Thanks for all the compliments on the TR & photos! I hope to work on it between laundry today. I've got 2 loads of winter stuff left over from last week and this weeks stuff.
We have a contractor coming today that will be doing our roof. Our porch roof over the front door is rotting so we really need to take care of that. He's going to put a couple of gutters up on the roof over the porch to make sure we don't have the same problem again. We are also going to do the rest of the roof. It wasn't as much as I had feared. We're also getting a new screen door on the front door. I've hated that thing since we moved in 23 years ago. It was old then. We're getting one with a self storing screen. We had another bid that nearly the same and this guy put an addition on my MIL's house so we feel good about him.
Today is soccer too so lots of running around.
It's our 23rd anniversary and we aren't sure if we'll go out or just get take out-probably take out after all those soccer games.
Tomorrow is the mother/daughter girl scout tea for Lizzy & I and my SIL is here from St Louis.
We love that fountain too, Bernadette! Here is a photo I took during the F&W Festival last year...
I think you are doing a fine job on the TR without notes!!
WOW!!! Beautiful! I will have to find my way over there at night in November.
Garrett has a dentist appointment at 7:30 this morning, I need to make a stop at the vets afterwards & then head off to work. Riley has a game at 3 this afternoon. Who said weekends were relaxing lol
Oh well, nothing going on tonight so far. Tomorrow is Gary's birthday. Still waiting on him to decide if he wants to go out for dinner or have me cook him something. I'm sure you all can guess which one I hope he decides on
Sounds like a busy weekend! Happy Birthday to Gary!
Yes it did thanks. And we got the house emptyed (John told the sellers, what ever they didn't want we would get rid of) and cleaned. Today is putting things away while John gets the big items from the old place.
Good luck with the move!
I was on the phone yesterday and the boys got into a huge fight. Of course. Because I was on the phone.
I hear a bunch of loud banging and then a crash. Shane and his friend had locked Owen out of his room and Owen kicked the door so hard and so many times that a snow globe fell off of Shane's shelf in his room and crashed into a gazillion pieces. Owen got a spanking and sent to his room. Then he peed in his pants when he was in time out.
Some days it's a miracle that we all have survived the day are are in one piece when Ken gets home.
Good luck this weekend! I'm embarrassed to admit my 6 year old still pees his pants. I'm pretty sure it is a control thing.
I guess the only good thing is that he only does it at home.
Looks like we dodged the weather bullet once again, the sun is out and there is no wind, thanks for all the PD!
Bernadette, love the TR so far, your kids are such cuties, the picture of Emma sleeping at the table is priceless. Can't wait for more installments, and I hope we can get together in November. I am rethinking our decision not to attend any of the Christmas parties, just because of the lights on the castle, there are three parties while we are there, one is the first party which we attended last year that was waaaaaay too crowded, and the other is a Friday night, which I think we would avoid also, but that leaves the one in the middle . . . . . . . .decisions
I was so happy when I saw the weather report on the news this morning!!!!
Could you plan to tentatively go to a party but wait to buy your tickets after you are already there? The only party we'll be there for is the first one and I think Lizzy will enjoy the Osborne Lights which also start that night just as much.
I'll have to send you my color coded matrix of fun so you can see our plans and see if they match up with your plans at all. What are your dates again?
I still need to email your my photos too!
Bernadette,
Great report so far!!!! Your kids are so sweet. I told my guys we maybe down at WDW again next August & they all wanted to know if your kids were going to be there too.
Thanks! We would really love to see you guys again! I know my kids would really love to spend more time with your kids!!!!!
When would you have to leave if you drive? I looked up Boston to MCO and the rates were lower on the Thursday before vacation and much lower on the Wednesday before. I still haven't decided when to go with Emma but I'm thinking the first full week in May. I would have to buy a one way ticket now if we choose to go the last week in April as we would come home in May and Jet Blue's schedule isn't open that far out yet.
In a related matter.....I got my Jet Blue Amex bill yesterday. The late fee was
only $30. I was thinking it would be at least $39 maybe closer to $50 but the finance fee was $49. After I pay this bill they will transfer 70 points. It is 100 points for a free ticket and I already have 54 points from flights. I should be able to get either a free ticket for May or maybe 2 free ones for next August.
The new property manager is almost certainly the one we had at our old property, and her standards are lax at best. She was kind enough to lease to our old next door neighbors, who prompted us to move out! They were rude, noisy, messy, and shot illegal fireworks off their patio. I complained about them almost every single day and she did NOTHING. I called the police, and still those people kept right on doing what they were doing. I dreaded coming home every day because they were HORRIBLE. So we moved. We were in the middle of our lease but since we transferred to another property with the same owners we weren't penalized. The people with the yappy dogs aren't bad, but they are just here short-term while they remodel their house. Which means another roll of the dice when they move out. We have been so lucky I am sure we are in for bad neighbors now.
Good luck with new neighbors!
But in my defense, things like best friend change with the wind. 
