We're off today for a week in Maine. Hope to have lots of pictures and lots of updates when we return....
Monday, July 21, 2008
VACATION
We're off today for a week in Maine. Hope to have lots of pictures and lots of updates when we return....
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Tri Fecta
We had a nice visit with Cindy and Josh and the kids this weekend. The National Downs Syndrome Congress National Conference was in Boston this year and Cindy and Josh took advantage of our close proximity to attend workshops on Saturday and Sunday.
The kids all stayed here for the weekend. On Saturday we discovered that the trim around our French Door leading out to the deck was rotten. Lee and Trevor spent most of the day taking off trim, reflashing the door and replacing the trim. Grandma and Grandpa came for lunch and it was nice to have another pair of hands and eyes to keep track of the toddlers. Boy.. they are speedy. Breanna spent part of the afternoon constructing a structure of sticks, leaves and flower blossoms in the driveway. She may be a budding architect!! Lucas took a marathon nap for the afternoon from 12:30 'til 4.
On Sunday Lee had to go to Maine for one of his few gigs this summer. He was also going to stop at the lake to do a few chores and check on some work that had been done during the week. I was by myself with the kids. Here's how our day went: Breanna and Lucas threw their breakfast plates on the floor for the dogs, we played blocks and cars, went upstairs to get dressed and brush teeth (that took about an hour before everyone was ready to go outside), went outside to play with the dogs and run around, chased Bre and Lucas all over the yard and down the driveway, had lunch, did a craft project.
Quote of the weekend: (As we brought Bre and Lucas back from running down the driveway)
Gammie: What ever happened to playpens?
Trevor: What's a playpen....?
The kids all fell asleep in the car on the trip back to Maine and Gammie wasn't far behind :)
The kids all stayed here for the weekend. On Saturday we discovered that the trim around our French Door leading out to the deck was rotten. Lee and Trevor spent most of the day taking off trim, reflashing the door and replacing the trim. Grandma and Grandpa came for lunch and it was nice to have another pair of hands and eyes to keep track of the toddlers. Boy.. they are speedy. Breanna spent part of the afternoon constructing a structure of sticks, leaves and flower blossoms in the driveway. She may be a budding architect!! Lucas took a marathon nap for the afternoon from 12:30 'til 4.
On Sunday Lee had to go to Maine for one of his few gigs this summer. He was also going to stop at the lake to do a few chores and check on some work that had been done during the week. I was by myself with the kids. Here's how our day went: Breanna and Lucas threw their breakfast plates on the floor for the dogs, we played blocks and cars, went upstairs to get dressed and brush teeth (that took about an hour before everyone was ready to go outside), went outside to play with the dogs and run around, chased Bre and Lucas all over the yard and down the driveway, had lunch, did a craft project.
Quote of the weekend: (As we brought Bre and Lucas back from running down the driveway)
Gammie: What ever happened to playpens?
Trevor: What's a playpen....?
The kids all fell asleep in the car on the trip back to Maine and Gammie wasn't far behind :)
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
NEW PICTURES OF THE LAKE
These are some pictures of the house that we took when we went for a ride with Vic and Carol in their new pontoon boat ($$$$). Wish we could be there today to cool off, but then again, we'd probably just be working on some project. Maybe next summer.....
FAMILY BBQ
Since it's WAY too HOT to do anything outside today, I can work on my pictures from the weekend. We had a great time at Cindy and Josh's house on Saturday just hangin' out and playing with the kids, eating great food and picking blueberries. Oh yeah... of course we enjoyed our time around the campfire in Josh's new fire pit until the bugs came out. Boy... it can hold some pretty big logs.
Enjoy the pics....
Enjoy the pics....
Monday, July 7, 2008
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK
Went to the gym three days
Took the dogs back to agility classes
Garage foundation got poured
Had fight with painter about finishing our job.
Needed to go to Target, grocery store, Sears and buy dog food ($$$$$)
The two of us packed a lot of furniture in the trailer to go to Maine (thanks moving straps)
Bought a Bob O Pedic
Drove to Maine on Friday and unpacked a lot of furniture (Thanks Vic and Carol)
Had a great BBQ with Cindy, Josh and the kids (great fire pit)
Went to Home Depot and spent more $$ on towel bars, rings, hooks, TP holders, door mats and cleaning supplies. Boy do things add up!!!!
Installed towel bars etc. in two bathrooms and put in air conditioning outside unit.
Got up at 5 and drove home to MA.
Found out that Kevin got $$ for grad school
Read Kev and Amy's new blog!! Way to go!!
Took the dogs back to agility classes
Garage foundation got poured
Had fight with painter about finishing our job.
