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04/24/2006 12:46 #25620

Rosie Weeekend
Just thought i would post the pic i took of Rosie, my brother's dog. I haven't seen her since she was a puppy, a few years ago. Last summer, she barked loudly, freaking out, while my brother slept as his house was burning down. No one was home but him and the dog. Least she was paying attention.

The first thing i said to her was 'thanks for saving my brother's life' (oh, after greeting the humans in the household, of course).

Doesn't look like she can manage doing much, eh?

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Didn't get any pics of Chloe, my sister in law's sister's dog. Very active Boston puppy... may not have gotten anything that wasn't a blur anyway.

Despite (e:Uncutsaniflush)'s very bad allergies, we did have a nice weekend at my brother's place, up north in Ennismore, Ontario. The new house they built is quite nice. I was expecting to not like it (my brother, sister in law and i don't have the same taste), but i liked it.

Went to one of my neice's dance recitatls... her and her dance troupe got a gold for their performance. Not the typical way to spend a Sunday morning, but it was interesting. Some of the cute 8 year olds were adorable. One of the older groups did an interesting routine to Vivaldi and Marilyn Mason.

We left a bit early and didn't get to see my neice doing her jazz or hiphop routines. But (e:Uncutsaniflush)'s health is more important. That damn clean pollen filled country air!

Got some bread from my brother, who works for Dimpflmeier. Even picked up a few loaves for you, (e:Matthew) -- they have gluten free breads!!
littlecupcake - 04/25/06 17:36
vivaldi and marilyn manson? sounds like an interesting combination...

the dog's very cute. he looks expressive.. heh.
leetee - 04/24/06 16:14
You're welcome for the thought, (e:Matthew). The bread is in our freezer if you want to try it... just let me know an i will bring it over.

Love to join (e:you), (e:paul) and (e:terry) for the Linwood Homes tour! Thanks for the personal invite.
matthew - 04/24/06 13:24
Gluten-free bread?!?! :) I tried gluten-free rice bread a few years back, but it tasted like a brick. So i haven't tried it since. Thanks for the thought, that was very sweet of you. Are you going to be around sunday? It's the Linwood Homes Tour, and if you're free you are more than welcome to come with (e:paul) , (e:terry), and (e:I).

04/21/2006 00:38 #25619

[strike]Pears[/strike] and Pansys
Correction -- Just goes to show i know so little about plants and trees. That one there is not a pear tree... our neighbour has one... i think... and maybe, if i got the conversation right (never can tell with me!), that tree we have is a crabapple tree. I still think, whatever it is, the blossoms are nice, but the tree needs to be chopped down...




Our poor lil leaning pear tree. Beautiful blossoms it gets. No wonder someone did all that work trying to save it....

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We got flower boxes for the front porch.. and planted pansys. Yay!

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04/18/2006 08:13 #25618

sleep
oh, how i wish i could sleep normally. i wish...

that i didn't have to be so tired i can barely make it up the stairs just to fall asleep. that i could just be tired, or assign myself a bed time and just get in bed and fall asleep. that my tired, aching legs that like to run marathons in my sleep didn't wake me up. that waking up in the early hours of the morning just to pee and run back to bed wouldn't wake me. that if any of that happened, i could still nap mid-day so i am not dragging my ass around feeling like i have a hangover without the fun the night before.
leetee - 04/18/06 19:17
Thanks, (e:Libertad), i have seen the ad for Restless Legs Syndrome... just seeing it makes me all twitchy! I know my uncle was told he has RLS and was given meds.. i should email him again and ask him about it. Last time i did, he didn't reply.

Thanks so much for the kind words of support, (e:Theecarey) and (e:Jason)!

I totally agree that sleep is supposed to be restorative.. i think i can count one time in which i remember it being that way.. (e:Uncutsaniflush) might remember it, too. I woke up one morning and said, "wow, i slept better last night than i have ever slept." and i can't remember that happening since. If memory serves me correctly, i think that was about 2 or 3 years ago.

