Journal 22 October 2008

15 years ago

Worked on projects at work. As is typical. Talked to the loan officer and set up Friday as the date to sign papers for the new loan. Later in the day, I went to an assisted living facility last night for class. I wish I could live there! It's decorated so nicely. The inhabitants seemed really happy. They were the most active home I have ever seen. These folks are those whose activities of daily living are impaired, but not can still move about pretty well. They have their shuffles and move slower, but still moving. And happy. I've been many places in the past ten years or so, but this one was the best. Makes aging seem a-ok, gives me hope. And they were excited to get to talk with us, those who are interested in the elder of our community. It was good.

This morning, I am full of ideas for the house and I'm raring to go since there are no classes tonight. I am in a putting things away and organizing mode. As I have been doing that, I came across a leftover piece of animal print fabric. Just a piece. But it's soft and could be used in an unexpected spot. I think I'll recover the bench at the end of the bed with it. And I've been refinishing/refurbishing the bedroom set. It's coming along nicely. Glued down the coming off pieces, and did Restore a Finish on it. I'll sand it, now that I've gotten this far and I'm still not 100% happy with it. It's better, just not great. When I'm done with sanding and re-restoring it, I'll wax it. I've also been thinking about repainting the kitchen and finish taking down the cabinets. We've begun it, but half are still up. And painting the living room.

Also, in the bathroom, I have to finsih staining the wood (tonight-an hour), fixing the drywall patch (tonight-20 minutes) from where we were going to put the medicine cabinet (until we found plumbing behind the wall, DUH?!), put up the shoe moulding (tomorrow-2 hours), reglaze the tub surround (tonight-30 minutes), and paint the ceiling (tonight an hour) and walls (tomorrow for about 1 1/2 hours). That'll leave wood putty (10 mintues) and sealing the floor(30 minutes). Then moving the dresser in. All done. And I don't have to wait for Ed to do anything, so it'll be done for certain. Saturday, we'll demolition the old bathroom (yea! I love demolishing) and frame the new utility and master bedroom closets. Still need to tweak the porch and seal it. I've bought the stuff for LF's refurbished closet and need to install it. Soon. We're so close! What's left? Tearing down the wall and doing something? with flooring in the master bedroom. And the all of the kitchen. And maybe painting whatever is left like the front bedroom and the hallway. That's it. So close.

I've lost 18 pounds. I have 30-35 left. But that's ok, since I now know I can do it. Ed is still just Ed, work and home are the same as ever. LF is getting ready for Halloween and excited about getting to dress up and do his trunk or treat at school tomorrow night. We'll...

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jazmynsmom
Lists give me a false sense of order. Life is chaos right now, so indulge me...

First, let me share some images with you:
- I got manically enthusiastic over this spring's first bee sighting... and laughed out loud when I saw . She's fast asleep (maybe dead?) on a flower after multiple frosts so far this fall... I had to go inside and get my camera because there was something about her "pose" that reminded me of that snapshot every mother has of her toddler asleep on the potty chair.
- Here's a view of .
- (Caution! This bullet point is rated PG-13!) Earlier this month, I called my unsuspecting neighbors into my yard one by one to scandalize them with some that startled me. !
- I have to work on Halloween. I only work one Friday a year and this one is it! As both a nod to the holiday and a gesture of rebellion, I want to wear a costume... but I really have to wear a business suit... so I came up with an ingenious ... (I'm going to be the witch the house fell on... who just happens to wear a business suit in real life...)
I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now. They're "fun irons" but energy-draining nonetheless:
- Our front patio project starts this week
- The living room furniture we ordered last summer is being delivered any day now, and we are completely reconfiguring our TV/stereo setup in the process
- My big tradeshow is next week
- Steve and I are going to France (Paris & Nice) next month (two weeks of business for him --- ten days of pleasure and reminiscence for me)
- I need to put a couple
  
  major work projects to bed to prep for a long Thanksgiving/hunting trip to visit my family...
Fun story:
I got an email (and subsequent phone call) from a former coworker/friend last week. We moved away six years ago, and it'd been three years since we last spoke. At that time, we talked at length about a guy who was asking her out. (She was single, and we enjoyed talking about her dating life.) She was interested because he was intelligent, kind, interesting, attractive, a successful commercial pilot, and very in to her. But she was reticent to go out with him because he was divorced with kids. For that reason, she was going to blow him off.