Needed to go to Target, grocery store, Sears and buy dog food ($$$$$)
The two of us packed a lot of furniture in the trailer to go to Maine (thanks moving straps)
Bought a Bob O Pedic
Drove to Maine on Friday and unpacked a lot of furniture (Thanks Vic and Carol)
Had a great BBQ with Cindy, Josh and the kids (great fire pit)
Went to Home Depot and spent more $$ on towel bars, rings, hooks, TP holders, door mats and cleaning supplies. Boy do things add up!!!!
Installed towel bars etc. in two bathrooms and put in air conditioning outside unit.
Got up at 5 and drove home to MA.
Found out that Kevin got $$ for grad school
Read Kev and Amy's new blog!! Way to go!!
Monday, June 30, 2008
IDIOTS
Boy, are we tired of dealing with contractors, internet sites, and companies that just think that you were born yesterday. It's been a real struggle all winter to get people to do what they say they are going to do. I just don't know what has happened to the work ethic. I think that people just want to get a job done and then collect their money for doing it (or not doing it as the case may be).
Our electrician installed a light over our pedistal sink last week. When we got there on Saturday we had to clean up all the sheetrock dust and dirt out of the sink before we could use it. I would never go into somebody's house and leave that kind of a mess on a job. I also noticed that there were dirty hand prints in the upstairs bedroom around all the outlets that went in. Now we have to clean walls. I thought we had a "new" house??? IDIOTS
Our painter got sick a few weeks ago and now, even though he is better, he is not coming back to finish our job. We have left numerous messages for him and he has refused to call us back even though we have paid him for the completed job. He was always prompt in calling us to tell us that he needed another check. We may end up having to "eat" some money and just hire someone else to finish. Our carpenter (who recommended this painter) is going to try to help us get him back to finish. IDIOTS
We ordered a ceiling fan for our sunroom on the internet in the middle of May. It was supposed to be shipped the first week of June. I finally had to call last week to see what the deal was, plus they had already charged my credit card (company policy). I was told the fan was delayed and would ship last Friday. I called again today and was told the fan is on back order 'til July 15th. I cancelled the order and asked that my credit card get reimbursed today, but of course it takes 7-10 days. Why is it so easy for them to charge my card the minute that I push the "send order" button, but it takes that long to get the credit? IDIOTS.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this house. I'm just tired to dealing with IDIOTS.
Our electrician installed a light over our pedistal sink last week. When we got there on Saturday we had to clean up all the sheetrock dust and dirt out of the sink before we could use it. I would never go into somebody's house and leave that kind of a mess on a job. I also noticed that there were dirty hand prints in the upstairs bedroom around all the outlets that went in. Now we have to clean walls. I thought we had a "new" house??? IDIOTS
Our painter got sick a few weeks ago and now, even though he is better, he is not coming back to finish our job. We have left numerous messages for him and he has refused to call us back even though we have paid him for the completed job. He was always prompt in calling us to tell us that he needed another check. We may end up having to "eat" some money and just hire someone else to finish. Our carpenter (who recommended this painter) is going to try to help us get him back to finish. IDIOTS
We ordered a ceiling fan for our sunroom on the internet in the middle of May. It was supposed to be shipped the first week of June. I finally had to call last week to see what the deal was, plus they had already charged my credit card (company policy). I was told the fan was delayed and would ship last Friday. I called again today and was told the fan is on back order 'til July 15th. I cancelled the order and asked that my credit card get reimbursed today, but of course it takes 7-10 days. Why is it so easy for them to charge my card the minute that I push the "send order" button, but it takes that long to get the credit? IDIOTS.
Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this house. I'm just tired to dealing with IDIOTS.
PROGRESS
We got a lot done at the camp this weekend along with attending the wedding of Dick and Susan Poland's daughter Nicole. We unpacked most of the boxes and put away everything that we could and then proceeded to setting up beds. The beds in one room upstairs are all set and we need another bed (which we're bringing from here) to complete the second room. We recycled a shelving unit from the old house that fit perfectly in our loft space upstains (thanks Josh for that suggestion). It will be a great space to kick back and relax. Now if we can just get the painter to finish.... and our garage foundation be poured....
We'll be up over the holiday to get more things organized. I have to find and buy some more bedding and linens for sure. We'll be taking a little relaxing time to BBQ with Cindy, Josh and the kids on the 5th. Can't wait to see the new fire pit.
We'll be up over the holiday to get more things organized. I have to find and buy some more bedding and linens for sure. We'll be taking a little relaxing time to BBQ with Cindy, Josh and the kids on the 5th. Can't wait to see the new fire pit.
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