Thanks for the idea, (e:Jason), but sadly, i am way too easily distracted. Had a tv in my room many many years ago... i slept even less than i do now.

Thank goodness stuff like this goes in spells. Hopefully, this spell will be short... very short.
jason - 04/18/06 13:53
I'm so sorry to hear about it. I know the ills of horrible sleep patterns as well. I wish I knew a good remedy for you. I listen to my podcasts and fall asleep to them. I don't know if that would work for you or not. Good luck!!
theecarey - 04/18/06 10:39
I've seen the commercial-I was about to mention the restless leg syndrome, it is real; and I hear it really disrupts sleep. Awe Lee, sleep should be restorative.. not a physical and psychological challenge!
libertad - 04/18/06 08:46
Has anyone seen that commercial for restless leg syndrome? I can't remember if it was for real or not, but they claim to have a drug for people who can't stop moving their legs.

04/14/2006 10:25 #25617

We Are Connected!
I haven't posted much about our house in quite some time. I reckon that means we have been lazy... But, in our defense, sometimes, you have to live somewhere for a while to figure out what you really want.

We've owned this mini-mansion for less than a year now, and earlier this week we finally had some drywall dust floating about. Our house used to have an in-law suite, or apartment, on the back upper side. Since neither (e:Uncutsaniflush) and i want to be the evil landlord, we thought we would prefer to have the apartment connected back to the rest of the house (other than having to march up the back staircase).


Here's the house side of the hallway before we did anything... including one with some junk there (ok, not junk, that room to room air conditioner is hardly junk..).

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And here is the apartment side of the house. Looks like things were done and decorated around the late 60's, doesn't it?

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And here we are with the apartment side partly done.. ugly tile board off, some of the drywall gone... The peeps that did it used insulation as what we assume was for soundproofing.

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Here is the apartment side done... Studs and electrical box still there.

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Here is the handyman himself, the one and only (e:Uncutsaniflush) !

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This is a closeup of the baseboards. We are ever so grateful to the peeps that did this wall didn't damage the baseboards and took the extra time and effort to do the studs this way!

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Drywall and electrical box gone, but studs still there...

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Studs gone now... but lots of drywall dust in the air...

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And cleaned up afters. One from the main part of the house looking into the apartment. Another from the apartment looking into the main part of the house. Eventually, we want to make it look less jarring, and perhaps move the stove somewhere else (damn, i adore the look of that range!). For now, i am happy to not have to go down the main stairs and all the way to the back of the house to pee in the night; now, i can just take the 30 or so steps from our bed to the apartment bathroom. Woo hoo.

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Still wanna be our tenant, (e:Twisted) ?
museumchick - 04/22/06 22:14
I think that looks like it would be cool digs. You guys did a great job with it!
twisted - 04/14/06 23:39
You bet I would! When the "big one" hits here, I'll come a-knocking on your door. And you can still use the bathroom in "my" pad any time -- day or night! ;-)

The not-so-mini mansion looks great! You've got to love renovators conscientious enough to make their updates reversible without scaring.
boxerboi - 04/14/06 14:45
That is the cleanest demolition job I have ever seen!

That stove looks freakin cool!
libertad - 04/14/06 12:52
That oven is so hot!
kara - 04/14/06 11:27
Thanks for your comments in the echat, leetee. My master's thesis was about blogs and hyperlinks, and I'm glad to see at least a small part of my degree go toward doing something worthwhile - working to improve an already fantastic (e:strip).
ladycroft - 04/14/06 11:26
sweet! looks great!

04/13/2006 10:17 #25616

Happy Birthday!
Happy Big Three-Oh, (e:imk2) !!!
metalpeter - 04/13/06 18:10
Dind't know it was your birthday imk2 hope you have a great birthday.
imk2 - 04/13/06 14:39
thank you leetee!!!