holy paint batman

Greg had the day off today so we did a little organizing and the crawl space under the stairs was getting out of hand. There were so many half used paint cans that have been piling up from my love of "change". We just kept the cans that the walls are painted now for touch ups and will be getting rid of all the others. Every spring our city has a free drop off for stuff like that and I'm sure it is coming up soon so now we can dump it all there. We are also working on the little projects around the house that are half done. I painted some trim so greg can cut it and finish our entryway baseboards and then I worked on the trim in our bedroom and master bath that was started a few years ago and never finished. That is such a job painting over wood it takes a million coats to look good. I probably spent 3 hours and it still needs a couple more days worth to be done. We are toying with the idea of moving but not really sure yet. This is a horrible time to sell but such a great time to buy so it is kind of a wash that way. There are many things we love about our house but the biggest thing that Greg and I have always wanted was more land. We live in a suburb and have a nice size lot compared to the city I think we have about 1/3 of an acre but the neighbors are still so close. I love all our neighbors but I just would love a hobby farm. I have always wanted chickens and a huge wooded yard for more privacy. The other big thing I want is a separate studio on the lot that could be my sewing studio. That way I could walk out there and be in complete privacy when doing all my crafty stuff it would be my own private oasis. Greg could also have a work area for all his projects too. A few of the places we are checking out have some out buildings on the lot and big pole barns that would be great for storage. The 2 biggest drawbacks for moving are Greg would have a little longer commute maybe 20-30 minutes extra a day which really isn't too bad. That would be about 10-15 minutes one way so 20-30 total on top of a 20 min. commute right now but since he is all over the city at any given time it could be shorter or longer. The other thing is my client base is perfect and I am sure most would not drive an extra 45 minutes when I get another salon set up in my house. I would have to start fresh with new clients and also make sure the town we moved to allows in home businesses. Most all do but some are harder to get licensed for so jumping thru all the hoops could be interesting. So those are things we have to weigh out. We have 7 houses set up with our realtor to check out on sunday so it will be interesting to see what is out there. We will probably come back home and say wow our house is so much better let's just stay??? I think the places we are going to see all have 3+ acres. Many of them are in foreclosure right now so they might be kinda scary. I can't believe how many foreclosures there are out there and I am sure there are plenty more to come in the future. It really is sad how our economy is looking. So even if we decide to stay put at least all our projects will get done around here, They have been bugging me!!! The thought of packing and moving really sounds like a ton of work. We plan on having a big garage sale this spring so we can get rid of a bunch of stuff. If we do decide to move I wouldn't want to list the house until the end of april the first of may so we have a couple of months to get things done and not feel rushed. If we decide to stay then all our projects will be done by spring and we can enjoy the outdoors cuz we always have tons of projects out there!!! Either way it is a win win for us. I love looking at homes. We have been in this house for 10 years and a change would be fun...maybe

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas

Looking outside our windows this is the song you want to sing. I swear this is the never ending winter! I know march is still cold and snowy but I was really hoping this global warming was real and we would start spring now. Once I heard we were to get 6-8 inches today I knew I wasn't going to go anywhere. So was sat inside and watched flushed away for the millionth time this week. She is so obsessed with this show right now. I don't mind it, it is kinda cute. Well all this snow will be fun for greg and Presley tonight they can go outside and frolic in it and shovel. I have clients coming tonight so it needs to be shoveled enough so they can get in my house. I am excited to see who gets the boot tonight on american idol. I really hope "elvis" stays!!! He is the one that sang last and sang satisfaction. I totally think he looks like a young elvis!!! Even watching him sing last night he had a little of the lip going too. He's hot so I hope he makes it. I can't wait for them to weed out all the sucky people and there are a ton of them!!!

better today

She was back to her normal self today just a little whiney. We are all going stir crazy here. We were going to go to the Children's museum today but her cousins came over to play so at least she got to have some interaction. They all play so well together. Georgia and I just lounged on the couch and got to chit-chat so that was nice for me too. I am going to try to get to the museum tomorrow. Other than that my life was quite boring today I managed a nap and have been nursing a headache for 2 days and finally feeling better right now. I hate headaches!!!

