Yep. The landscape guy came by Sunday afternoon. His drawing looks amazing.
The guy that did our stamped concrete drive is coming by Saturday to look at things. I love our driveway.
We will see.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Is it Spring??
I'm not sure if it is really spring but our buttercups are up and blooming. About two months early. We have had a very warm winter, but lots of rain.
The landscape guy is to come by today to drop off plans and estimates. Scary. But we are very ready to get this project going. A guy is also supposed to come by soon to give an estimate on cutting down some trees, but we haven't heard from him.
Tide Guy got the last rail up around the hot tub deck the other day. Now, we need to complete the rest most of which is 10 feet or so off the ground. Yesterday we got the rails off. Now, we will need to pull off the old side boards which will take about 5 minutes. The newly painted boards will go up, holes drilled for the posts, caulked, repainted,trim, and finally rails back up. If the warm weather continues, we could be done soon.
Happy "Spring".....
Tide Gal
The landscape guy is to come by today to drop off plans and estimates. Scary. But we are very ready to get this project going. A guy is also supposed to come by soon to give an estimate on cutting down some trees, but we haven't heard from him.
Tide Guy got the last rail up around the hot tub deck the other day. Now, we need to complete the rest most of which is 10 feet or so off the ground. Yesterday we got the rails off. Now, we will need to pull off the old side boards which will take about 5 minutes. The newly painted boards will go up, holes drilled for the posts, caulked, repainted,trim, and finally rails back up. If the warm weather continues, we could be done soon.
Happy "Spring".....
Tide Gal
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Diving In....
Over two years ago, probably closer to three years ago, we had a representative from a local pool company come out to talk to us about building a pool. I'm not even sure we had brick on our house yet. This guy felt slimy and seemed seedy. I know he really was not because I know a lot of people have used him for their pools and the company is very successful. But, when he left, Tide Guy looked at me and shook his head. I did not get a warm and fuzzy from him either.
He kept trying to sell us a certain size pool and we kept telling him we wanted a larger one. He kept pushing a smaller size no matter how many times we told him we wanted the larger one. I guess he made a larger percentage profit on the smaller one. They wanted us to sign a contract before "the other guy" came out to show us where he would put the pool. I told Mr. Slimy I didn't want to sign anything until we knew where they would put a pool and to make sure they could dig a hole in our rocky back yard. His response was they had never had that problem and they would not hold it against us should they not be able to build. Okay.....so, let's now sign a contract. Right? Anyway, we never called him back.
Fast forward a few years........We had a pool guy come out Saturday to talk to us about building an in ground pool. He was the nicest guy and was able to provide lots of options. In fact, he had a thick book of options. It was a bit overwhelming. We narrowed it down and have picked the shape and size we want. On Sunday, a landscaping person came out and talked to us. He is coming today to measure and will then send us an estimate on what we want. We have already cut back a few things for the landscaping and may do a few things our selves. We are trying to get the things done that are out of our abilities. We can do some landscaping ourselves and add some lighting later on our own.
Tide Guy called about fence estimates yesterday. GULP!! The estimates were probably more than twice what we had estimated. We also have trees to take down, so we are trying to get estimates on that, too.
The pool guy and the landscaping guy do many jobs together so their time frames are about the same. If all goes as planned (weather included), they can begin our pool in March. If the weather is good, they should be done with everything in about 3-4 weeks. At that time, we can come back and add what we are going to do ourselves.
I am so ready for this pool!
Tide Gal
He kept trying to sell us a certain size pool and we kept telling him we wanted a larger one. He kept pushing a smaller size no matter how many times we told him we wanted the larger one. I guess he made a larger percentage profit on the smaller one. They wanted us to sign a contract before "the other guy" came out to show us where he would put the pool. I told Mr. Slimy I didn't want to sign anything until we knew where they would put a pool and to make sure they could dig a hole in our rocky back yard. His response was they had never had that problem and they would not hold it against us should they not be able to build. Okay.....so, let's now sign a contract. Right? Anyway, we never called him back.
Fast forward a few years........We had a pool guy come out Saturday to talk to us about building an in ground pool. He was the nicest guy and was able to provide lots of options. In fact, he had a thick book of options. It was a bit overwhelming. We narrowed it down and have picked the shape and size we want. On Sunday, a landscaping person came out and talked to us. He is coming today to measure and will then send us an estimate on what we want. We have already cut back a few things for the landscaping and may do a few things our selves. We are trying to get the things done that are out of our abilities. We can do some landscaping ourselves and add some lighting later on our own.
Tide Guy called about fence estimates yesterday. GULP!! The estimates were probably more than twice what we had estimated. We also have trees to take down, so we are trying to get estimates on that, too.
The pool guy and the landscaping guy do many jobs together so their time frames are about the same. If all goes as planned (weather included), they can begin our pool in March. If the weather is good, they should be done with everything in about 3-4 weeks. At that time, we can come back and add what we are going to do ourselves.