Apparently, I chastised her and told her that being a divorced father wasn't sufficient reason to write off an otherwise-interesting guy. I said if there's no drama between him and the ex, and if he's mature about the whole deal, it might even be a plus. I summed it up by saying "For crying out loud! He's not asking to marry you --- he's asking you out to dinner! Shut up and go already."

She got back in touch to send me their...
jazmynsmom
Lists give me a false sense of order. Life is chaos right now, so indulge me...

First, let me share some images with you:
- I got manically enthusiastic over this spring's first bee sighting... and laughed out loud when I saw . She's fast asleep (maybe dead?) on a flower after multiple frosts so far this fall... I had to go inside and get my camera because there was something about her "pose" that reminded me of that snapshot every mother has of her toddler asleep on the potty chair.
- Here's a view of .
- (Caution! This bullet point is rated PG-13!) Earlier this month, I called my unsuspecting neighbors into my yard one by one to scandalize them with some that startled me. !
- I have to work on Halloween. I only work one Friday a year and this one is it! As both a nod to the holiday and a gesture of rebellion, I want to wear a costume... but I really have to wear a business suit... so I came up with an ingenious ... (I'm going to be the witch the house fell on... who just happens to wear a business suit in real life...)
I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now. They're "fun irons" but energy-draining nonetheless:
- Our front patio project starts this week
- The living room furniture we ordered last summer is being delivered any day now, and we are completely reconfiguring our TV/stereo setup in the process
- My big tradeshow is next week
- Steve and I are going to France (Paris & Nice) next month (two weeks of business for him --- ten days of pleasure and reminiscence for me)
- I need to put a couple
  
  major work projects to bed to prep for a long Thanksgiving/hunting trip to visit my family...
Fun story:
I got an email (and subsequent phone call) from a former coworker/friend last week. We moved away six years ago, and it'd been three years since we last spoke. At that time, we talked at length about a guy who was asking her out. (She was single, and we enjoyed talking about her dating life.) She was interested because he was intelligent, kind, interesting, attractive, a successful commercial pilot, and very in to her. But she was reticent to go out with him because he was divorced with kids. For that reason, she was going to blow him off.

Apparently, I chastised her and told her that being a divorced father wasn't sufficient reason to write off an otherwise-interesting guy. I said if there's no drama between him and the ex, and if he's mature about the whole deal, it might even be a plus. I summed it up by saying "For crying out loud! He's not asking to marry you --- he's asking you out to dinner! Shut up and go already."

She got back in touch to send me their...
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jazmynsmom
Lists give me a false sense of order. Life is chaos right now, so indulge me...

First, let me share some images with you:
- I got manically enthusiastic over this spring's first bee sighting... and laughed out loud when I saw . She's fast asleep (maybe dead?) on a flower after multiple frosts so far this fall... I had to go inside and get my camera because there was something about her "pose" that reminded me of that snapshot every mother has of her toddler asleep on the potty chair.
- Here's a view of .
- (Caution! This bullet point is rated PG-13!) Earlier this month, I called my unsuspecting neighbors into my yard one by one to scandalize them with some that startled me. !
- I have to work on Halloween. I only work one Friday a year and this one is it! As both a nod to the holiday and a gesture of rebellion, I want to wear a costume... but I really have to wear a business suit... so I came up with an ingenious ... (I'm going to be the witch the house fell on... who just happens to wear a business suit in real life...)
I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now. They're "fun irons" but energy-draining nonetheless:
- Our front patio project starts this week
- The living room furniture we ordered last summer is being delivered any day now, and we are completely reconfiguring our TV/stereo setup in the process
- My big tradeshow is next week
- Steve and I are going to France (Paris & Nice) next month (two weeks of business for him --- ten days of pleasure and reminiscence for me)
- I need to put a couple
  
  major work projects to bed to prep for a long Thanksgiving/hunting trip to visit my family...
Fun story:
I got an email (and subsequent phone call) from a former coworker/friend last week. We moved away six years ago, and it'd been three years since we last spoke. At that time, we talked at length about a guy who was asking her out. (She was single, and we enjoyed talking about her dating life.) She was interested because he was intelligent, kind, interesting, attractive, a successful commercial pilot, and very in to her. But she was reticent to go out with him because he was divorced with kids. For that reason, she was going to blow him off.

