I just got the new school supply lists for my kids and I cannot believe all of the stuff they are asking for this year. Add to that the fact that they also need new school clothes and shoes as well. I foresee a lot of money I don’t really have going out over the next few weeks. Hopefully I can get a lot of it on tax free week, but I doubt it. My money never comes in until afterwards. It really kind of stinks that it always works out like that. Oh well, I will persevere as always and get everything done in time. There is not really much choice in the matter.
Neighbor
One of my neighbors from around the corner stopped by. She wanted to compliment me on the changes to the house and ask where I bought the personalized address plaques I have on the front of the house and in the yard. Everyone really loves them and raves about how nice they look and how good they make the house and yard look as well. Custom address plaques are not hard to get. I found them by simply looking them up online. I don’t mind giving them the web address though. It makes me feel really good about my house when people stop by and admire it.
The bronze address plaques I put up were easy to install and didn’t take very long to arrive. I had them within a week of ordering them. Well it is time to get moving. I have to start dinner soon as the kids will be home from day camp in just a little while. They are always starving when they get home.
Walmart
Went to Walmart and wanted to get the school lists so I know that the kids are going to need. They were already out of all of them. I cannot believe that. Now I am going to have to go to the schools and pick them up. That is really irritating. Oh well there is nothing for it but to go. I guess I will do that next time I go to do shopping. I will check online and see if they have them posted as well. I might be able to print them out. We shall see.
My projects
Well as you all know I always have some kind of project going on, and lately I have had a heck of a time getting some of the supplies I want or need. I have been searching for dowel pins for a couple of weeks now and finally found some that will suit my needs. I cannot believe how difficult they were to find. No matter though, I was able to order them online and now I can finish my project.
Time to get in shape
Okay, so it is definitely past time to get into shape. Between carrying children and type two diabetes, I have put on weight that I cannot seem to drop without more exercise than I am currently getting. I am going to use kettler fitness equipment to help me lose the weight I need gone. It really shouldn’t take very long to achieve and with any luck I can get rid of a lot of it before summer ends. It would be nice to be able to look a little better in my bathing suits.
My man says that the rowing machines would be my best bet. I have bad hips and this way it will not aggravate them. I certainly hope so. I am going to talk to my doctor first, before I actually buy anything. This way he can let me know what he thinks is best as well. wish me luck everyone.
Doing the hotel orders again
I have a cousin who owns his own hotel. Since his wife died, I help him out by doing inventory and ordering all of the Hotel Supplies & catering supplies and book keeping. He does all of his own maintenance himself and that keeps him really busy, so he needs a little help from the family every now and then. It is not that difficult to do and doesn’t take much of my time. I am always ready to help when it comes to my family. The Hotel Supply company is online and easy to order from.
PeachSuite Wholesale Hotel & Restaurant Supplier makes everything easy to find as well. Most of the inventory is towels and such, only a few things come from the restaurant portion of the business. It is a really cute hotel, nestled in the hills right outside of the little town we live in. I love the view because it is very picturesque and the guests all love it as well.
Oh boy
It’s time to buy a new amp head for my guitar amplifier. They tend to be a bit pricey, but I have to have it. I love to play my guitar and I always buy Bogner when I get stuff for my guitar. It is my baby and I have to get the very best so I have the very best sound possible. My kids just love to hear my play as well and I like to make them happy.
My patio furniture
I really like my patio furniture, but it has gotten old and is in need of repair. I thought about buying new patio furniture, but then I found an outdoor furniture repair company and decided to just get my old furniture fixed. This will save me a lot of money since my patio furniture is wood not plastic or metal. I found out they can refinish patio furniture and make it look brand new again. I am so happy about that.
I bought this furniture a long time ago and I am very happy with it. I certainly didn’t want to have to get rid of it. My mom helped me pick it out the first summer I spent in this house after I bought it. It was one of those special moments that we women always remember. I am glad that I can preserve it. I will have to tell my mom about it so that she can do hers too. We bought similar sets when I bought mine and I know that hers needs to be fixed as well as mine. Once I have all of this done, I am going to have a little get together to show it off.
I think a Bar-b-Que will be the perfect entertainment. Maybe we can have it on a Sunday and watch the Nascar race on the back patio. I can move the flat screen TV out there near the bar. I have been thinking about getting a TV just for the back porch, but I haven’t entertained as much as I used to so haven’t been able to justify the cost. I will have to make a decision about that later. In the mean time I am just going to continue fixing up my house until I have the show place that I can be proud of.
There are only a few things left to do to the outside of it and I am hoping to have it finished in the next month or so. We shall see. Well I have to go take the kids to the park and let them run off some energy, so I will write more later. I hope everyone has a great day!
New spice rack
I am so happy. I bought a lovely new spice rack for the kitchen. My old one was just not enough anymore to handle what I needed and wanted to store spices in. I needed a larger one to accommodate all of my spices. When you first start out, you don’t really know what you will need, but as time goes along your needs grow. I have out grown a great many things in my kitchen. The wall spice rack was just one of them.
I am slowly upgrading my kitchen, little by little. Its a good thing that kitchen spice racks are not very expensive with all of the remodeling I have been doing this year. I seem to be constantly shopping for the house lately. I don’t mind though because my house looks amazing now. I am so very proud of what I have done here and so are the kids. We are much happier now that we have started making this house a home that we can be proud of.
So much to do
I really have so much to get done this week. I have to go to frugaldad.com home depot specials for coupons so I can go to home depot and pick up materials for the bathroom we are redoing downstairs. Plus my regular work, which I have gotten behind on. I have been keeping the kids entertained since school let out and a few things have fallen to the side because of it. I don’t remember my parents keeping us entertained during summer. We were never home. As soon as we opened our eyes in the morning we would hop out of bed, eat some breakfast and take off out the door. Today’s kids just aren’t like that.
Anyway, my first thing on the agenda is to go to use frugaldad.com home depot specials. The errands are going to take up half the day, but I want to get them out of the way this morning so I do not have to go back out later. Grocery shopping is the next thing on the agenda and that takes a good two hours, especially when I have to take the kids with me. It is hard to concentrate on what I need to buy with kids constantly asking for stuff while we are there. Never fear though, I will get through it.
I think I want a new faucet for that bathroom. frugaldad.com home depot specials has the coupons I need to buy the bathroom stuff. There is a little leak in the other one, so I am going to replace it and the basin as well. I am getting a pedestal basin with a water fall type faucet. It is the guest bathroom and I want it to look really nice for people when they visit my home. I have already replaced the toilet and painted the bathroom. I also put up a border in there that looks amazing.
Anyway, it is time to get the kids ready to go. They seem to be dragging this morning and not very awake. I think they stayed up too late watching TV in their rooms last night, but they wanted to finish watching the movie and I didn’t have the heart to turn it off on them. Oh well I am off.