Another Lost Love

Made cinnamon toast this morning. God it was good.

I can't tell you the last time I made it, it's been years. I don't know why I stopped.

I can't even blame this one on Mary.

I guess I'll chock it up to laziness.

New woman in my life

Yes there's a new girl in my life.

When I came home Monday evening there she was. She came up to me and laid down at my feet and looked up at me with that pretty little face.

I took her in the house and introduced her too the pack. They didn't seam to mind and she acted like she was home. She is a sweet loving thing and she loves to play. She didn't have a collar and we took her to the vet and she doesn't have a chip.

I guess she is ours unless we can find the owner. I really don't want too but I know if she was my lost dog I would be heartbroken so we'll keep on trying.

At first we thought she was a chihuahua and we were trying to come up with a good Hispanic name but I couldn't find one that I liked. Then the lady at the vet said she was a toy fox terrier. Fatty had earlier suggested that we call her Aniston, Ani for short, but that didn't seam to fit a chihuahua well but it does fit a terrier so Aniston it is.

I never had a little dog before, I didn't think I would like it but Ani is just a joy and has changed my mind.

First weekend done

Well I survived my anniversary just fine with the help of good friends, special thanks to Angie for keeping me sane with her drunk texts Friday night.

First weekend of demo went great. Found a few surprises.

It was scary how little support there was holding up the middle of the second floor joists. Just a double header of 2x4's and a stud wall. You can see how much the floor is sagging. Now I can see why there was constant problems with the bathtub leaking. We are going to have to jack up the floor and put up in real header supported by posts on each end. This will provide the needed support and open up the space the way we want.

Good news is after we took out the closet walls and the drywall from the dividing wall the space opens up nicely and we will not need to move the powder room. This will save a bunch of time and money.

OMG FLEAS! Round IV

Well the war is basically over. Just have to get rid of the remaining stragglers and hold outs.

Started Demo today. You can really start to see how this space is going to be totally changed.

Lots and lots of work to do but at least we have finally started.

27 years

27 years ago I stood and married a sweet young girl who was the light of my life. It's almost impossible for me too sum up my feelings on this day but Gordon Lightfoot did an absolutely perfect job for me.

If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong,
With chains upon my feet.
You know that ghost is me.

And I will never be set free
As long as I'm a ghost that you can't see.
                            
If I could read your mind, love,
What a tale your thoughts could tell.
Just like a paperback novel,
The kind the drugstores sell.

Then you reached the part where the heartaches come,
The hero would be me.
But heroes often fail,

And you won't read that book again
Because the ending's just too hard to take!
                            
I'd walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script.
Enter number two:

A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me.

But for now, love, let's be real;

I never thought I could  feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feeling's gone
And I just can't get it back.


                            
If you could read my mind, love,
What a tale my thoughts could tell.
Just like an old time movie,
'Bout a ghost from a wishing well.
In a castle dark or a fortress strong.
With chains upon my feet.
But stories always end,

And if you read between the lines,
You'd know that I'm just tryin' to understand
The feelin's that you lack.

I never thought I could feel this way
And I've got to say that I just don't get it.
I don't know where we went wrong,
But the feelin's gone
And I just can't get it back!

Strange morning.

Woke up at 5:00 this morning from a weird dream. I won't go into the dream but it involved you-know-who and I getting back together for a strange reason and because I'm an incredibly nice and generous person, but you all already know that :)

I thought it was our anniversary and I became immediately depressed. All through my shower and morning routine I was very down. When I went downstairs and sat down at my computer I realized that tomorrow is my anniversary and I was immediately relived and OK.

How strange just because it wasn't my anniversary I had instant relief. Weird how the mind works. I need to remember that tomorrow when I wake up. In the grand scheme of things it should just be another day.

Somebody remind me of that tomorrow please.

OMG FLEAS! Round III

So this visit yielded less fleas so we are winning but it's time to step up the battle again.

I interview people to clean the place out. Found two young men that I liked and hired. They are going to clean everything out, rip out the remaining carpet, power wash the basement and clean out all the junk and trash in the back yard and shed.

Then I'll spray bomb sweep, spray bomb sweep ........ 'till the little bastards are all gone.