sunday

It's 1 A.M.
I just finished paying bills, and I cleaned out a few drawers.
I never quite know what to throw away and what to keep when it comes to bank statements, divorce papers, receipts, contracts..............is there a rule of thumb? Do I keep that crap for a year, ten years?
It's getting on my nerves having all these papers...........as soon as I throw them away I'll need them......

I'm paying my nephew to remove some old border, hang a new light fixture, fill in nail holes, and paint my kitchen.
It's nice having someone else do the work.

The fire marshall recently did an insevice at my work.
She said you should clean the lint from the back of your dryer every few months. I think that's what she said..........it might be more often.................I thought all you had to do was empty the lint thingy...................a few nights ago daughter and I went to the basement and moved the dryer away from the wall.........................there was five inches of lint on the floor behind the washer and dryer, on the backs of the washer and dryer, and from the floor up the wall about three feet......................and to boot, the exhaust hose was disconnected from the bottom of the dryer...........
We cleaned the  mess........and vacuumed all the dust from the ceiling and surrounding walls.
Boyfriend put a new exhaust thingy on the dryer, and a new vent do hinky that goes to the outside.
I've always wondered why my cool air duct returns and floor vents were so dusty and gross all the time...............................I'm guessing it's because of the dryer not being vented........I hope that's why..........cause now it shouldn't be a problem.....

Daughter is doing really well in school.
She loves her creative writing teacher.
He told her she should be in a more advanced class, and that she was the perfect student.
She called me at work telling me how proud she was of herself............that she feels so  confident.......something she has never felt when it comes to academics........................I wanted to hug the guy.

Boyfriend asked me out on a date for this coming Wed.
I love him.
He's my best friend...........cracks me up that he asked me out on a date.
We go out all the time. We just don't call our time out a date.
Wednesday it's a date!

Wed.

My working girl.

My college girl...........

A tired Mr. Bojangles

foreclosed house

I didn't put a contract in on the foreclosed house.
All the work it needs inside, combined with the fact that it has serious plumbing problems, plus having my present mortgage scared me off.
Boyfriend offered to help. My dad offered to buy the house, rehab. it and then sell it to me for not a dime more than what he'd eventually spend. I was so tempted. Tempted to take dad up on his offer, and tempted just to go at it alone..............................I didn't though............. I'm happy with my decision.

my doll house

The foreclosed house that I'm interested in is now open for contracts!
My dad looked at it today. Boyfriend looked at it today. The old man who lives up the street from it took pictures of it today.......and 11 other people put in contracts on it. It's been open for contracts for two days.
I have an appointment to look at it tomorrow.
It's small. Smaller than my house. But the lot is much bigger than mine, and it's all flat. There's no house to the right of the property. Just woods. It's a single story brick home. Did I mention it's small?  It was built in 1958. So the closets are small. It has a galley kitchen that could be really nice with a little work.
I love the lot.
And even though the side screened in porch needs work, I really like that porch! I love the back yard..............If I bought it I could probably cut my gas and electric bill in half. My mortgage payment would drop a few hundred bucks.........that makes me happy.......it could be a doll house with a little TLC.........a small doll house..........I'd rather have more money than space.........
The down side is what if my house doesn't sell forever and ever............I couldn't carry two mortgages for very long.............it would be risky to buy a house before selling mine.........................................I've almost always played it safe....................maybe it's time to take a chance?
Maybe when I actually get inside of the house, rather than just looking through the windows, I'll hate the place...........

a beautiful day

It's so beautiful outside today!
So I tried spending as much time outdoors as possible.
I also spent most of the day alone, by choice. It felt good.
I looked at pumpkins. Debated whether or not to spend money on one..............and remembered with a smile when my sons and their friends left 15 or 20 pumpkins in my front yard one night several years ago. Some of them were even decorated. They crack me up!


I stopped by my parents house. Took a bouquet of pretty fall flowers to mom, and chit chatted with her for awhile. It was nice.

I think I'll have supper on the deck with boyfriend and daughter.
I have chicken tenderloins marinated in a basil and garlic marinade, in the oven, and stir fry veggies steaming. It smells good!

Mom told me she was first runner up for prom queen her senior year of high school. I didn't know that about her.
I know my mom. But I wish I knew more things like that about her.........stuff from her childhood. I have bits and pieces from mom and dad about their childhoods............wish I had more.

tuesday

I've raised my children.

What do I do now?