Thursday, February 27, 2014

fed up

update, I am officially done. 4 months ago my sister had a a few boxes to go through. I stopped by today 2-27-14 to drop off the basket below i got from TJ Maxx $14.99 (it's super cute but i am sure it will be destroyed in no time). The boxes were in the same spot and they were still there untouched. I work full time, take classes and keep MY 6 person house clean. Laziness is not a disease it is a habit. I dropped off my last present today, picture below. You see my sister puts her purse and all the other stupid shit she can't part with in a box in there living room, really? pull it together.

Yup i am done. If you want to live in squalor, go ahead.


Before I was fed up...

http://saintmarty-marty.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-23-its-wonderful-day-being.html 

Here is what i have done so far to help my sister & brother-in-law...
  • 9-29-13, 1 1/2 hours,  i helped my sister clean in the kitchen , 2 HUGE black garbage bags, 2 small kitchen bags
  • 9-30-13, i bought new curtains for the kitchen & command strips ($25); I called Lakeview school to get numbers for beth & I. I dropped off tags & safety pins for Beth for the Lakeview resale (I hope she makes a ton of money)
  • 10-6-13, 2 hours, i helped "M" clean in the dining room, i built a bookcase that they had in the attic.
  • 10-11-13, i "won" two tall metal file cabinets from NMU's public surplus. These are steelcase file cabinets and i got them for $10 each
  • 11-10-13, helped "M" clean for about 1 hour (you can see the top of the dining room table, that was martin's wish :) ). Steven hung two adjustable 4 foot shelves in the bathroom (shelves were about $35 but i had a $20 rebate for menards)
  • 11-23-13, borrowed a friends truck to pick up furniture, its 14 degrees today and lightly snowing. Aubri and i loaded a couch, chair, 6 drawer dresser and end table (all for free) into the truck and out of the truck into the house. I used a lint roller over the whole couch and sprayed it with lysol, i hope celeste doesn't have an allergic reaction. I got the wood for free for the cubbies below and steven built them, i am hoping this will keep the shoes in order

    12-14-13, got a kitchen table and chairs from my friend Kathy for my sister and bother-in-law. the funny thing is, it belonged to my gram before kathy, now it's back in the family. I picked it up and delivered it to them and also helped clean/organize for about 2 hours. Picked up two milk crates for hats/mitten storage $4.79 a piece

aubri made the news again, around 1:38

Sports on Demand Wednesday 2-26-14

Monday, February 10, 2014

tickets

yeah, i bought 3 tickets to Germany and i am ECSTATIC ! you read that right, i can't wait to go. I am taking Aubri and her friend Hailee. They will have the time of their lives, we also have a 22 hour layover in New York City on our way home, icing on the vacation cake !

i LOVE to travel, i love new places, i love new food (as long as it isn't slimy or fish like), i love bier and wine, i love architecture (really, i love that shit) and i love Germany with all my friends and wonderful memories. I know i am lucky, i am lucky because my friends open their homes to me so i don't have to pay to stay in a hotel. I am also lucky because i have a job and i have vacation time and i have the ability to save for this trip (although i do wish i was a better "saver").

My husband doesn't like to travel, i do. He likes to buy computers and computer related "stuff". He believes in having tangible items, i believe in making memories and traveling. Well to each his own, i am not going to change him and he is not going to change me.

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Mother son dance

yeah, tyler and I are doing this !

Sunday, February 2, 2014

slide curtain

10 rows done and it is so cool ! or groovy as my cousin says...



I have been calling all over to see where i can recycle some of the old slides i am not keeping. After no luck, i thought i better check to see what kind of project can be made with them.

I HAVE MY NEXT PROJECT :) and i'm pretty excited about it