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Saturday, January 31, 2009
Bathroom renovation project
After nine years of living with this ugly bathroom....it's finally OUT! I'm so excited and happy with my husband for getting everything ready for the tile guy! Bo and my father-in-law took out all the white/blue cabinets last weekend. We are almost done taking off all the ugly plastic wall paper and blue vinyl flooring....the sink, shower, toilet and bathtub are gone now. Monday the dry wall will go up.Bubble girl will miss her "happy splashy bathies" for a month or so....but then she'll be able to have them again in a gorgeous new room with Mexican tiles and sink, new cabinets, toilet and shower....it's going to be so nice! And I'll treat us to new towels, too! I haven't bought new bath towels in 20 years!
Busy with my Gainesville High School 30th reunion preparation! Starting early to hopefully be in touch with as many as possible from my graduating class of over 300 people! It's been so fun to discover "old" friends! If you haven't tried Facebook...I recommend it, especially if you have a lot of time to waste! HA HA It's addictive, I tell you! No wonder the young kids are into it!
This is my Soccer Team (football) jacket...I can still wear it although I don't. I loved practicing with my team several times a week in high school...I wasn't very good at it...I don't like to run that much but I am quite a good kicker! Actually, I enjoyed the practices more than the games...too stressy! I loved the comradship during field time and locker room giggles! If I could I'd still play, just to participate in the training sessions.
Did any of my Quilter friends play in High School sports?
Looks like progress is really being made on your bathroom. Soon!!
My g'son signed me up for facebook!? Unless one of the kids writes on my "wall" I feel like I'm being a "rubberneck". That is what people used to be called when they listened in on the party phone line.
Ooohh, the new bathroom sounds like its going to be really nice. You will have to keep us updated on it! I just had my 15 year reunion pass and I don't remember that we even did anything. I marched in the band during high school, all four years.
Won't it be great to get your new bathroom. We had ours done about two years ago and I still go in and think of it as our new bathroom. I love it. I look forward to seeing some pictures of the progress.
Hi! Another High School Band geek here! I was a flute/piccolo player!I still have my flute, but don't play it very often. Can't wait to see your bathroom finished. I gutted and re-did my bathrooms in my last house too. I'm sure you will love it!!
Also, I need to let you know that I received your postcard. Love the angel kitty cat! Thanks so much
Just thought Id leave abit of advice if you've not finished your bathroom yet. I found some great modern bathroom ideas at a cheap price at http://www.onlinebathrooms.com
I am an American living in Skåne (southern) Sweden. A special man enticed me to move to this part of the world in 1999. Now we are a small family living in the countryside near a small village. When I am not at home, I'm at work in Helsingborg at a small, private Swedish elementary school. I LOVE MY JOB!
After 9 years of living in Sweden, I have finally decided that blogging just might be the best way for me to share what's happening in my life here in Sweden. I want to keep in touch with family and friends around the world. This will also help me appreciate the wonderful life I have in this northern European country!
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The #1 Ladies Detective Agency (series) by Alexander McCall Smith
That Quail Robert by Margaret Stanger
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Paula by Isabel Allende
Palace Walk by Naguid Mahfouz
Nothing to Declare by Mary Morris
Naked by David Sedaris
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little House on the Prarie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Cry My Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Chocolate by Joanne Harris
Charlotte's Web by EB White
Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover
A Dirty Job by Chris Moore
1984 by George Orwell
What's Happening got an award!
Thanks G'G'ma! That's so kind of you!
Small Happenings that make me smile
I got a LONG letter from Pernilla today...put a smile in my heart!
Thank you for writing to me, your words were very touching and REAL!
Soon we'll be working together again! ;-)
How my daughter and our neighbor's son play so very nicely together all
the times they are together, no complaints, no arguing, no terrorizing
the animals, just good play time and lots of laughter. He is like a
surrogate brother only better because they really appreciate each
other. Actually he ADORES her because she is a year older and KNOWS SO
MUCH!
SEWING....projects not repairs!
Eating dinner with my family and talking about the day's events and planning the next day's activities together.
Planning lessons for my students....it thrills me to think of ALL the possibilities to help them learn new information!
My hubby's two day beard...but not the three day one.
Maya's daily drawings that she makes especially for me! I want to keep them ALL!
Bookworms...my book club that meets every month!
It's slowly getting darker each day and soon we can light candles everywhere to be "cozy" ...even at school!
I can see our goldfish swimming in the pond from my bedroom window
In the mornings I often have to slow down or stop the car to wait for the goose family to cross the road to go to the lake
When I go out to eat with my teacher friends, we laugh and laugh about stories of ourselves and our "kids" (students)
My Mom always leaves my birthday presents wrapped up in the guest room.
I wait to open them on the correct day...I've never been a peeker, even
when I was young.
Maya gave me kisses over the phone because she missed me putting her to bed tonight
My husband sets up the coffee pot so it is ready to start each morning for me!
Jessica, a teacher at my school, out of the blue came to help me carry
new art supplies to another building How did she know I was super
stressed and didn't have enough time to do it myself?
Åsa, my teacher friend who is on a year maternity leave, gave me a bag of beautiful children's books
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Looks like progress is really being made on your bathroom. Soon!!
My g'son signed me up for facebook!? Unless one of the kids writes on my "wall" I feel like I'm being a "rubberneck". That is what people used to be called when they listened in on the party phone line.
Can't wait to see the finished bathroom. Mexican tile is sooooo beautiful. I should know. I've seen lots of Mexican bathroom. :)
Ooohh, the new bathroom sounds like its going to be really nice. You will have to keep us updated on it! I just had my 15 year reunion pass and I don't remember that we even did anything. I marched in the band during high school, all four years.
Won't it be great to get your new bathroom. We had ours done about two years ago and I still go in and think of it as our new bathroom. I love it. I look forward to seeing some pictures of the progress.
Hi! Another High School Band geek here! I was a flute/piccolo player!I still have my flute, but don't play it very often. Can't wait to see your bathroom finished. I gutted and re-did my bathrooms in my last house too. I'm sure you will love it!!
Also, I need to let you know that I received your postcard. Love the angel kitty cat! Thanks so much
Wow 30th reunion. You definitely don't look old enough for that.
I got my postcard. It is so cute. Thanks a ton. I am mailing some out on Friday.
Can't wait to see the new bathroom.
Just thought Id leave abit of advice if you've not finished your bathroom yet. I found some great modern bathroom ideas at a cheap price at http://www.onlinebathrooms.com
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