September 2011

A Few Pictures

September 28, 2011

We were back at the house yesterday for the inspection.  There were a few issues found but I think all of them were expected or at least are easily and inexpensively remedied so we’re not concerned.  The more we’re out there, the more we love it!  I’m hesitant to show many pictures because it still [...]

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A Yarn Delivery

September 28, 2011

The mail lady came and brought boxes on Monday.  Thank goodness she didn’t come on Saturday because . . well . . you know who would have been home! Two boxes of yarn from The Loopy Ewe.  One thing I received was my free skein of Wollmeise, which was the gift for completing all three [...]

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The Dog Comments

September 27, 2011

I hope this blog post doesn’t come across as rude or condescending but sometimes, I’m kinda shocked and amazed at the comments.  For those telling me it’s cruel and inhumane to have an outside dog . . I don’t buy it.  If you’ve ever spent much time out in the country, almost all the farmers [...]

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Neighbors

September 27, 2011

Don’t say it . . we do NOT have the house yet.  Anything could still go wrong.  But, for the sake of maintaining my sanity, let’s just assume we’re getting the house! Here are my neighbors! The right edge of the front porch can be seen in this picture.  These are my neighbors to the [...]

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UPS Resolution

September 27, 2011

After my post about my poor service from UPS, a blog reader who has a family member who works at UPS (not here in TX) contacted them and either showed them the blog post or explained it.  He had a few questions and was surprised by what I was experiencing and promised to check into [...]

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We Have So Much to Learn

September 27, 2011

While out at the house today, we were walking around with the inspector, testing this, checking that.  Out by the RV hookup, there was a flat ledge and something sitting on it.  I glanced at it, it looked gross so I forgot about it.  I saw Vince looking at it real closely (not touching it [...]

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