Oh, boy. Lots of changes. Not so sure where to go with this blog. Gotta think about it. Yep. Evasive.
What to do?
Will get back with you.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Happy Fall, Yall
Bama football is doing good. So far we are undefeated and have a bye week today. Last weekend we played Ole Miss and they challenged us more than any other team. Unfortunately, we had some injuries and two are season ending.
We went to my high school's homecoming game last night. Ugh. When we left at the beginning of the fourth quarter it was 51-0. So sad. Maybe basketball will be better.
We had the pool cover put on last weekend and it looks so sad. We really want to enjoy the pool more next summer. We really had a few weeks this summer by the time the concrete yahoos finished. We are now in the process of bringing in all the pool furniture and cleaning it. We also need to find room in the basement for the supplies, furniture, and accessories. We really hope to paint and complete the bathroom part of the basement this winter. Within two years we want to have it completed with cabinets and such.
A few weeks ago we attended a required adoption "seminar" for domestic adoption. Really glad that is done and we don't ever have to sit through that again.
The Niece has started kindergarten and absolutely loves it. I am still amazed how much she loves it. I am so glad. She is learning to read and that thrills her. She is making friends and enjoying the social aspect, too.
Gas prices have dropped to about $3.49. Still scary.
We had the first presidential debate the other night. Turns out the good guy won!! Now he just needs to win the big contest in November.
Well, time to get ready for a whole of of SEC football. We are smoking two tenderloins on the Big Green Egg today. Each marinated in totally different seasonings. Can't wait to try them.
Happy Fall.
Tide Gal
We went to my high school's homecoming game last night. Ugh. When we left at the beginning of the fourth quarter it was 51-0. So sad. Maybe basketball will be better.
We had the pool cover put on last weekend and it looks so sad. We really want to enjoy the pool more next summer. We really had a few weeks this summer by the time the concrete yahoos finished. We are now in the process of bringing in all the pool furniture and cleaning it. We also need to find room in the basement for the supplies, furniture, and accessories. We really hope to paint and complete the bathroom part of the basement this winter. Within two years we want to have it completed with cabinets and such.
A few weeks ago we attended a required adoption "seminar" for domestic adoption. Really glad that is done and we don't ever have to sit through that again.
The Niece has started kindergarten and absolutely loves it. I am still amazed how much she loves it. I am so glad. She is learning to read and that thrills her. She is making friends and enjoying the social aspect, too.
Gas prices have dropped to about $3.49. Still scary.
We had the first presidential debate the other night. Turns out the good guy won!! Now he just needs to win the big contest in November.
Well, time to get ready for a whole of of SEC football. We are smoking two tenderloins on the Big Green Egg today. Each marinated in totally different seasonings. Can't wait to try them.
Happy Fall.
Tide Gal
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Let's Play Football!!
We were able to go to Cowboys Stadium for the Alabama vs Michigan game. It started off great, but Bama just blew them away and the second half was a bit boring. The stadium is nice, but we were in the end zone and had no restrooms on our floor. Yep. Really. A billion dollar complex and we had to go down stairs for restrooms. And the only food for sale on our floor was corn dogs. Honestly, I was floored. And, they sold out of Alabama t-shirts. Right now we are undefeated. Also, our biggest competitive teams are falling apart. Arkansas's quarterback is hurt. LSU may lose four players due to grades. And Auburn has lost their first two games and may be in the mist of a NCAA investigation in regards to grades being changed. Are we on the road to a National Championship? #15??
Our embassy in Libya was invaded and our ambassador was dragged into the streets and murdered. Awful. Lots of political aspects that I just won't address here. Sadness.
The pool season is just about over. We have had several cool nights and the water temperature is just too cold to enjoy. We have ordered a cover, but the leaves are falling already.
Last night we went to see Elton John. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. He sang for 2 1/2 hours. No drum solo, no guitar solo, and no useless talk. Just singing the classics. I would say everyone had a wonderful time.
Tide Gal
Our embassy in Libya was invaded and our ambassador was dragged into the streets and murdered. Awful. Lots of political aspects that I just won't address here. Sadness.
The pool season is just about over. We have had several cool nights and the water temperature is just too cold to enjoy. We have ordered a cover, but the leaves are falling already.
Last night we went to see Elton John. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. He sang for 2 1/2 hours. No drum solo, no guitar solo, and no useless talk. Just singing the classics. I would say everyone had a wonderful time.
Tide Gal
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Roll Tide
We are off today for Alabama's first football game of the season. We play Michigan at Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas. We will fly and now will have to possibly fly around Hurricane Isaac. Lovely. It should be a great game.
This could be another great season for us. Some "experts" have predicted we could win another National Championship. We will see in a few months.
The Olympics ended and the US did great. We ended up with more medals and more gold medals than any other country.
