tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65262942026-02-06T17:51:09.655-06:00Very VolubleChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.comBlogger715125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-80498031846657747372009-01-30T16:17:00.002-06:002009-01-30T16:55:58.487-06:00Hi! Sorry for the lack of updates, but the whole moving things took my motivation to blog. We have all our stuff at the house and did the check-out for the apartment today. We are going to get our whole deposit back, which is quite nice. Barely anything is put away yet, but I have a fairly decent idea of where everything is, which helps a bit. Most of the kitchen is put away, but since we are Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-66378659093721582752009-01-14T10:13:00.002-06:002009-01-14T10:22:10.415-06:00Grrrr....arrrgh....The truck is in the shop due to a frozen/locked/stuck caliper on the rear passenger wheel of our rear-wheel driven truck. For those wondering, the caliper is what the brake pads rub against to stop your vehicle. I know this because I watched Josh and his dad change them on my car a few months ago when my car started making grinding noises when I braked or turned. This means,Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-45385499868016390192009-01-05T15:22:00.003-06:002009-01-05T15:33:30.196-06:00There is fresh paint on the walls, some of them anyway, and a new washer a dryer in the laundry room. Washing laundry without quarters is almost fun. We have purchased a couch and will pick it up later this week. We should be able to finish painting the living room on Wednesday and maybe get a start on our bedroom so we can move in our living room and bedroom furniture. I didn't bring my Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-78930278000379662522008-12-31T09:48:00.002-06:002008-12-31T10:20:39.802-06:00I got a sewing machine for Christmas! I know absolutely nothing about sewing. Any good books you guys can recommend? I don't intend to do anything too fancy. I will need some sort of window treatments for the house and pillows would be great. Also, I think I should make myself a skirt since I own so few. I am quite addicted to tote bags for some reason as well.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-90964771131794565692008-12-30T18:14:00.002-06:002008-12-30T18:26:09.728-06:00I am better!!! About 48 hours after getting sick, I was feeling mostly normal. I still don't have much of an appetite if I don't get reminded to eat. I wouldn't have eaten lunch today if I hadn't gotten a free sammich at work and was later reminded to eat it by a co-worker. Speaking of my new co-workers, I love them! It's nice to work with other people again and not rely on notes for Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-28655995393773367682008-12-27T18:59:00.002-06:002008-12-27T19:10:03.862-06:00So we had planned to get a jump start on buying supplies and painting, but I ended up with a stomach bug, which means I am completely useless. At least I haven't thrown up an almost 10 hours I still feel pretty crappy. Josh went over to the house for awhile today and took the mirrors off the wall and bought a ladder and other random things we need for the place. I was worried that the mirrors Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-77102407487990991552008-12-23T05:06:00.004-06:002008-12-23T07:30:42.385-06:00We have a house!! It's exciting and a bit overwhelming. The place is bigger than we intended to buy, but it has everything we want in a home and more. We already have a few power tools for the garage including a rather large air compressor and a new washer and dryer. We got a great interest rate and our insurance is about a $100 lower than I thought it would be. This all went better than I Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-54747399469163688222008-12-18T10:45:00.000-06:002008-12-18T10:46:08.268-06:00Only the first five people that click are eligible to pass this on, so click fast!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-74529435009298377972008-12-16T06:19:00.004-06:002008-12-16T06:31:45.571-06:00Well, I gave my two weeks notice yesterday and was told to drop off my key and pick up my last check, which is pretty much what I expected. I am not too upset as I now have a chance to get some more Christmas gifts made and get my hair cut, which desperately needs to be done. The extra money would have been nice, but it wouldn't have been much anyway with the holidays. I can also get all the Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-69732470907744688572008-12-10T15:52:00.003-06:002008-12-10T15:59:05.566-06:00Woot! I got the job! Wait...did I even mention I was interviewing for one today? Lemme check...Guess not. Well, anyway I interviewed today for a baker position at the local natural foods co-op and they offered it to me, which I accepted. It is a huge relief as I know I won't have to fight for hours and I will have benefits once again. Also, there is some recipe development involved and recipeChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-75403749611872871982008-12-09T12:36:00.005-06:002008-12-09T13:08:14.476-06:00My job has been completely frustrating me lately. There is a lack of communication that makes it difficult for me to complete tasks and people get frustrated with me since I didn't know. Then there is the lack of hours. I used to regularly work between 7 and 9 hours a night, but now I am lucky if I can squeak out 5. Also, they gave me a few days off this week which I didn't ask for. I also Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-32920291619891167782008-11-24T15:05:00.003-06:002008-11-24T15:23:26.501-06:00I really enjoy finding, what I think, is the perfect gift for someone I care about. Of course there are the times when your gift is so perfect the person purchased the item already without your knowledge. Despite the fact I love giving a great gift, I really hate figuring out what that gift should be. Until last week, I hadn't even thought about what I wanted to get anyone. I figured out a few Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-80427656318716610712008-11-22T16:50:00.002-06:002008-11-22T16:59:22.685-06:00Woot! One month from today I will have a house! Until then I have other things to worry about, like Thanksgiving and Christmas. Just so I know where to look, I am going to post my list of baking/cooking to do by Wednesday.1) stuffing - figure out how to do in crock pot2) green bean casserole3) millionaire's shortbread4) molasses cookies5) s'mores barsI have barely thought about Christmas gifts. Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-91672429016595826852008-11-19T21:09:00.002-06:002008-11-19T21:11:54.146-06:00The house inspection has been done and the house looks good. A few things need to be taken care of, but nothing serious or that needs to be done right away. It looks like we are getting a house for Christmas! Now I need to find some good now and low VOC paints in colors I like. Any suggestions?I miss my dancing plurk nanners.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-5895559051295423592008-11-13T07:52:00.003-06:002008-11-13T08:04:02.203-06:00No more white walls!!!!!!!At least that is my intention once we get this house. Our offer has been accepted, but they didn't accept all of our conditions. They want to move the closing date up a few days, which shouldn't be a problem. The house is almost ours! Now we just have to hope the inspection goes well. I am not too worried about it as the house seems to be in great condition.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-26287620794443288812008-11-11T07:17:00.003-06:002008-11-11T07:28:10.098-06:00Happy Tuesday and Veteran's Day! I hope you all are enjoying the colder weather, if you are experiencing colder weather, that is. we most definitely are and, yes, I am quite enjoying it. I prefer to be cold over being hot and won't complain about snuggling under a blanket, or two, with a mug of tea and some knitting in front of the TV. We had about two inches of snow on Friday morning, which was Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-9157520021577086182008-11-06T12:13:00.002-06:002008-11-06T12:30:48.324-06:00Is everyone else having an exciting week? I think the election got almost everyone excited while the outcome excited me, I know that is not true for everyone. Also not everyone else is in the process of buying a house. On election day, we learned the other offer on the house we want has been withdrawn. We also learned the bank isn't going to make the decision on our offer for another 2 weeks.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-31454037449784099402008-10-28T08:02:00.003-05:002008-10-28T08:17:08.251-05:00Still no news on the house. All we know is that the people who make the decision on whether or not to accept the offer have all they need and just need to make the decision. Grrrr....Arrrrgggh. I will post about it as soon as I do know. In other news, I got another raise (a rather large one) and while I am still not making anywhere near what I was, I am doing quite well. That extra money is goingChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-41662268506285928692008-10-16T21:00:00.006-05:002008-10-16T21:25:03.798-05:00I am still trying to not get my hopes up about the house but our agent isn't helping. She recently told us that things are moving forward and an appraisal will happen soon. The bank is looking at both offers right now and from what she has heard, our offer looks stronger. Ack! Not that those are bad things, but they are encouraging my brain to think about moving in to that house. I should Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-21267410837009075152008-10-13T13:11:00.002-05:002008-10-13T13:18:29.343-05:00Still waiting to hear about the house, as expected, but the time is just dragging by. We can't seem to help brainstorming about what we would do in there if/when we get it. We need to stop! I don't want to do much more house hunting after finding this place, and it will be that much harder if we don't get it after all the thought we have been putting into it. Grrr...aaarrgh.In other news, wellChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-69610599687738247342008-10-10T09:32:00.004-05:002008-10-10T09:48:15.559-05:00Waiting is so hard. I am usually fairly patient as long as I have something to occupy me. I know we won't hear the bank's decision on the offers for the house for at least a couple weeks, but every once in a while, I start thinking of moving into that house. I try not to, but it is such a good fit for us that it is hard not to. HGTV has even more appeal than it used to.Currently I am fighting a Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-57063938547494984432008-10-09T09:02:00.002-05:002008-10-09T09:15:58.088-05:00Well, we put an offer on a house! It has to go through the bank as it is a short sale, so we are going to have to wait at least a couple weeks. We love the house and there is very little that needs to be done on it, which is perfect for us. It could use a new washer and dryer, but everything else is pretty new and well maintained. I will be rather disappointed if we don't get it. In Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-78592287647042599622008-10-03T12:11:00.002-05:002008-10-03T12:28:23.185-05:00Again with the somewhat long absence. My sleep schedule has been so wacky lately (I really should go to bed instead of blogging, Plurking, and TV watching right now) that updating this has just not happened. At least work is going really well, except for the long hours this week. Apparently everything I make is turning out well, and I totally conquered red velvet cupcakes which I formerly calledChelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-21626842388921775232008-09-20T08:36:00.003-05:002008-09-20T09:15:38.427-05:00Goodness, it has been a long time. I blame Plurk (join if you know what's good for ya, it's better than Twitter) a busy weekend, an injured thumb, lack of knitting/crocheting/baking/cooking and a lack of sleep.So, what have I been doing? Well, last week on Thursday, I think, while I was at work I caught my thumbnail on some of the shelving in the "janitor's" closet. It hurt but I didn't think Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6526294.post-81921080812743240542008-09-06T17:54:00.002-05:002008-09-06T18:04:43.707-05:00So I am starting to settle into my new routine and the job is going well. She gave me a raise on my first paycheck, which was a total surprise. I must be doing something right. So far there are only two things I don't like about the job, and the hours aren't one of them. Red velvet cake is a total pain because it gets everywhere, there are a lot of dishes to wash. My car is back! It's so Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05049724495682922050noreply@blogger.com2