Life with Bailey: Walks

Bailey loves going on walks. It is a bit harder on her now because she is not used to the heat but that doesn't stop her!

When Mom and Dad came up I had an opportunity to go on a walk with Mom and Bailey.

She ran and got into the wrong car

Started barking that she was ready

Decided we were taking to long and that she would drive

We finally got her out of my car and into my Mom's car so we could take her for a walk :) Benjamin was barking back at her from inside the house. Dad and Brian were happy when we finally got her out and on the walk.

*yawn*

I think I am averaging every ten days or so with this? Sorry about that! I have a cute post centered around Bailey that I am going to put up this weekend but for now the boring stuff.

I am SO hoping I am not jinxing myself but the roof appears to be fixed! We haven't had a big rain storm so we wont know for sure until then but for now the roof is not leaking. The sprinkler system also seems to be fixed as well. I am so hoping this is the end of it so I can stop having to deal with the stupid builders.

I have been continuing to work tons of overtime. Tomorrow will be the first paycheck with the extra money so that will be nice. I am still enjoying my job. I always leave with the sense of being productive. I love feeling productive so this is working out well for me. The March cruise budget needs a lot of help :)

I am not going to the gym as often. It does clear my head but it also helps keep me restless and less focused in the afternoon as I am raring to go and the phones/work aren't as busy. With a less clear head I am more focused and tend to get more work done as I am focused on getting out of there. By the end of the day whether I have gone to the gym at lunch or not I am just raring to get home to do it then. Plus I just don't have time if I want to get home, get dinner on the table and hang out with Brian before bed.

We have a 9 day vacation coming up in a week. We were able to get the 4 days after labor day off so that makes 9 days of not having to go into work. I have never ever been off of work or school for 9 days....school mandated summer/Xmas vacations don't count. We have some things planned but not much. Mom and Dad are going to come up for turkey (my practice run of thanksgiving as I am hosting this year), Brian and I are going to get the carpet/tile/wood professionally cleaned and spend time in Charleston with my parents while the house dries out. We also have a couple doctors appointments. I hope to get my wedding photo albums. Mom was very kind to give me two more matching albums so I am thinking that will hold the rest of the pictures or *almost* the rest. I hope to also get my Christmas gifts well under way. I am sure Brian and I will start looking at each other and saying "now what?".

I won free movie tickets at work the other day! Not sure what movie we will see but we will definitely enjoy using them. The last of Brian's student loans come due this month so we are really in crunch time. I am hoping with taxes and my bonus that I should get (based on my production level at work and if I continue the way I am I should be fine with that) and all the extra money I am giving Brian we will pay off the smaller private loan. Once we pay off that student loan life gets easier. The big student loan is 25 years so we will pay it off at the same time as the house. We will pay more but wont stress about paying it off early, there are better uses for our money :)

Well that is about all for now. Coming up Feetie pajama's post and Bailey's post :)

Personal To Do List Update

Well at this point I am still supposed to be putting pictures away in albums. This has been a bit tricky.

I first had to wait for my parents to move down and get moved in enough to find the two photo albums. My mom also got me some photo dots to use to stick the photos to the book.

Well.....those didnt work well. They would stick to the picture but not the the book. After two hours the pictures were falling out of the book.

Off to Michael's we go! Fortunately I found some very sticky, clear adhesive photo corners that appear to be working. I will need a total of 16 boxes :)

So I have filled one album full of pictures.

Each page only holds 2 photo's and obviously I am using both sides of the paper but I am going to need more photo albums. That one photo album took 1 3/4 packages of photos and I had 8 packages total. Some were filled more then others. I am going to need to buy more albums except I believe these albums are on the expensive side so this project may not be finished on time..not because of time but due to needing to save for the photo albums.

I still have to go through three packages and write who is in the picture of them.

Oh well, it will get done! I may finish this second album and then move to the next item on the list while I save for more albums. Plus Christmas is coming up so I need money for that too.

My painting :)

As you may remember my Gamma Kay used to paint. I have several paintings of hers around the house and I love them.

Yesterday I went to my own painting class with Vicki and Josh's mom Tammy. The class is in Wilmington which is about an hour away or so. The class is taught by a woman named Alexis and it was a ton of fun.

This was my first class and it was a ton of fun!! We all agree that the picture was not the best but I think it turned out well!

I can't wait to go back :)

Mom and Dad's House: The Outside After

Mom and Dad met a great gay named Trevis who is amazing! He willingly and maybe even happily cleared the jungle for my parents for a price that left us all speechless...happy but speechless! My parents will have to get used to things being cheaper in the South but we were all surprised by Trevis. Trevis is either going to love my parents or hate them at the end of this....my mom is very good at finding projects that need to be done :)

Trevis did an amazing job! See for yourselves!

Bailey!

We love the location of the house! They are in downtown Charleston, walking distance to everything but yet when you are at the house you are in your own little oasis. Could not have asked or better.