I am so ready for this pool!
Tide Gal
Thursday, January 12, 2012
14 Baby!! 21-0!! Redemption
So, we went to New Orleans for the Bash in the Bayou for the National Championship game. The number one team, LSU, against the number two team, The University of Alabama. We were the underdogs. Few "experts" predicted we would win. And, the LSU fans were extremely arrogant. They had no problem getting in the face of Bama fans to let them know they thought LSU would beat Bama badly.
But, The University of Alabama easily beat LSU. Easily. LSU seemed to have lost the will to win and most of their eyes seemed vacant. Their coach said after the game "I didn't see that coming", referring to the game plan and win by Alabama.
It was an incredible game. LSU fans started to trickle out of the Superdome in the middle of the third quarter and it was a flood of them leaving in the middle of the fourth quarter.
Alabama beat LSU 21-0 and really could have scored more. It was so much fun to watch and enjoy in person.
So, that makes the third University of Alabama National Championship game I have attended. And, we won all three. Maybe I am the good luck charm?? I think so.
Roll Tide, Baby!!
Tide Gal
But, The University of Alabama easily beat LSU. Easily. LSU seemed to have lost the will to win and most of their eyes seemed vacant. Their coach said after the game "I didn't see that coming", referring to the game plan and win by Alabama.
It was an incredible game. LSU fans started to trickle out of the Superdome in the middle of the third quarter and it was a flood of them leaving in the middle of the fourth quarter.
Alabama beat LSU 21-0 and really could have scored more. It was so much fun to watch and enjoy in person.
So, that makes the third University of Alabama National Championship game I have attended. And, we won all three. Maybe I am the good luck charm?? I think so.
Roll Tide, Baby!!
Tide Gal
Friday, January 6, 2012
Happy New Year!
All of the Christmas decorations are gone and we are almost done watching bowl games. AND!! We leave tomorrow headed to New Orleans for the UA vs LSU National Championship game. So nervous. The media is very invested in this game, both locally and nationally. It will be crazy and the fans will be wild.
In March, I am going with The Niece to Disney World along with my brother, mom, and stepdad. Tide Guy may be able to make a last minute decision to go. We haven't told her about the trip, but it will start with a wild ride on an airplane. She will go nuts when she finds out about the plane ride and seeing Mickey and the gang. I cannot wait to see her face.
We have some sides up on the deck and are ready to put the rails back in those areas. But, we are waiting on some "spacers" from the rail company. When we receive those the rails will go up. I have painted all but one of the side boards. They take up a lot of space in The Shop so I can't paint them all at the same time. After they are up Tide Guy fills the nail holes and seams with a silicone grout and sands to even out the surface. Then I put on the last coat of paint to cover the grout. I will be so glad when this is done!!
Yesterday we had to put The Stepdad's dog to sleep. Chance was 10 years old and had cancer. It was so sad. He was absolutely the best dog ever. So mild mannered. The Niece could sit on him, try to ride him, pull his tail, give him lots and lots of love, and lay on him. Chance would just look at us like "please get this kid off of me". He would walk with people as they went around the block. All the kids and grandkids of the neighborhood loved him. Everyone fed him. One older man would let him on his enclosed porch and another let him in his house. Another neighbor would buy him bones to chew on as he sat on his front porch like he owned the house.
Okay. I need to finish up packing for the big trip. I hope the next post says we have another National Championship to add to our other 13!!
Roll Tide,
Tide Gal
In March, I am going with The Niece to Disney World along with my brother, mom, and stepdad. Tide Guy may be able to make a last minute decision to go. We haven't told her about the trip, but it will start with a wild ride on an airplane. She will go nuts when she finds out about the plane ride and seeing Mickey and the gang. I cannot wait to see her face.
We have some sides up on the deck and are ready to put the rails back in those areas. But, we are waiting on some "spacers" from the rail company. When we receive those the rails will go up. I have painted all but one of the side boards. They take up a lot of space in The Shop so I can't paint them all at the same time. After they are up Tide Guy fills the nail holes and seams with a silicone grout and sands to even out the surface. Then I put on the last coat of paint to cover the grout. I will be so glad when this is done!!
Yesterday we had to put The Stepdad's dog to sleep. Chance was 10 years old and had cancer. It was so sad. He was absolutely the best dog ever. So mild mannered. The Niece could sit on him, try to ride him, pull his tail, give him lots and lots of love, and lay on him. Chance would just look at us like "please get this kid off of me". He would walk with people as they went around the block. All the kids and grandkids of the neighborhood loved him. Everyone fed him. One older man would let him on his enclosed porch and another let him in his house. Another neighbor would buy him bones to chew on as he sat on his front porch like he owned the house.
Okay. I need to finish up packing for the big trip. I hope the next post says we have another National Championship to add to our other 13!!
Roll Tide,
Tide Gal
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