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Home energy auditors

The home energy audit I had done went very well. Apparently I have kept my house up good and keep on it well enough that not much is needed. Residential energy auditors help to keep your energy bills down by telling you where you are losing AC/Heat and things of that nature. They can really save you a ton of money.

I am seriously considering having a solar thermal system installation done on the house to try and save even more money. It really makes sense when you think about it. We use so much energy and pay out so much money to run a house with a normal to large size family. The electric bills are astronomical during the winter time as we try to heat this place. I think the expenditure will be worth it in the end. It will have paid for itself within the first two years and after that I will have saved some serious money.

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Surgery

On of my little guys had to have surgery yesterday. The doctor put in an Inter-Stem to help him with his wetting problem. Right now he is in the trial phase to see if it will help him. If this works then next week they will put in the permanent pacemaker to run it. It goes into his lower back to stimulate the nerve cluster that controls the bladder. I am praying that it will work for him. We are both tired of him being teased at school over this. Kids are just too cruel. Keep him in your prayers please.

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Searching for used equipment

Well, I have to search for used construction equipment for sale. We have a some down at work and don’t have time to wait for them to be fixed. We could rent some, but to be honest we have been in need of back ups for a while. I found a backhoe for sale already and I am looking for used trucks for sale as well. I have so much work that needs to get done and no equipment to get it done with.

I think I am going to look for a used skid steer as well while I am at it. We have been needing one of those for a while now and the time has come to purchase one. We can’t afford to have our employees out because of equipment failure. No matter though, as I will have that taken care of by the end of the day.

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Coffee

I love my coffee. I just have to have it in the morning or I am a serious grump. It has to be sweet with lots of creamer. Sometimes I buy the flavored creamers to use in it. Today I am using Baily’s Irish cream flavored creamer. It tastes so yummy, but it is almost gone and I am going to have to go buy some more. I will probably get another flavor this time though. We shall see.

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Energy audit

It’s time for another energy audit. I try to do this once a year or every two years. It helps to locate problematic areas that could potentially raise the cost of my energy bill. I believe that all houses settle and shift each year and there are cracks around doors and window frames that form. You never know if your home insulation contractors need to come back and upgrade your insulation for better cooling.

I already have energy efficient windows, but I would rather be safe than sorry when it comes to my money. Saving money is important when you are raising children. The more you save the better life you can give your kids, so I try to save as much as possible where ever I can. After all, my kids are worth it. Saving money on energy in my house also makes it better for our environment as well as the cost of energy.

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Flip flops are dangerous

Okay, cheap flip flops are dangerous, especially if they are a little worn out. The danged thing broke as I was going down the stairs and I fell off of them into the flower beds. I twisted my ankle in the process and scraped up my leg as well as hit my head on the way down. I am not going to get much done today, that is for sure. Now to take some tylenol and prop my foot up. Hopefully it wont swell up too much.grrrr

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A gift

My cousin came to visit this weekend and hadn’t seen the house since I have done so much work to it. She was amazed. She totally fell in love with the address plaque that I have next to the front door. She didn’t realize that address signs like that were so inexpensive and easy to get. I told her that I had ordered one for my parents house as well as mine. She really wants one badly.

I have decided to order one for her birthday. She will be so happy to have one on her house. If I had known that my family would like them so much, I would have bought them all one for Christmas.As it is the house address plaques will probably be birthday and Christmas presents this year as every one really likes them a lot. Who knew that the address plaques would make people so happy.

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Mmmmm yummy

I just had the most yummy breakfast. I haven’t had chipped beef on toast in so long. I had a craving for it when I went shopping and saw the dried beef on the shelf when I was getting the corned beef hash for another breakfast. I just had to buy it. I made it this morning for breakfast and gobbled it all up. I know I was a bit of a piggy, but I don’t care. It was great!

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It’s so beautiful

Gosh I found the most beautiful little sea side community down in the Florida pan handle. It’s called NatureWalk at Seagrove. It is right on the Gulf of Mexico and the beaches are like pure white snow. I know I will probably not move that far away from my family, but when I went down there to pick up some supplies I needed, I just had to look. My kids would love Nature Walk. It’s one of those gated communities that has it’s own recreation center with two pools.

My parents keep talking about retiring to Florida one day. I brought back some pamphlets of Nature Walk at Seagrove for them to look at. Mom fell in love with it just from reading about it and what I told her. She grilled me on everything. Dad was a little more reserved, but he did like it as well. I think we might go back down together to have another look.

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So much fun

We had so much fun this weekend. We went down to the creek and made a day of it, complete with a picnic lunch. There was even a rope swing for us to jump off into the water with. The kids absolutely loved it. I am so glad that winter is over now and we can have some outdoor fun. We are definitely a family that loves the water and the sunshine. The kids are raring to go next weekend already and I can’t wait either. I am going to hit the store for some water games to take with us. I know the kids really love them, because they wear them out by the end of the summer.