Happy 27th anniversary to Chrissy and Dan. We went to a department holiday party and had a really nice time socializing with my colleagues. I'm working on this afghan and don't know who it will be for.
11-30-12
Happy 27th anniversary to Chrissy and Dan. We went to a department holiday party and had a really nice time socializing with my colleagues. I'm working on this afghan and don't know who it will be for.
11-29-12
Squirt designed, built, and programmed this display device for my office and the facilities crew (three men) drilled two holes in my wall today and mounted it. All I have to do is send a tweet through Twitter and the message displays right outside my office door. My son is truly awesome. Everybody in my department wants one now!
11-28-12
Dan found this tile on the website, Specialty Tile, in Atlanta. We tried to go see it last weekend and the store was closed for the Thanksgiving weekend. So today we trekked to Atlanta and bought it. Some tiles are kindof green, and some are more blue. They are made in Italy and we got a GREAT deal on them.
11-26-12
Our fancy Kitchen Aid stove and hood is installed.... See, the den behind it is a royal mess. Our moving date is December 14th so soon we will have a new kind of mess going on back there. Tonight I taught my last class for the semester. The students had perfect attendance all semester long, which is a really remarkable accomplishment. So we had a pizza fest on our last day of class.
11-25-12
The view out the other kitchen window.. a nice red Japanese maple. They are in color all over town right now. See the blossoms on the bush out the window? Camellias bloom all winter here.
This is the color we painted the living room. I love it. Much better!
This is the view from my mom's front door-- she has a Japanese maple in color too.
11-22-12
We got our fridge installed today!
This is the Squirt's room-- a nice deep grayish blue. Peaceful.
Our room again, as a contrast.
We got our faucet installed!
11-21-12
We chose this green for the girls' room since they both like the color. It's the largest bedroom and will fit a futon as well for extra sleeping capacity.
11-19-12
The countertops are in!!!
We met with our interior decorator today and picked out all the paint colors for the house. Let the painting begin.
11-17-12
Went to the house this morning and took photos of the tile samples with the cabinets. Photoshopped them across a wall and disliked them all.
The woodworkers finished the cabinet near the dining room. It looks great.
And they finished trim at the ceiling but the ceiling is not flat so there is a slight gap.
I had an upset stomach today so didn't do much. Last night Squirt and Dan and I went to an art show and beer-tasting. I passed on the beer, but had a delicious latte. We went to dinner afterwards and got home late. It was a full day yesterday between Montgomery and all the stores and then the evening activities. Today I'm just not good for much.
11-16-12
This week was exhausting. Meetings every evening M-Th. So today I decided to go to Montgomery with Dan to look at tile and carpet. We picked up samples from three stores, and picked up carpet samples too. Along the way home we saw this van which took us by surprise. In Alabama? A weed-flavored lolly pop van???
We got a chuckle when choosing this carpeting. It's pronounced "chicken soft" around these parts.
11-12-12
This is the rug we currently have in our den, but I may use it in the dining room because I like the colors there. Today starts a very busy week. I taught tonight so it was a long day. Also went to a new dentist this afternoon. My mom recommended him.
11-11-12
25 years ago today my Nana died. I only got to spend the first half of my life with her in it... and I wish I could talk to her and spend time with her still.
Dan is prepping this window in our kitchen for painting.
11-9-12
Remember this day:
Up at 6:30.
Wore my purple dress and boots.
Drove to the Boys and Girls Club to get my letter.
Came home and made lunch.
Rode my bike to school.
Meeting with faculty and grad student.
Got letter from state department.
Submitted grant with letters of support.
Rode home.
Drove to funeral home in Opelika.
Said goodbye to Miss Carrie, lying peacefully in a flower covered coffin.
Drove to Hobby Lobby for yarn.
Dinner of shrimp casserole with Dan and Mom.
Curled up on couch under a blanket drinking Kombucha and crocheting with my new alpaca yarn, watching Hangover with Dan, I found my peace.
Chrissy, remember this warm feeling.
11-8-12
Dan painted our metal window black. I love it!
The cabinets arrived from the shop!
Looking fantastic.
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11-4-12
Little Sister, who used to be called Aunt Baby by my children when she was a tot and they were tween/teens. I left DC today after a good, but tiring stay. It was good to see my stepmom and sister.
11-3-12
I taught my little sister how to crochet today. She caught on fast. We went to a concert this evening at a church nearby. However, I enjoyed listening to Lil Sis play piano more. Jaq made tenderloin and roasted sweet potatoes for dinner. It was spectacular.
11-2-12
My stepmom Jaq picked me up from the city this afternoon for a visit with her and my little sister who is 14. They live in a suburb outside of DC. We had dinner and then went to a Jamaican restaurant to listen to a band. We drank sorrel and ate bread pudding. I was the only white person in the place and it was an unusual feeling at first, I must admit. A really good experience and fun steel drum type island music.
This is Jaq's back yard and two dogs.
11-1-12
I found NSF this morning. We had a full day of proposal debate and discussion. I'm beat! I have 11 proposals to review tonight. Oh boy. Hope to stay awake.
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