A grapevine it's not

Something that hasn’t happened around here since the hurricanes. Well, not for this long: 19:40 – 21:00. Worst part was we came in, all is on…except for the a/c. Yeah, so we checked the fuses -on off on off- went outside, took the cover off, looked over the new wiring and harness (installed 2 months [...]

Well I guess we’re now going from Boston right to Cincinnatti and then coming home. Meet and greet for a company. Pretty much sit around and wait for them all day. I guess for $200-250/day + per diem I can deal with it. Although they still have to run it by the company, see if [...]

Bright and early as usual for them, 7:50. SLAM!! The back door swing shut on the sand truck. Over and over and over. A few of the drivers actually have it down pretty well and don’t make a sound. It’s the ones that keep moving forward as the bed is coming down that screw it [...]

The thunder rolling, the rain tapping, and Phish on the Mac…wow! Our patio is just amazing :) What a perfect way to end a productive Sunday. Thanks Universe. That was wonderful!

Not used to that at all, considering the kids have me up my 9 everyday. But going to sleep at 4:00 will do that I guess. Slept well though. The bad thing about gewtting up so late is the skewed sense of time you have all day: at 14:00 I thought i was 11:00. Oh [...]

and we were 30 minutes late, but it wasn’t our fault. Originally we were set to meet at noon. Cliff called and said “..oh that’s the OLD time! Now it’s 3PM” Ok, no problem, except we’re going to Tampa on I-4 on a Friday during rush hour in the rain. Hmmmm, you do the math. [...]

After the storm clouds -which loosed not a drop- passed, we went for a walk with the kids. It wasn’t nearly as hot and humid as earlier and we went left up the hill, exploring the new driveway and recently cleared lot. Nice piece of property. Wonder what it’s going for, it’s not on the [...]

This one from A Budget Tree Service. Nice guy, Tony. Knew a LOT about trees. Poked and prodded a few to show us some issues. We walked the whole property but concentrated mostly on those around the house. The quote is for a 2 full days, mulching and cleanup included. Ready? Sitting…? $6250…$3200 for one [...]

Not as bad as I thought it would be: $850, plus he said when they’re out here, if there are other branches we want down, they’ll do it. He’ll have the manpower on site already to take the 7 trees down so a couple more branches are not a big deal. Sounds good to me [...]

The birdies are saved!!! I called the Wildlife Center and spoke with Joe. He said sure, he’d take them, but I have to bring them in. So C and I laid the tree down again and, with a little tapping on the outside of the hole, managed to coax them towards the entrance where I [...]