Gas prices are going up. I think it is about $3.59 or more a gallon. Ugh. Nuff said.
This is not a lot of information or much detail, but I have a plane to catch.
Roll Tide,
Tide Gal
This could be another great season for us. Some "experts" have predicted we could win another National Championship. We will see in a few months.
The Olympics ended and the US did great. We ended up with more medals and more gold medals than any other country.
Gas prices are going up. I think it is about $3.59 or more a gallon. Ugh. Nuff said.
This is not a lot of information or much detail, but I have a plane to catch.
Roll Tide,
Tide Gal
Thursday, August 2, 2012
More Updates
We got our fingerprints done on Tuesday, May 28. This is our last fingerprints in this program. Not sure where we are headed now. Hm....
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are in full force now. We are having a blast watching them, but having a problem staying awake late to watch the best events.
We are starting to get ready for football season. We should have a decent team and our first game is against Michigan in Arlington, TX at the big house. Should be fun.
More later....
Tide Gal
The 2012 Summer Olympics in London are in full force now. We are having a blast watching them, but having a problem staying awake late to watch the best events.
We are starting to get ready for football season. We should have a decent team and our first game is against Michigan in Arlington, TX at the big house. Should be fun.
More later....
Tide Gal
Pool Update
Well, I looked at my blog and realized some of the posts as far as the pool timeline are gone. Yep. Not sure what happened. All of June seems to be gone. It may be a good thing because our concrete guys were a bunch of yahoos and jar heads. Not days I really want to remember. The first company was here for six (6!!!!) weeks. They should have needed 2, maybe 3, weeks. Disgusting. Then as they tried to repair major mistakes, they would destroy something else. It was a never ending process. So, we fired them. Period. Do not come back.
Fast forward three weeks and we have a new company on site to do repairs. Things started going in the same directions. Like, it started good, then they got sloppy. The day they should have finished I left for thirty minutes. I had told them certain things that needed repaired, fixed, or cleaned before they left. They were gone when I got back. Thirty minutes? Really? They had finished what they were working on, pressured washed, packed up, and were GONE!! Thirty minutes. Yep. I couldn't believe it. And, I had completely wasted my breath because they did nothing I had told them to do. Needless to say I was hot and not happy. Tide Guy called the owner, gave him some really bad news and told him they better return or they wouldn't get paid one cent. The owner was not happy to say the least. But he did show up the next day with the same crew. He called Tide Guy and told him he now understood why we were upset. He would now be at our house and make sure everything got done correctly. It took them another week. So, we had concrete guys at our house for 4 months. This job should have taken three weeks at the longest.
We are enjoying the pool. We still need to put up a fence and lay sod around the area. We also need to complete the patio with a ceiling, lights, and fans.
Tide Gal
Fast forward three weeks and we have a new company on site to do repairs. Things started going in the same directions. Like, it started good, then they got sloppy. The day they should have finished I left for thirty minutes. I had told them certain things that needed repaired, fixed, or cleaned before they left. They were gone when I got back. Thirty minutes? Really? They had finished what they were working on, pressured washed, packed up, and were GONE!! Thirty minutes. Yep. I couldn't believe it. And, I had completely wasted my breath because they did nothing I had told them to do. Needless to say I was hot and not happy. Tide Guy called the owner, gave him some really bad news and told him they better return or they wouldn't get paid one cent. The owner was not happy to say the least. But he did show up the next day with the same crew. He called Tide Guy and told him he now understood why we were upset. He would now be at our house and make sure everything got done correctly. It took them another week. So, we had concrete guys at our house for 4 months. This job should have taken three weeks at the longest.
We are enjoying the pool. We still need to put up a fence and lay sod around the area. We also need to complete the patio with a ceiling, lights, and fans.
Tide Gal
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Prep Work
The concrete guys are here right now. Two guys are working on the coping and the other two are preparing the ground for concrete. It looks like they are doing a good job. I'm not sure when the head guy is returning, but so far I'm happy with their work so far. I hope they are done by the end of the week.
The Niece got the game ball at her game last night. She played third base and did very good. She got out four runners by catching a grounder and tagging her base. They lost again, but the coach told them if they had fun then they won. So, they all think they won the game. So far, they have lost every game, and actually only got close in one.
We have not received a notice for a new fingerprint date yet. I mailed in the form last week, so maybe we will hear something in a few days.
Gas prices are dropping a little at a time. Yea! But we will take it.
Tide Gal
The Niece got the game ball at her game last night. She played third base and did very good. She got out four runners by catching a grounder and tagging her base. They lost again, but the coach told them if they had fun then they won. So, they all think they won the game. So far, they have lost every game, and actually only got close in one.
We have not received a notice for a new fingerprint date yet. I mailed in the form last week, so maybe we will hear something in a few days.
Gas prices are dropping a little at a time. Yea! But we will take it.
Tide Gal
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