Hair today...

Before...the green was fading.


And looking bad...


So... (Suz, this look reminds me if you!!)


We colored it :)


Such a pretty color with a red hue.


We can't get a "normal" picture around here :)


ok normal enough ;)

Yard work

I finally dug up the rest if the iris bulbs from beside the drive. It was a long haul however I had Butch's knee pads. That did help but my legs are hurting today.


In my ambitions I also lost half a nail all the way to the bed.... Yowch!!!


Here is the before look at the bed that I had planted a few weeks ago. They're very happy in that location ;)


Here is the after if transplanting the newer bulbs.... A layer if potting soil, bulbs, another layer of potting soil and a thin layer of Georgia clay :) I added the left over pond straw. We shall see what they think of this set up.


The left overs that I have found a home for.


And we also hung Angela's pin board.


Oh and a HUGE frog. Well huge from my pool. It was about the size of my palm if he were sitting.

I took the frog to moms house to her tiny pond. In sure he will be very happy there. I had mom take a picture if him.

Lizzie also came home this weekend. She and Cody came to go to Bear Stock to listen to the bands and meet up with friends. She didn't mention any if her friends so in not sure who else was able to make it down. We had a nice brunch with mom and dad and the crew this morning for them.

Tomorrow I start my new job. Completely unprepared and with no real knowledge what I'll be doing. Hum. Should be interesting.

Determined birds!!
Note the snake does NOT deter doves. Now I LOVE doves and would encourage them to bed down in the arbor. I just have to draw the line at the porch!! I love my porch sitting more than I love doves!


No babies so eviction is still possible.


Speaking if the arbor. LOOK at the "new" wisteria!! It's going to be beautiful!


The mature side:


Whole arbor.


Have I mentioned how GLAD I am that it's spring?? I go through picking weeds and having chats with the plants poking their heads out again :)

Next up this weekend is transplanting Iris. I'm going to place them all along the back of the rounded corner in the wall. I think that will be pretty.

And since this didn't post yet
Momma in the nest


Daddy standing on moms head to put more sticks in place


Poor mom just keeps ducking!!


The nest upon removal.


I do feel bad evicting them however as I said, I love my porch more. I don't want to have to clean poop until babies are hatched and out on their own!!

Kills me because I love doves. I'll go look for dove boxed today at Lowes to make up for the eviction!

New digs at work.

We moved to building 988 sometime in or around October 2011. I posted a picture on Facebook about the fact I had a window behind me. I could tell the weather without having to go to a door for the fiat time in 15 years if working.

Today I moved and have another first. I have moved to an office with a door. Yes, for the fist time in 18 years of working have a door. Weird.

So I have moved out of my old office cubicle:



(No comments about the dirt ring- our cleaning staff is minimal and not effective. Mine looks better than some!)

And left my wonderful view of trees and squirrels:



And moved to my new cubicle:
What's shocking is that I really don't have that more room.

Different configuration and no open shelves:


However I have gained a visitors area and table.


Different for sure.

I need to move the white board over and change it out for the "extra" one I have hanging there now.

I have to admit I chucked a lot if stuff in drawers just to be "done". I'll organize it better next week once I can see how the flow will work for me.

Dresser makeover

It started with a


Sanded...


These drawers were a challenge. They had TWO layers of wood. Really sturdy drawers here!!


See?


Ready for paint!


Painted and ready for some knobs


What a difference a paint job makes!!


I wanted to do ombré with dark to light in the colors of her walls however I was out voted :( oh well it's her room ;)

Adventures of spring break.

Today was animal sanctuary day and not a picture one!

We started off with Dausets Trails (http://www.dausettrails.com) the river otters were active and as cute as can be! They had a bear, lots of owls and a lot of sleepy animals. Ah, nocturnal animals are no fun in daylight hours :)

I discovered this wasn't what I was thinking I was going to, however glad I went. Fun place.

Where I MEANT to go was here: http://www.noahs-ark.org

Wow what a BIG place that was!! We got to see the famous lion/tiger/bear grouping. The lion was rolled over, belly exposed in a field of grass....the tiger was inside the house with the bear under the house. By the time we left the tiger had come out to lay on the porch. So huge! There were a few more tigers and lions further in. We wore poor mom out, she gave up and waited for us at the threesomes paddock whole Angela send I went further in and saw dome monkeys and the other large cats. I'm thinking we saw majority of the big animals, however not sure. I'll have to find a map. They didn't have any because they were reworking the holding pens.

Fun day! We came to the freeway at the outlet mall and had a nice lunch at the Mexican restaurant there then home by way of SAMs Club (needed coffee).. Then a NAP. What a fun day!!

Oh and we saw the big Direct TV blimp on the way home too...Angela did get pictures of it on my phone...I wanted to see how big it really is. It looked to be a full sized blimp for sure!

Day four (Wednesday)

In the light if day and being put back together.


The purple dresser is going away... I'm painting a bigger dresser for her today!


The new bookshelf and new desk


Awe my baby is growing up!!

Spray paint today!


Getting ready to spray...


It's a white world. :)

And now we dry while I go to the chiropractor and get my foot worked on.
New dresser in place (without knobs). The request is for grey I'm thinking doing and ombré starting with dark going to the light.


Note - no blackout curtains anymore!!


Still a LOT of "stuff" but that's OK


New desk - old bench. I think it will be recovered soon.

And with that were pretty well done with Angela's room. What's left is the framed cork board. She also wants it done in grey for over her bed.

Another day in project land

Mom and I made plans to go to Cochran to my favorite The Consignment Shop (love them!)

On the way we stopped to get a soda and saw the prettiest red winged black bird just sitting on the fence. He stayed there quite a long time. Long enough for me to fist my phone out and get a few picture!





After the consignment store it was back to work for Angela and I. I got her back from her sleep over and we started in on the chalk board part. But first this is a good shot showing the colors in daylight. So pretty!


Angela hard at work!!


Darn window isn't good for showing the gray! Oh well the first coat is up. We even did touch up on the other walls and removed tape. Next up will be 2nd coat in the gray then onto ceiling touch ups








Touch ups tonight?


It works well!!

Touch up paint purchased. Angela put her desk together. Smarty pants! Next up is book shelf and the then removing the old and installing the new.... And we're just on day three!!! What to do with the rest if the week??

Oh yeah, paint the dresser!!

Project day two

Trip to Ikea
Billy bookshelves. With NO extenders. None to be found :(
Desk



Varsity for lunch



Second paint color going up!!
(AND I even snuck in cooking breakfast AND the finale if "The Walking Dead")



2nd coat and 2nd wall.


I'm TIRED!! We have some touch up to do as well. Just a few oops spots.

Project continued.

First coat



Last coat. Drying.
Tomorrow IKEA, shelving and desk and possibly the Body Exhibit early.
Tuesday 2nd color. Then 3rd color is a home made chalk paint! Yep this a gonna be a week long project for sure!