Apparently, I chastised her and told her that being a divorced father wasn't sufficient reason to write off an otherwise-interesting guy. I said if there's no drama between him and the ex, and if he's mature about the whole deal, it might even be a plus. I summed it up by saying "For crying out loud! He's not asking to marry you --- he's asking you out to dinner! Shut up and go already."

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jazmynsmom
Lists give me a false sense of order. Life is chaos right now, so indulge me...

First, let me share some images with you:
- I got manically enthusiastic over this spring's first bee sighting... and laughed out loud when I saw . She's fast asleep (maybe dead?) on a flower after multiple frosts so far this fall... I had to go inside and get my camera because there was something about her "pose" that reminded me of that snapshot every mother has of her toddler asleep on the potty chair.
- Here's a view of .
- (Caution! This bullet point is rated PG-13!) Earlier this month, I called my unsuspecting neighbors into my yard one by one to scandalize them with some that startled me. !
- I have to work on Halloween. I only work one Friday a year and this one is it! As both a nod to the holiday and a gesture of rebellion, I want to wear a costume... but I really have to wear a business suit... so I came up with an ingenious ... (I'm going to be the witch the house fell on... who just happens to wear a business suit in real life...)
I've got a lot of irons in the fire right now. They're "fun irons" but energy-draining nonetheless:
- Our front patio project starts this week
- The living room furniture we ordered last summer is being delivered any day now, and we are completely reconfiguring our TV/stereo setup in the process
- My big tradeshow is next week
- Steve and I are going to France (Paris & Nice) next month (two weeks of business for him --- ten days of pleasure and reminiscence for me)
- I need to put a couple
  
  major work projects to bed to prep for a long Thanksgiving/hunting trip to visit my family...
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I got an email (and subsequent phone call) from a former coworker/friend last week. We moved away six years ago, and it'd been three years since we last spoke. At that time, we talked at length about a guy who was asking her out. (She was single, and we enjoyed talking about her dating life.) She was interested because he was intelligent, kind, interesting, attractive, a successful commercial pilot, and very in to her. But she was reticent to go out with him because he was divorced with kids. For that reason, she was going to blow him off.

Apparently, I chastised her and told her that being a divorced father wasn't sufficient reason to write off an otherwise-interesting guy. I said if there's no drama between him and the ex, and if he's mature about the whole deal, it might even be a plus. I summed it up by saying "For crying out loud! He's not asking to marry you --- he's asking you out to dinner! Shut up and go already."

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rob333 (zone 7b)
Original Author
15 years ago
And if I don't do lists, I forget things. No false sense here, it's real chaos!

funny mushrooms

Words are very powerful. But then, you already knew that, look at your occupation. Enjoy your tradeshow and Nice! I hear the food isn't as good in Paris as it used to be, so give us a report when you return.
endorphinjunkie
15 years ago
Michele, what was it that Rev once called you? In a nice way of course.

Umm, Bent Tool as I recall.....
rob333 (zone 7b)
Original Author
15 years ago
bent, yep. In a lovely way.
sheila
15 years ago
Rob, trust me. The food is Paris is still good. It has a long way to slide before it becomes mediocre:)

Have a great time, Michelle.
jazmynsmom
15 years ago
Bent tool? Me? (Maniacal grin.)

Robin, I honestly won't be able to say whether or not the food in Paris is better or worse than it used to be. When I was a student there, I was broke. I ate a lot of street food, a lot of student cafeteria food, and some weeks, very little other than the bread, fruit preserves, camembert and coffee the woman who hosted me provided as part of her host family agreement. I saw, did and learned a lot, but I didn't eat especially well.

Steve asked me if there was anything I regretted not being able to see when I studied there almost 20 years ago.

"Yes!" I told him: "The insides of some nice restaurants!" I'll let you know how it turns out.

I still have no idea what I'll be doing while we're there, but it's bound to be a good time...

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