Showing

We've got a showing on the house today....a whopping 4 hours notice, which spun the Ol' Man out of control. We've told the realtor, time and time again, that we want/require 24 hour notice. We live in our house, and it's not "dirty", but it does get dusty, dishes in the sink, laundry, etc. - it's not "showroom" ready at all times. The Ol' Man considers it pretty damn rude when we ask for 24 hours notice, and the other Realtors blow that off. Our realtor tell them 24 hours notice, but..it's a buyer's market, so, what can ya do? Clean up the house, that's what. Keep your fingers crosses these folks put in a bid...

Yankee Candle Co.

http://www.yankeecandle.com/cgi-bin/ycbvp/retail.jsp

Yes, I own stock. I LOVE candles...love the way they make the house smell. I've got one burning in the bedroom the living room, and the kitchen right now. Yankee Candle Co. has so many great fragrances, and I love to walk through the house and smell the different smells. We have pine smells in the winter, apple smells in the fall and fresh smells in the spring and summer. I have to admit, it's my favorite gift to my girlfriends. They usually have pretty good sales too. The ship really fast (and secure), and I've never had a problem ordering on line. Their customer service is great too.

Kitty, Kitty, Kitty

My "love cat", Bok Choy, gets miffed when she can't sit in my lap. I'm hand quilting a quilt for the youngest boy, and I've got this nifty lap frame. Only problem is, of course, that the cat can't sit on my lap, so she gets an attitude. The other two (sorry, I forgot to mention that in addition to the two boys and one Hound of the Baskervilles (HotB), we've got three cats...) are more "normal" cats and pretty much ignore us. As long as I clean the litter box and feed them daily, they pretty much just laze around the house. Unless, of course, the HotB is around, then they scoot down into the basement...where the HotB is unable to go. Kinda like a Kitty Sanctuary. Of course, the Ol Man has his Man Sanctuary in the basement too, which, on occassion conflicts with the cats...like when the cats sit on his stuff. He gets a bit miffed himself. He would like nothing beter than for the HotB to "play" with the cats, but, as luck would have it, the boys love the cats, so they are saved from almost certain death.

Mad Recycler

I'm "kinda" green...I recycle some stuff, but not other stuff. No newspapers or plastic bottles (although I probably should...). What I am fanatical about is reusing zip lock bags. I use them over and over again till they fall apart. The Ol Man will help with the dishes every night, but he refuses to wash the zip lock bags. He finds it immensely amusing that I'm so frugal when it comes to the zip lock bags. I found this nifty drying chumpie on line that hold them apart so they dry. So, since they sell things like this, I must not be the only one who reuses zip lock bags...I am not alone. Come one, come all! Join me in the quest to reuse zip lock bags! WhoooHoooo! Ok, I get a little excited sometimes. That doesn't make me a bad person.