Lots to Tell

After much debate, this weekend Tide Guy and I painted the flashing that has been the cause of much frustration on our new house. We couldn't decide if we wanted to paint it, pay someone to paint it, put vinyl over it, or rip it off and put a thinner strip. The paint looks good. I really think there has to be a better way to keep water from running down between weird roof lines, but roofers and builders seem convinced this is the only way. It is not the most attractive, so some smart person needs to design a better way

We also now have slate on our front porch. It is actually stamped concrete, but it looks amazing. I'm ordering columns for the front porch today and want to look at hardwood and maybe tile for the wet areas.

In world news, there is an outbreak of the swine flu. It started in Mexico and has now spread across the border.

Gas prices have stayed steady, but it seems the price of milk has gone down a little.

Yesterday, I planted our little garden of six tomatoes plants and four different types of pepper plants. I can't wait to enjoy these in the summer. My mom has some tiny tomato plants my brother gave us. They are too small now for planting. I love these little yellow bell shaped tomatoes. They are so good dipped in balsamic vinegar.

My running group has now dropped to two people. We are doing okay, but only have about 4 weeks until our run. I wanted to run the entire 5K, but unless the training increases drastically, it isn't going to happen.

Tide Gal & Tide Guy