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Tonsillectomy TMI

March 13, 2018 - 10:54 AM March 14, 2018Food & Health 12

a nurse took a photo of hubby and i before my tonsillectomy

Just what you want to read during the 3rd Nor’Easter of March 🙂 If you are easily grossed out, please skip this post and just know that the tonsillectomy I had in November seems to have cured all my ailments and I’m back to 100% 🙂

When the Power Goes Out… So Do the Sump Pumps

March 11, 2018 - 8:31 PM March 12, 2018Home Improvement 4

the pile of basement stuff i put in the driveway after the flood

So we had 2 power outages last week. And it totally never occurred to me that our sump pumps wouldn’t work… until my mom mentioned it. That was a total DUH moment for me! In the 6 years I’ve lived here we’ve never had a power outage lasting longer than an hour or 2. And never during a record-breaking storm surge.

I Felt Like the Little Dutch Boy Today

March 2, 2018 - 6:45 PM March 3, 2018Home Improvement 6

rapids on the river during a very high storm surge

Didn’t he stick his finger in a dike? Boy does THAT sound WRONG. But I kinda did it earlier today. We got slammed with a very wet and windy Nor’Easter today, with a 3 foot storm surge. I was very worried our basement would flood again!

An Update on the “Fish Babies”

February 25, 2018 - 5:51 PM February 26, 2018Adorable Animals 8

our boy molly fish hamming it up for the camera

They are definitely no longer babies! Up until recently our 9 remaining “babies” were all girls, but a few days ago one turned into a boy and 2 more appear to be heading that way. Apparently that happens with Molly fish, within the first 6 months or so, which is why I’ve been VERY vigilant. We don’t need more fish babies!

AC Boxes – Part 6: Bedroom Done!

February 10, 2018 - 3:56 PM February 12, 2018Home Improvement 11

the completed ac box cover in our master bedroom

On Wednesday it was really gross out so I left work at 1pm and put in for vacation leave instead of trying to work from home. It gave me a chance to finish the bedroom AC box and hang it on the wall. This post also contains a short cat update at the end 🙂

AC Boxes – Part 5: Girl Cave Done!

February 7, 2018 - 5:51 PM February 10, 2018Home Improvement 6

the completed ac box cover in the girl cave with doors open

The pictures pretty much speak for themselves, so I’ll keep it short.

AC Boxes – Part 4: Living Room Done!

February 5, 2018 - 6:51 PM February 10, 2018Home Improvement 10

the completed ac box cover in the living room

My AC box covers would not have been possible without the inspiration I got from Jolie at VintageMeetsGlam.com. Last March I built the basic box frames for the 3 built-in AC units. That was as far as I got until 4 weeks ago when we had a super cold spell with strong winds approaching -20°. Insulated doors were needed asap!

Spray Painting in the Snow

January 20, 2018 - 4:42 PM February 5, 2018Home Improvement 6

i spray painted the laser wood cut inserts for the master bedroom ac box cover

Today was unseasonably warm – it got up to 48° which meant I could spray paint the 4 remaining door panels for the AC boxes – HOORAY!!! Painting the 2 green ones by hand was tedious and took hours and made my hand cramp up from jabbing a dry brush into every single hole to make sure no paint was stuck.

AC Boxes – Part 3: Door Frames Are Built!

January 15, 2018 - 5:43 PM January 20, 2018Home Improvement 6

seeing how the doors look when placed on the ac box cover

Currently 2 of the 3 AC Box frames I made last March are wrapped in plastic to keep the cold out. I never knew how much air blew in through our [in-wall] ACs until last week during the bitter freeze. Brrrr! It made me realize we need insulated AC doors asap so between yesterday & today I built all 3 sets.

When 4 Hours Feels Like 14

January 13, 2018 - 6:14 PM January 13, 2018Home Improvement 7

the massive stack of cardboard after i cleaned the basement

OK. I realize there are many situations where 4 hours can feel like 14: a really bad first date, a half day meeting at work, shopping. But today I’m talking about cleaning the basement. I hauled heavy shit into the “dump pile”, I cleaning off shelves that haven’t been cleaned in probably 20 years, I vacuumed cobwebs off the ceiling, and I cut up more than 100 boxes for recycling. O. M. G.