Well it's been a long winter but I'm hoping that Spring is finally around the corner. On the plus side most of the snow that was dumped on the area a few weeks ago is gone except for where it was plowed/shoveled into big piles.
But there are little signs here and there that I am beginning to see and I feel like it is coming right on time. I was mentioning the other day that I was hoping that my tulips in my bucket out front would start to poke up but I was a bit nervous that growing tomatoes in that same spot would have an averse affect on them. However after a quick check yesterday they are starting to poke through the dirt. My guess is that they should be blooming by the end of march maybe early april. I wonder a bit if I'll have more this year or the same amount. Either way is fine with me and it will be exciting to find out.
I just checked the weather and for the next ten days it will be in the 40s and up into the low 50s which for the beginning of March is pretty good. The next few weeks will be busy but should be good. We leave on Wednesday for a much anticipated long weekend in Arizona. More to come next time and I'm sure there will be a bunch of fun stories.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Melting Snow
Well after our few storms we ended up having almost 50 inches of snow. Needless to say it's not going anywhere quickly, however it is slowly starting to melt. Our parking spot which we never shoveled overly well in the first place is almost back to normal. I'm looking forward to the nice weather and spending some more outside.
We've had some nice weather getting into the mid 40s so that is good. I'm looking forward to doing some more stuff outside and the flowers to start growing. I planted tulips in a bucket outside of our house last year and they bloomed nicely. I then planted a tomato seedling (because I couldn't bring myself to throw it away) not expecting it to grow much and it went a little crazy so I'm not sure whether the tulips will bloom or not. Time will tell if they will bloom but the snow needs to melt first.
We are slowly starting to do a bit more around the house as well. Kelly moved out in January and we are in the process of turning the room she was in into a guest room. Jym pulled all the chair rail off and now just has to finish it up and put drywall up where there was a hole to the plumbing stuff that was just boarded up with wood before. We are then going to turn the "blue room" into one that's painted in a more neutral color. I've bought the primer but I just need him to finish his part so I can finish it up. It'll be nice to have an actual guest room although it will probably be a while before we put an actual bed in it. I suppose an airmattress will just have to do.
The goal would be to have it at least finish and primed (if not painted) by the time Sara and Tal come to visit in April. I would love to have it done for mid March although that doesn't leave us much time. We'll just have to see what we get done tomorrow.
And for curious minds here is a picture of the snow outside our house after the first storm.
We've had some nice weather getting into the mid 40s so that is good. I'm looking forward to doing some more stuff outside and the flowers to start growing. I planted tulips in a bucket outside of our house last year and they bloomed nicely. I then planted a tomato seedling (because I couldn't bring myself to throw it away) not expecting it to grow much and it went a little crazy so I'm not sure whether the tulips will bloom or not. Time will tell if they will bloom but the snow needs to melt first.
We are slowly starting to do a bit more around the house as well. Kelly moved out in January and we are in the process of turning the room she was in into a guest room. Jym pulled all the chair rail off and now just has to finish it up and put drywall up where there was a hole to the plumbing stuff that was just boarded up with wood before. We are then going to turn the "blue room" into one that's painted in a more neutral color. I've bought the primer but I just need him to finish his part so I can finish it up. It'll be nice to have an actual guest room although it will probably be a while before we put an actual bed in it. I suppose an airmattress will just have to do.
The goal would be to have it at least finish and primed (if not painted) by the time Sara and Tal come to visit in April. I would love to have it done for mid March although that doesn't leave us much time. We'll just have to see what we get done tomorrow.
And for curious minds here is a picture of the snow outside our house after the first storm.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
A Resolution of Sorts
I'm not big on the whole resolution thing as I find that I normally fail at them about 10 minutes after I make them (a few cases notwithstanding). My few friends of mine have blogs and I love reading them, seeing what they are up to, what is going on in their lives and the stories they have to tell. I think whether you see the people who write the blogs on a daily basis or only a few times a year or less it's good to get insight into their lives. The little stories that you may not talk about because it's long forgotten by the time you get together.
So I thought about starting to write again because I really enjoy it and what better way to help keep people up to speed with what is going on in our lives. Whether anyone keeps up with it or not I think it will be good for me to be able to write what's going on or not going on as the case may be. Perhaps I'll through some pictures in occasionally (or links to pictures however it works). And so it begins....
