Barely. Bama played our big in-state rival yesterday, Auburn. We are ranked #2 and Auburn isn't ranked. But, in this game, ranking doesn't matter. This is a game of State Bragging Rights. For a WHOLE year. Many years, if one team isn't ranked, they have been able to knock down the other ranked team. Bama was predicted to win by double digits, but Auburn came out with some trickery. The end of the first quarter, Auburn was ahead 14-0. Unbelievable. They led the whole game. Bama was able to score a touchdown leaving Auburn with only seconds to score. They weren't able to do it, so we can still play for the National Championship if we beat Florida next weekend in Atlanta during the SEC Championship game.
Today, we are supposed to take my niece to Nashville for the night and see the Rockettes at the Grand Ole Opry. She may be a little sick, so we have to wait and see what happens at her doctor's appointment this morning.
Tide Guy is supposed to meet the painter this morning and go over what he needs to do. So frustrating.
In the adoption world, things are the same. No speed up. No big referral days. In fact, the time between referrals has had some delays.
Have a good day!
Tide Gal
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Thursday, November 26, 2009
We Closed!! And Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Turkey Day!!
We closed on our house on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. So now, Tide Guy and I and the bank own our house. Mostly the bank.
We are ready to move in, but the painter isn't finished. He needs to stain both sets of stairs and the stairs going down into the basement. He also needs to do touch up throughout the house and paint the columns in the foyer. He has at least a week of work to do. He seems to be putting us off. Tide Guy is supposed to meet him Saturday morning to go over what needs to be done.
Alabama plays Auburn on the day after Thanksgiving this year and the game is in Auburn. We had wanted to move some that day before the game, but since the paint isn't done, we have to wait.
Gas prices are up to $2.49. The economy is still horrible. Nothing new or any changes.
Black Friday is tomorrow and it seems stores are having great sales to make up for lagging sales prior to the holiday season.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Tide Gal
We closed on our house on Tuesday, November 24, 2009. So now, Tide Guy and I and the bank own our house. Mostly the bank.
We are ready to move in, but the painter isn't finished. He needs to stain both sets of stairs and the stairs going down into the basement. He also needs to do touch up throughout the house and paint the columns in the foyer. He has at least a week of work to do. He seems to be putting us off. Tide Guy is supposed to meet him Saturday morning to go over what needs to be done.
Alabama plays Auburn on the day after Thanksgiving this year and the game is in Auburn. We had wanted to move some that day before the game, but since the paint isn't done, we have to wait.
Gas prices are up to $2.49. The economy is still horrible. Nothing new or any changes.
Black Friday is tomorrow and it seems stores are having great sales to make up for lagging sales prior to the holiday season.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Tide Gal
Monday, November 23, 2009
We Close Tomorrow!
We close on the house tomorrow. So exciting. We still need the painter to come back for touch ups and to stain the two sets of steps & handrail. The basement isn't completely done, but is more done than I thought it would be before we closed.
Everything looks great and we are so happy to almost be done. Thanksgiving is in three days, so we will be limited when we can move our things. On Black Friday, Alabama plays Auburn, so that will limit our moving on that day, too. The next day, Saturday, we are going to Nashville to see the Rockettes.
The University of Alabama is undefeated right now and we are going to the SEC Championship game next Saturday. We are going on a bus ride with Traveling with the Tide and it should be very fun. The next day, we fly to Maui for 8 days. We need a nice vacation after working on the lot and house for almost 3 years.
My niece, Darby, had her 3rd birthday on November 10, 2009. She had a party with our family that day and a party for the kids the next Saturday. Among many other toys, books, and puzzles, she got a trampoline and had a blast with all her gifts.
In national news, gas prices still linger around $2.40 a gallon. The economy is horrible and unemployment is terrible.
Tide Gal
Everything looks great and we are so happy to almost be done. Thanksgiving is in three days, so we will be limited when we can move our things. On Black Friday, Alabama plays Auburn, so that will limit our moving on that day, too. The next day, Saturday, we are going to Nashville to see the Rockettes.
The University of Alabama is undefeated right now and we are going to the SEC Championship game next Saturday. We are going on a bus ride with Traveling with the Tide and it should be very fun. The next day, we fly to Maui for 8 days. We need a nice vacation after working on the lot and house for almost 3 years.
My niece, Darby, had her 3rd birthday on November 10, 2009. She had a party with our family that day and a party for the kids the next Saturday. Among many other toys, books, and puzzles, she got a trampoline and had a blast with all her gifts.
