Sounds like your making great progress on the apartments, hopefully they'll be rented soon. Good luck and we wish you success on your July hearing for your addition.
I wanted to have them done this weekend, but the guy who is installing the blinds had to work most of Saturday at the last minute. He's coming over tomorrow after work, but even getting there at 1PM he won't be able to get all 12 sets of blinds up tomorrow. This is going to be slower than I would have liked.
The house next to me was knocked down and a double story thing went up in it's place. Lucky for me, it was down-sun of me. But the unit on the other side tried to argue to case for lack of sunshine inside their unit. They even prepared sun-charts with angles and the like.
But the new building met all the set-backs of the building regulation code. Their request was rejected.
Hope its the same at your side of the Pacific.
Me too! Besides we are only one of two single story buildings on the street, AND the crazy lady's house is actually not in compliance with regulations, it is too close to the street for how tall it is, our addition would be.
Alison sounds you have been working your butt off... Hope you are relaxing with germ killer in the evenings, and remember the weight will come off, just stay active you can do it....
Wow the hearing is getting close, I will keep my fingers crossed for you that you get the approval.
I think the germ killer might be contradicting the activity (which really isn't all that much because I'm so tired from being out of shape in the first place!) it's more like the Karate Kid, if you remember that movie, circular movements with the arms for cleaning windows.
Thank god that is done as is cleaning the screens!
Wow, that sounds like a lot of hard work. I hope that the apartments rent quickly. I keep my figures crossed for you for your hearing.
Corinna
Thanks! I hope that the hearing goes smoothly. I've decided if we get the approval, I'm going to do a house addition thread so as not to hijack my TRs, also it will be nice to have documentation of all the processes that we go through and a timeline that I can look back on for when they happen or get approved.
I will be so happy when these apartments are done, especially when they are rented, but unfortunately we have one in our own building that is at the very beginning of the project. Fran wants the contractor to bid individually on each process of the job so that we can save money and have me and Darcy do parts of it. Just what I want to be demolishing counter tops and painting walls and ceilings. If these two apartments didn't get me in shape this other one must.
Oh my
I hope you get to relax after all this work. When are you going to GCH for a massage?
Last Thursday....
However, Darcy got a $200 Gift Card from her son for Mother's day to Burke Williams and Fran has been buying me cards to their spa over the past few months, so we plan to set up a day where the two of us go out there. THAT is a REAL spa with a Hot Tub, Sauna, Steam Room, Cold Mist and all sorts of treatments. I can't wait to book that day!
Wow girl, you're working your tail off! Hope you get some well deserved down time soon.
I noticed you said you were thinking all this work would help you lose weight. I lost almost 40lb about 4 years ago. I won't give any unsolicited tips but have some if you're interested. I love food like you do.
I would love any tips! I think it's the germ killer that is doing me in with the extra calories, but it could also be the steaks, baked potatoes, and pineapple upsidedown cakes as well.
No. NO. NO.
You misunderstood Alison. I was tired and I was being flippant - sometimes I think everyone is in my head with me when I write.
I was referring to the secret lounge and you.
How I was over my WT H reaction and calmed my self down. Teasing about that.
I absolutely LOVE that you think you were rich and famous on a casserole.
Priceless.
As is Fran dumpster diving.
I knew you were being flippant (isn't that somewhat commonplace for you?
) but I guess I missed the main point. I didn't think I was rich and famous for the casserole, I was just pointing out that even if we play the "lifestyles of the rich and famous" game occasionally, Fran keeps me based in reality when she picks up bottles and cans, and digs through trash cans.
Oh my. It's getting close, eh? Can't wait to hear. Here's to it going your way. As for the windows that was quite the visual. I was kind of imaging Cirque du Soleil.
I hope that it goes our way. We aren't making any plans, yet. Just not to jinx it.
It looks like we are only barely overlapping this trip. We may be doing that Shake, Taste, Indulge event on Saturday depending on what else is going on & how much I'm spending on other events. (We are trying for the Hibachi Experience, at least 2 Signature Dinners depending on whats going on during our trips, Kitchen Memories & possibly some Food & Wine Pairings)
Maybe we could do the Shake, Taste and Indulge event together! Tell me about the Hibachi Experience, I LOVE
Teppan Edo or any Teppan Yaki style dining! I don't think we have much wiggle room to add any Signature dinners, though I might consider it, if they fit in our schedule! Between the Gamers meet events, we are pretty booked. You are also welcome to drop by our cookout at the Beach Club and say "Hi" if you're around Saturday night. We're a friendly bunch and if I know how these types of things go, we will probably have way more food and drink than we need for our group. I'm sure everyone would love to meet other DISers who are around that weekend!
Jealous here. I would love to try Victoira & Alberts.
The non Disney trip sounds like fun.
Ooh a secret lounge. That would be fun.
All caught up.
You and Vinny definitely need to go to V&A's some time, I think you would enjoy it! I'm looking forward to a trip outside Disney, our last one was to DC and it was a blast. Come visit in CA and I'll see about us going to the lounge, I'm sure my friend would love to meet you and Vinny! I have to get over to your TR and catch up! I know I'm at least one update behind if not two or three!
I'm still thinking of that secret lounge.
Come on out to California, visit your ?nephew? (is it)! We'll go to the secret lounge!
Plus Fran picks up every can and bottle she sees on the side of the road and she has even been known to dumpster dive!
Secret lounge here I come. 
