Nervous about a major renovation and affecting the neighbors
Rachael M
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Comments (24)Thanks, everyone, for sharing your similar stories. Baligirl, I agree that it feels somehow "wrong" to be worried about all of these silly details. A friend of mine just returned from a mission trip to Haiti. Her pictures certainly put all of these ultimately meaningless little decisions into perspective. Nontheless, we started down this road, we're in the middle of the project and so we must continue. Here's an update. The cabinets arrived yesterday and are all in place, although the trim and a few tweaks and adjustments need to be completed. They're coming back Thursday to finish because they need to remake a beadboard section that they had measured incorrectly. Yes, the cabinets are darker and redder than I would have selected, but they really are beautiful. They are SUCH an upgrade over our previous cabinets. The drawers don't make an awful creaking sound when you pull them out! The doors and drawers close softly; there's more storage; the wood finish is beautiful; the magic corner (which I think we're going to refer to as "the contraption") looks wonderful. I love how the glass inserts above the hutch area look. I guess you could say I'm feeling more optimistic about this whole thing. Jillsee, how is your install going? Did I see on another post that you're in PA? We are too. My kitchen floor isn't hardwood like yours, but it sounds like our cabinet choices are similar. There is hardwood adjacent to our kitchen--that's what you see in the photo. Our kitchen floor is currently plywood subfloor. I still haven't selected the flooring for the kitchen. I had a whole other thread about that subject. At this point, we're leaning toward Duraceramic Tile or Marmoleum Click. Since we were so close to getting the cabinets I decided to wait and see the samples with the cabinets before making the final choice. Either choice doesn't need to go under the cabinets anyway....See MoreNeighbor is in need of a major redo, advice?
Comments (12)If you are going to spray with a herbicide, fertilize first. Well fed weeds die better than stressed out weeds. Fertilize with the organics, give it 3 weeks to show results, and then spray. Get him to mow higher. That will make a big difference in many ways. Maybe don't mow during those 3 weeks while the fertilizer is being processed to let the grass grow up taller. He's probably not watering deeply and infrequently. Is he willing to try that? If he has a fescue lawn, killing the weeds off might result in bare spots that grow more weeds this summer. If he can wait until August that would be a better time. And in the mean time, do the fertilizer, mowing high, and deep/infrequent watering. Watering: Deep and infrequent is the mantra for watering. This is for all turf grass all over the place. Deep means 1 inch all at one time. Put some cat food or tuna cans around the yard, and time how long it takes your sprinkler(s) to fill all the cans. Memorize that time. That will be the time you water from now on. My hose, sprinkler and water pressure takes 8 full hours to fill the cans. Your time will likely be less. I like gentle watering. As for watering frequency, that depends on the temperature. With temps in the 90s, deep water once per week. With temps in the 80s, deep water once every 2 weeks. With temps in the 70s, deep water once every 3 weeks. With temps below 70, deep water once a month. Note that you have to keep up with quickly changing temps in the spring and fall. This deep and infrequent schedule works in Phoenix and in Vermont, so it should work for you. The reason for deep and infrequent is to grow deeper, more drought resistant roots and to allow the soil to dry completely at the surface for several days before watering again. If it rains, reset your calendar to account for the rainfall....See MoreNervous about family drama
Comments (28)I'm tempted to just have open seating and make them figure it out ;) That's awful. It's heartbreaking to see kids with preventable defects because the parent's are irresponsible during pregnancy; it's so unfair to them. Thanks for sharing. I totally get your stance on alcohol - the older I get (I'm in my late 20s now), the less I want to be around it. I had my fair share of fun and partying in college, but that's pretty much where I left it. I still enjoy a beer or margarita occasionally, but just don't see the appeal of getting wasted every weekend like some do - I like to be functional the next day! I was with an ex boyfriend for over 3 years that would often get really mean when he drank, until I finally snapped out of it and realized the kind of person he really was. Better late than never, I guess. Anyways, our colors are primarily a grayish slate-blue with rose and lavender colored accents. I'm trying to talk my fiance into the groomsmen wearing a light suit (like a khaki or tan color) to contrast the bridesmaid dresses - I think he'll go for it as long as he doesn't have to wear it ;) Going for a sort of rustic summer look....See MoreNervous about making kids switch schools?
Comments (17)If your child has an IEP, that will follow to the new school district. It will be with a different system and different teachers. We had to move a few years ago, I had one child entering high school, one child entering 6th grade and one entering 1st grade. The transition was the easiest for the 1st grader. He also had an IEP and it was addressed more aggressively than in our last school district, which nearly dismissed him at our last meeting, but I asked to keep him on to make sure (sometimes those IEPs are hard to come by for a kid who struggles). My high schooler had a terrible first year, but can't imagine it any other way now. My middle child is still finding his place, and was the most affected. He was double accelerated in math (two years ahead of grade) at the last school district, but they didn't have a comparable program here, or they didn't give it to him, although I offered his test scores (he consistently scores in the 99th percentile for math) and his history when registering him. They put him in a program that was one year above his grade, instead of two. He has an interest in going into engineering at MIT, so being knocked down by an entire year of math hurts him. In your case, going to a better district (whether you believe in the testing or not), it has to be better for your property values and for your kids when they apply to colleges. I would go with that in a minute and let the chips fall where they may. Keeping friends is small stuff in life. When we moved and my high schooler was so upset, I reminded him that when he goes to college, he is going to be in an environment like that.... a great big school and no friends. It is good practice....See Moreworthy
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