RobInBigKC
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Fabulous pics Marita!!!
We got lucky with our injured finger visit yesterday. Where we went actually was more of an urgent care center than an ER and we ended up making two trips (right after I posted last night I had to take DS12 back again because the splint was too painful for him) and there was no wait either time. As you said, we still have to call the actual orthopedist on Monday though and we still have to have an actual radiologist read the x-ray. DS12 is understanably uncomfortable today but he's also still as ornery as ever.
Ok, this is bad, I guess, because a few of you asked. I do not know the name of the paint. We are just repainting it the same as it was (making it look fresher) and that paint was the same paint we used in the last house we had built so it's been our main interior color for 19 years now. I don't think it was anything all that exciting -- something along the lines of "Antique White". I think the color number was Sherwin Williams #1137 if that helps you any.
We did NOT get her FOR the newborn -- we had three other boys and our previous dog had passed on just a few months earlier.
As far as the decorating goes, this is the only room we are planning on doing but it is the first stage. Two new sofas are supposed to be arriving in about four weeks. Next up on DW's 2008 and 2009 list is a new recliner chair, new carpet (for the living room and staircase -- or two staircases -- only, not the whole house), new end tables, and SHE is saying we need a larger TV something in the 60" - 70" range (in a usual reversal of spousal preferences, I'm perfectly happy with our 34" which is only two years old) with a new TV stand to go with it.
As Melinda said, we're taking a bit of a risk buying this stuff with kids at home still but I'm also kind of excited about it. We haven't bought anything furniture wise since the kids were born except for bedroom furniture for the kids rooms (well, the TV stand a couple of years ago to go with the new TV but that was pretty minor and some could classify the pinball machines bought over the last several years as furniture but I don't since DW won't allow them in the Living Room any more).
-- Rob
I hear you on that theory Lex. It just got to the point we couldn't stand it anymore (holes in the sofa fabrics, sofa cushions that are a half-inch thick when they used to be 3 or 4 inches thick). We are also hoping (praying?), now that our youngest is seven, that the kids by some miracle might come to understand what the words "No food or drinks (other than pure water) in the living room" means.Rob....The dog looks totally disenchanted with the whole painting thing. You know my theory is not to do anything to the house til the kids are gone...no new furniture, paint, nothin. Just frat house furniture and dingy walls for the next 10 years. Also sorry to hear about the fracture. I feel your pain. Me and the orthopedist are like *this*. He'll probably have us over for Thanksgiving this year. We've learned to just put the fractured part in a splint and go to the orthopedist office on Monday or next business day. The ER never does anything except say...yep it's broken..you need to go see the orthopedist. That'll be $150. Last time we went to urgent treatment. They x-rayed there and we didn't have to wait and only payed regular visit co-pay. When we go to ER, they actually have to admit you to the hospital and send you to radiology to x-ray.so complicated.
We got lucky with our injured finger visit yesterday. Where we went actually was more of an urgent care center than an ER and we ended up making two trips (right after I posted last night I had to take DS12 back again because the splint was too painful for him) and there was no wait either time. As you said, we still have to call the actual orthopedist on Monday though and we still have to have an actual radiologist read the x-ray. DS12 is understanably uncomfortable today but he's also still as ornery as ever.
Your kids? What about us? What would we do without you Wendee?So, I almost died!!!
I was at an intersection on my way to return some DVD's at "the" Hollywood Video late last night, and I had a little trouble putting the gear shift into first gear after my light turned green (I was going to turn left at this intersection). It really only was 2 seconds of shoving it into 1st, when all of a sudden, a big truck ran it's RED light on my left!!!! If I had already had the car in 1st gear (as usual) and took off when my light turned green, I would have been T-boned by a BIG truck that was speeding through a red light. And DEAD. My kids would never get fed properly and they'd look like orphans and their teeth would all rot since they never brush unless I nag them to. They'd have ugly haircuts and marry carnival folks and play Bingo with their welfare checks. (This is how I vision them without me anyway).
I just sat there for a minute (it was late so no other traffic) and was so thankful my gearshift was not cooperating!
Heyyyyy I have that same dog. Clifford the Big Red Dog.
Have fun painting! I LOVE to remodel and paint stuff. What color are you doing. I mean, what is the name on the paint chip? I think the names are funny. Not "green" but Apple4. Or Mossy Knoll
Ok, this is bad, I guess, because a few of you asked. I do not know the name of the paint. We are just repainting it the same as it was (making it look fresher) and that paint was the same paint we used in the last house we had built so it's been our main interior color for 19 years now. I don't think it was anything all that exciting -- something along the lines of "Antique White". I think the color number was Sherwin Williams #1137 if that helps you any.
Actually, in the pictures I posted yesterday, you can see what looks like a line of blue around the room below the border. That is the tape that is covering up a piece of trim that runs below the border so we painted right up to the trim piece and then the border sits above it as such:Rob, sorry to hear about your son's injury. I was skimming last night during the movie and missed thatHope it doesn't put a crimp in your painting. So are you paining over the border or up to it?!
See above!
See above!
Our golden is named Butterscotch. We were insane and got her the same time DW was pregnant with DS7 so we had a puppy and a newborn at the same time.
We did NOT get her FOR the newborn -- we had three other boys and our previous dog had passed on just a few months earlier.As far as the decorating goes, this is the only room we are planning on doing but it is the first stage. Two new sofas are supposed to be arriving in about four weeks. Next up on DW's 2008 and 2009 list is a new recliner chair, new carpet (for the living room and staircase -- or two staircases -- only, not the whole house), new end tables, and SHE is saying we need a larger TV something in the 60" - 70" range (in a usual reversal of spousal preferences, I'm perfectly happy with our 34" which is only two years old) with a new TV stand to go with it.
As Melinda said, we're taking a bit of a risk buying this stuff with kids at home still but I'm also kind of excited about it. We haven't bought anything furniture wise since the kids were born except for bedroom furniture for the kids rooms (well, the TV stand a couple of years ago to go with the new TV but that was pretty minor and some could classify the pinball machines bought over the last several years as furniture but I don't since DW won't allow them in the Living Room any more).
-- Rob
It actually opened Nicholas eyes on how much food really cost and I can't just load the cart with anything. He was amazed how little you get for $50.00. I told him he just spent his allowance on a game last night for that much.
Hope you had a great one! 