In national news, gas prices still linger around $2.40 a gallon. The economy is horrible and unemployment is terrible.
Tide Gal
Sunday, November 1, 2009
The Day After
It is the day after Halloween. Yesterday, we spent the day at the house before the main event. I finished cleaning the floor and we are now ready for hardwood on Monday. The rain that came in under the floor has dried up. Tide Guy and the builder met to discuss the wetness on the floor. They think they have a few different solution and those will be addressed today.
We had sheet rock guys working yesterday and they got a lot accomplished in the basement. So much better than the first sheet rock guy we had.
The cable guy came at 4 and worked until about 7. Of course, he was all in the mud and had to go into the house. Tide Guy has promised me there isn't mud in the house on the floor I have spent hours cleaning. Hmmm..... Now, another contractor has to come and buy the cable line.
I went with my brother to take my niece trick or treating last night. She is three and had a blast until one house scared her. Then she was ready to go to her Granny's house. We did stop at one more house and they gave her fake vampire teeth. She loved them!! Her two favorite treats were the teeth and Play Doh. She ate one sucker, a pack of Whoopers, but played with the Play Doh and teeth for hours.
I have forgotten to mention Alabama football. Well, we are undefeated. We were playing great, but now our quarterback is losing his finesse. Our last two wins were not pretty. Mark Ingram is a potential candidate for the Heisman Trophy. He is up against some other great players, but Bama has never had a Heisman Trophy winner! Right now we are number two in the AP and number three in the BCS, but we were number one in the AP a few weeks ago. I would rather be number two right now. People seem to focus more on the number one team and find pleasure trying to knock them down. Plus, I really want to knock Tim Tebow and Florida off their number one spot. See, told you. Everyone wants to knock off the number one team!! And Alabama is tired of hearing about Tebow. He is often referred to as Superman and is the focus of his Florida team by his coach and the media. All Tebow all the time, and not much attention on the rest of the team.
Next week we have a hard game against LSU. Those LSU fans are fun, intense, interesting, and unique. And they have a good team. The game could make or break us.
Stay tuned.
Tide Gal
We had sheet rock guys working yesterday and they got a lot accomplished in the basement. So much better than the first sheet rock guy we had.
The cable guy came at 4 and worked until about 7. Of course, he was all in the mud and had to go into the house. Tide Guy has promised me there isn't mud in the house on the floor I have spent hours cleaning. Hmmm..... Now, another contractor has to come and buy the cable line.
I went with my brother to take my niece trick or treating last night. She is three and had a blast until one house scared her. Then she was ready to go to her Granny's house. We did stop at one more house and they gave her fake vampire teeth. She loved them!! Her two favorite treats were the teeth and Play Doh. She ate one sucker, a pack of Whoopers, but played with the Play Doh and teeth for hours.
I have forgotten to mention Alabama football. Well, we are undefeated. We were playing great, but now our quarterback is losing his finesse. Our last two wins were not pretty. Mark Ingram is a potential candidate for the Heisman Trophy. He is up against some other great players, but Bama has never had a Heisman Trophy winner! Right now we are number two in the AP and number three in the BCS, but we were number one in the AP a few weeks ago. I would rather be number two right now. People seem to focus more on the number one team and find pleasure trying to knock them down. Plus, I really want to knock Tim Tebow and Florida off their number one spot. See, told you. Everyone wants to knock off the number one team!! And Alabama is tired of hearing about Tebow. He is often referred to as Superman and is the focus of his Florida team by his coach and the media. All Tebow all the time, and not much attention on the rest of the team.
Next week we have a hard game against LSU. Those LSU fans are fun, intense, interesting, and unique. And they have a good team. The game could make or break us.
Stay tuned.
Tide Gal
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloweens H
Today is Halloween and we are into the fall season. Today, we have to finish cleaning the floor to prepare for hardwood to be installed on Monday. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately?), we've had a lot of rain in the past few days. The water running off the roof above the master bedroom is over flowing over the gutter, hitting the deck, and some how coming inside under the wall or door. We have to get the floor dry before the hardwood is installed. I'm glad this is happening now BEFORE the hardwood is installed and then having to be repaired.
The deck railing is started, but the rain has delayed it's completion. The hot tub was to be delivered this week, but has been put off due to the rain. Some brick work has been delayed due to the rain. This has delayed the start of our drive way, too.