should have known

The 5:44am wake up call should have tipped me off to how the day was going to go!!!  At first it started out ok we went to the post office and all was well there and then went to the grocery store...made it thru with the help of animal crackers. Then once we went to the bank it all changed. I was depositing my business checks into my account and had the girl check funds in one of my clients account cuz last month she bounced a check and then I get charged 10 bucks so I was so glad I check cuz yeah she didn't have enough to cover this one either!!! What a pain in the butt. Last time I had to keep checking to see if she had money in there to get my money. Now I have keep checking again. So I never said anything about her last check I just ate the 10 bucks but now I am wondering if I should say something this time??? I mean what the hell??? then we went to the library and she fell down hard and bit her tongue and the nice quiet library turned into a screaming bloodfest. Blood is pouring out of her mouth I'm trying to mop it up and see where it was coming from and trying to calm her down before we get thrown out. I had a stack of books I wanted to check out too.... so the bleeding calms down and her crying became more of a whimper so I was able to get my books and high tail it out before too many dirty looks. So we go home and turned flushed away back on and things seemed fine till she wanted lunch and then the crying started all over again and her mouth must have been sore cuz she spits out her food and wouldn't eat so now I have a tired, hungry crying 2 yo on my hands. I said it is looking like nap time. I lay her down and couldn't wait to crawl into bed and take my own nap. Well that lasted 30 minutes before she woke up crying. I think her mouth hurt to much to suck on her nuk and therefore couldn't sleep. I was just falling asleep too so I dragged my tired butt out of bed and then the headache started pounding!!! She continued the whining all day and I popped a vicodin in hopes for some sanity oh yeah and Greg wasn't coming home till late so I knew it was going to go right from Presley to work.  I am glad this day is over and I am praying she sleeps till at least 7am tomorrow.

Too early

For about a 2 weeks now Presley has been up by 6:30am!!!  She use to sleep till 8 then it went to 7:30 and then 7 now guess what time she woke up today? 5:44am!!! That is just way too early it is still dark out and I am soooo not a morning person. Greg was still home so he got her some warm milk and put her back in bed and she stayed in there till 6:30 and came knocking on the door. UUGGGG I hate mornings and I think my days of 8am sleeping are over. This morning I put flushed away on in the living room and crawled back into bed and that worked for about 5 minutes until the Tori started barking!!! I can't catch a break. My dogs are so annoying. I really do miss the days of lounging around with no one to take care of but myself. I think I just need another weekend day to lounge. Sat. greg worked and sunday we both got up early and this weekend I work sat. so maybe sunday I can lounge until 9am in bed???? I have to run some errands today so I am trying to get some energy and hoping this coffee kicks in soon. I am just so over this day already and it is barely 8am!!!

I need a valium

I don't know what got into Presley today but she is so full of energy I am about to go insane!!! Everyone who knows her knows what high energy she has...much more than the average 2 yo so when I say it is even more so today that is just too crazy!!! I can't tell you how many times we are out in public and people say "wow she sure is busy" in other words that girl is a freak!!! "wow she sure does have lots of energy" in other words that girl is a freak!!! She is just like her daddy when it comes to high energy Greg 's dr said " he is a spirited boy" in other words he is a freak!!! I am so nervous she is going to have some ADD thing going on but we'll see. I guess time will tell and who knows maybe she'll turn into a mellow calm girl down the road. But for today I need a valium!

I love my husband but....

Ok I know I have a wonderful husband but sometimes I wonder what is going thru his mind. I swear he has ADD but refuses to admit it. He has lost his 4th!!! yes 4th cell phone in the last year and a half. How does one lose that many cell phones in such a short period of time. So last night I worked and he took Presley to home depot and to the club.  I came upstairs in between clients I saw that they had been playing with playdoh but left all the contents on the table and half on the floor. We all know what happens to playdoh when it is left out. It gets hard as a rock and has to be thrown out....so I wondered what he was thinking just leaving it all sit out when he took off? Then he confessed last night that after the club he and Presley walked out to the car and when he put her in the car seat he realized her shoes weren't on her feet!!!! Poor girl was walking on very cold cement all the way to the car in her socks. It was under 20 degrees!!! I just have to laugh cuz how does one not realize their 2 yo has no shoes on. Presley was happy cuz they had to go back in and she swiped another sucker on the way out. I know he is so great at many things but attention to detail is not his strong suit....but I still I love you G!!!!