Today is day two of the massive storm that hit the mid atlantic. It started snowing a little before 10am on Friday and has yet to stop. We have over two feet already and the snow it still steadily coming down and isn't expected to stop till later this evening. If it were just me this would not be a problem. I would curl up and watch movies and tv all day long with no trouble whatsoever. That being said I live with my husband and a 135 pound dog so that all goes out the window. Now I love my dog but I swear he is the prissiest thing ever sometimes. He woke me up at 8am this morning (not sure why he let me sleep in an extra 90 minutes but I was excited) to go out. I put on his leash and opened the door and realized I would have to shovel before we could go anywhere.
I was not about to shovel my walkway and then the walkway down to the mailbox just so the dog could pee over there so I decided to shovel a path on the deck. Now growing up in New Hampshire I have shoveled my fair share of snow but I haven't done a whole lot of shoveling in the past 5 years since living in the Northern Virginia area. But no worries I grabbed the shovel and made a path for the dog to go out on the deck. Marco walked out willingly enough and then turned around and came right back inside without going to the bathroom.
Well I didn't want pee inside my house so I tried to shovel off the stairs and a small path out to the main path in case Marco would pee that way. No such luck. At this time Jym comes downstairs and we discuss and he shovels out a bigger spot on the deck for Marco (note: We need to buy a second shovel). Marco walks out stands for a minute and decides to come back in. Jym mentions that maybe if we let him out from downstairs he'll go.
For those of you who have never been in our house before you walk in on the main level where the living room, dining room, and kitchen are. Off of the kitchen is the deck. There's a door to go to the basement and off the basement there's another sliding glass door that goes to the backyard and is under the deck. This is where Marco finally decided to behave himself because he had some cover and didn't have to walk in the snow. Talk about a prissy dog.
Now while I am perfectly content to spend all day inside lounging on the couch on a snowy day Jym gets a little stir crazy. He doesn't mind staying home when he wants to, he has a problem staying home when he has to which is the case today. So he gets a little stir crazy and cranky but I suppose it is for the most part only a day or so. We'll see how this storm plays out and perhaps I'll take some pictures and post them soon.
So I thought about starting to write again because I really enjoy it and what better way to help keep people up to speed with what is going on in our lives. Whether anyone keeps up with it or not I think it will be good for me to be able to write what's going on or not going on as the case may be. Perhaps I'll through some pictures in occasionally (or links to pictures however it works). And so it begins....
Today is day two of the massive storm that hit the mid atlantic. It started snowing a little before 10am on Friday and has yet to stop. We have over two feet already and the snow it still steadily coming down and isn't expected to stop till later this evening. If it were just me this would not be a problem. I would curl up and watch movies and tv all day long with no trouble whatsoever. That being said I live with my husband and a 135 pound dog so that all goes out the window. Now I love my dog but I swear he is the prissiest thing ever sometimes. He woke me up at 8am this morning (not sure why he let me sleep in an extra 90 minutes but I was excited) to go out. I put on his leash and opened the door and realized I would have to shovel before we could go anywhere.
I was not about to shovel my walkway and then the walkway down to the mailbox just so the dog could pee over there so I decided to shovel a path on the deck. Now growing up in New Hampshire I have shoveled my fair share of snow but I haven't done a whole lot of shoveling in the past 5 years since living in the Northern Virginia area. But no worries I grabbed the shovel and made a path for the dog to go out on the deck. Marco walked out willingly enough and then turned around and came right back inside without going to the bathroom.
Well I didn't want pee inside my house so I tried to shovel off the stairs and a small path out to the main path in case Marco would pee that way. No such luck. At this time Jym comes downstairs and we discuss and he shovels out a bigger spot on the deck for Marco (note: We need to buy a second shovel). Marco walks out stands for a minute and decides to come back in. Jym mentions that maybe if we let him out from downstairs he'll go.
For those of you who have never been in our house before you walk in on the main level where the living room, dining room, and kitchen are. Off of the kitchen is the deck. There's a door to go to the basement and off the basement there's another sliding glass door that goes to the backyard and is under the deck. This is where Marco finally decided to behave himself because he had some cover and didn't have to walk in the snow. Talk about a prissy dog.
Now while I am perfectly content to spend all day inside lounging on the couch on a snowy day Jym gets a little stir crazy. He doesn't mind staying home when he wants to, he has a problem staying home when he has to which is the case today. So he gets a little stir crazy and cranky but I suppose it is for the most part only a day or so. We'll see how this storm plays out and perhaps I'll take some pictures and post them soon.
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