After all the weeding, mom told me what we needed to do was mulch. We called around and found a place that would deliver bright and early this morning. They showed up with a truck load and we have been working in the hot sun all day. We’ve finally taken a break and I am watching the last few episodes of Angel. (Steven – the puppet episode did make it all worth it.)
My mom called on Sunday and asked if I was busy this week. A friend of hers was driving down to Atlanta and offered her a ride. I drove to Atlanta to pick her up, we had dinner with Leigh at P.F. Chang’s, and then made the drive back to Anderson.
Our house has some awesome landscaping. Someone has obviously spent a lot of time and money on landscaping, but nobody has touched the yard for a few years. Wade and I know enough to mow the lawn and pull some weeds, but that is about it. My mom offered her gardening skills and we took her up on it. We spent the first day pulling weeds and trimming hedges. After dinner we decided we all needed a treat so we ran out for ice cream and Madison got some too.
When my mom came to visit in April, she bought me a new bedspread. We had been out at Target and I found a Woolrich quilted spread that I loved.
I have been looking for a new dog bed for Madison. One has a torn zipper and the other is very worn. But there are no cute dog beds. Well, that isn’t exactly true. There are “cute” ones, but they are too cutesy and I wouldn’t want them in my house. To make a long story longer, I was in Target the other day and found that Woolrich now makes dog beds. This particular one even coordinates with my new bedspread. Madison got on it the minute I put it on the floor and didn’t want to get off.
My computer arrived today – I love overnight FedEx. Not only does my laptop have a new fan, it also has a new keyboard. I knew some of my old keys stuck, but I didn’t request a new one. I guess it was just an extra bonus – like the new rubber feet on the bottom that were added. Anyway, my laptop and I are reunited and I will return to posting.
My computer and I have been having a small war. It likes to run very slowly or not at all. Wade can normally work his magic, but not this time. My laptop is now in the hands of Sony Service and will hopefully come back with a new fan and a working PCMCIA slot – very important for my wireless internet. The funny thing is I keep debating about buying a new one, but never quite want to commit. Oh well, there will be a lack of posting till I get my computer back.
Those astute readers may notice that there was no wedding number four. Sadly, we couldn’t logistically make number four. It was yesterday morning in New Jersey – Jim Whitehead should now officially be a husband.
As for wedding number five, Wade and I made it on time – a new personal goal of ours. My friend from Scientific-Atlanta, Tina, was marrying Dave. The ceremony was outdoors with typical Atlanta summer heat. But there was no rain and fans were provided. (It is great to be a girl and wear strapless dresses.) We had a great time and sitting with all of my work friends is always a blast. Did I mention there was a chocolate fountain- yum!
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Wade and I finally had a weekend at home (no out of town weddings). We both agreed today would be a great day to get lots of chores done from our lists. Wade started his day with a trip to Home Depot. I started mine with painting. Wade had been back about two hours when I ran out of ceiling paint. I was all nasty in my paint clothes so I asked Wade to go to Home Depot again, but he said he would rather not. I grabbed only my wallet and keys (Wade and I both have keys to each other’s cars on our key rings.) and decided to take his car (because it would be less tragic if some random paint transferred from me to his car than if paint got on my car – Wade does not agree with this). When I opened his unlocked car door, the alarm went off. I was already annoyed that I had to make a trip to Depot so I ran in and grabbed his keys (which have a clicker) and turned off the alarm. (You should realize at this point that I have both our keys and no cell phone.)
I got about a mile from our house when Wade’s car died on the side of the road. Wade’s gas gauge is broken so I figured it had probably run out of gas. I walked a short way to a bike shop and called Wade. Because we don’t have a real phone line, Wade is often not near enough to his cell phone to hear it ring. Thank goodness he answered. I asked him if it was possible his car had run out of gas, and he said probably so. I asked him to bring me gas and we hung up. I walked back to the car and stood there about five minutes. Then I happened to look at my hands and realized I had both sets of car keys, which means Wade had no way to bring me gas. I started running home. Then I looked up and saw Wade pass me in my car or I thought it was Wade. I was very confused but decided to walk back to Wade’s car and wait. While waiting, I did have one taxi and a nice couple across the street offer assistance. Wade arrived with the gas – turns out he had found a valet key (which I didn’t even know we had). I drove to the gas station, filled up his car, and then went to Home Depot.
That alone would be a funny story, but then it turns tragic. Wade won a video iPod from a raffle at work about two weeks ago. He has had a lot of fun playing with it – it is evidently much better than his iPod Mini. I had noticed when I was in his car that it was under the driver’s seat, but I would just push it further back when it slid out. Sunday morning we were getting ready to drive to Atlanta for a wedding when Wade asked me if I had moved his iPod. I told him I had seen it in his floorboard. Evidently when he walked outside, the cord was dangling out of the car door. Our best guess is when I got out of the car at home, it fell out without my knowing. We have a lot of unquestionable people walk by our house and we think one of them probably took the iPod.
To give Wade lots of credit, his only response to all of this was “Next time I will buy paint when you ask”. However, I have felt terrible ever since.
I normally try to avoid all catalogs and junk mail in my mailbox. However, I have found one catalog that I just love. It has such odd and funky items. The catalog is called Uncommon Goods and they also have a website.
I got this bracelet for my birthday:
and I recently purchased this clock for my office:
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