too, but their guest room has two single beds, and David and I have grown accustomed to sleeping near each other at night. :) Also, last night my computer decided to stop working. And now I am inwardly freaking out because I bought an external hard drive, but I have yet to use it.  (Sorry Scott, don’t be disappointed in me!) And just as soon as I finish typing this I am going to troubleshoot my computer…
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I Worked Up the Energy to Write An Update

May 9, 2009

This is what’s left of the annual nurse’s gala that we went to last night. I was one of three finalists for the Outstanding Graduate Nurse for my hospital. I know you’re on the edge of your seat, so I’ll just let you know right now that I didn’t win. But I can still put “finalist” on my resume, right? We got ourselves all fancied up and drove downtown to the convention center. It happens to be right next door to the Toyota Center, where the Rockets were playing in a playoff game, and Minute Maid Park, where the Astros also had a game. Obviously the traffic was not ideal. We realized we didn’t have cash, so we had to…
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The Cost of a Deal

May 6, 2009

First, we (I) stressed out about how much it costs to have our living room and kitchen cabinets painted. Then we decided to do it ourselves. Then we got an amazing deal through a friend and scheduled them. We chose and purchased paint, I cleared everything out of our cabinets, David pushed all our furniture away from the wall, and we dropped our dogs off at our parents’ house. Our house is in upheaval, but everything was ready. Except…the painters forgot about us. When we got home from work today, they hadn’t come. I suppose it’s my fault for not calling to confirm, but I guess I just placed trust in a professional business. When I called the painter, my…
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I Need Painting Advice!

April 24, 2009

Since I first laid eyes on our house, I loved it but I knew there were a few things we’d want to change to make it our own. One major thing is that the living room and breakfast room have wood paneling that make the space seem a lot darker than it is, especially since it matches the wood floors. I like THAT it is wood instead of drywall, because I think that once we paint over it the wood will add a lot of character. But the painting is the part I’m stuck at. I finally got a painter over here today for an estimate. David’s parents and his brother both used the same painting company for their houses…
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It’s The Small Stuff

April 9, 2009

For the last week I’ve been house- and pet-sitting for a family in our church. Although there were a few good things about staying at their house (it’s closer to the park and ride, they have a really awesome TV, and there was an actual TABLE at which to eat my meals), mostly I just REALLY missed my husband, my dogs, and my bed. The dogs I was watching are approximately 100 pounds each, and neeeeeedy. The first night I was there, they woke me up no less than five times for one reason or another.  Anyway, I came back home last night and it was wonderful to sleep in my own amazing bed (which in my family we refer to as the Great…
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