We are scheduled to close November 25, which is the day before Thanksgiving. Just over 3 weeks away. We have a lot of work to do and the weather isn't helping.
In the adoption world, we are not through review. That means our paperwork as been reviewed by the Chinese and there were no problems or questions with our application. So, we are still waiting. Still no speed up, but there is still hope.
Gas prices have jumped up to just over $2.50 a gallon. Unemployment is still terrible. And the public insurance option is back on the table.
Happy Halloween,
Tide Gal
The deck railing is started, but the rain has delayed it's completion. The hot tub was to be delivered this week, but has been put off due to the rain. Some brick work has been delayed due to the rain. This has delayed the start of our drive way, too.
We are scheduled to close November 25, which is the day before Thanksgiving. Just over 3 weeks away. We have a lot of work to do and the weather isn't helping.
In the adoption world, we are not through review. That means our paperwork as been reviewed by the Chinese and there were no problems or questions with our application. So, we are still waiting. Still no speed up, but there is still hope.
Gas prices have jumped up to just over $2.50 a gallon. Unemployment is still terrible. And the public insurance option is back on the table.
Happy Halloween,
Tide Gal
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Let's Play Some Football
Yesterday, I forgot to mention that Alabama is undefeated again this year. So far it has been a great year. We have junior quarterback and this is his first season as a starter. Right now we are ranked #3 and it looks as if we could be headed to the SEC Championship game again. We should be in a great bowl game, too. We already have room reservations in Atlanta for the SEC Championship game, and rooms in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl and Pasadena for the National Championship game.
Yesterday, the tile guy said he could easily fix the pot filler. However, if we could find some kind of extension to change the filler so that it unfolds below the rather than above, it would be easier, quicker, and less expensive. Of course, we've looked and the company doesn't offer that option. Luckily, we do have enough extra materials to redo the area without having to buy more tile. He also has about 3/4 of the tile around the master tub now.
The builder finished the mantel in the master bedroom and both mantels are now ready for primer and paint.
Tide Gal
Yesterday, the tile guy said he could easily fix the pot filler. However, if we could find some kind of extension to change the filler so that it unfolds below the rather than above, it would be easier, quicker, and less expensive. Of course, we've looked and the company doesn't offer that option. Luckily, we do have enough extra materials to redo the area without having to buy more tile. He also has about 3/4 of the tile around the master tub now.
The builder finished the mantel in the master bedroom and both mantels are now ready for primer and paint.
Tide Gal
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Happy Fall
I think it is now officially fall even though it is still 80 degrees during the day. The leaves are falling and scarecrows are going up.
Our house is going, but going slow. Our tile guy is working on the tile around the master bath. Once he completes this, he would be done. Yes....would be. Turns out our plumber plumbed the pot filler in the kitchen too high. We didn't realize it until he installed the faucet. It is about 1/2 inch below the vent and so high it would look like a waterfall if we used it to fill a pot. It looks like the placement it wasn't planned well and obviously it wasn't. We want to change it so it is actually usable. So, we want our tile guy to chisel out the back splash, move the pipe, and redo his work. Two steps forward, one step back.
We are waiting on the counter in the bonus room to be completed. The cabinet guy will then order the granite top for that, the mudroom, and the laundry room. The plumber told us this week he needed that sink installed in the mudroom before he could turn on the water. We've been waiting for weeks for him to turn on the water. Now, he tells us he needs that done first. Of course, the counter top won't be in for about 3 weeks. Unfortunately, we thought the water would be on by now and had the port-a-potty removed. Perfect.
Our retaining wall is almost complete. In fact, it may be complete. My brother dug the trench for it last weekend and now it is done. We are so glad we hired that job out. It would have take us weeks to do what they did in 3-4 days.
In the adoption world from China, the rumor of a speed up has not happened yet. There is still a little hope that it will happen but there just isn't any way to know for sure. And we won't know until it happens or doesn't happen.
In national news, gas is running about $2.17 or maybe a little higher. Unemployment is still in the tank. Layoffs are everywhere in every aspect of the job market. The stock market has leveled out at the bottom. And the President just won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated a few weeks after he was elected for the work he WILL do. Seriously? Seriously. When his name was announced as the winner, there was an obvious audible gasp in the audience. There was one in my house, too. He couldn't even get the Olympics to come to Chicago. In fact, Chicago was eliminated in the first round.
Ready for fall.....and to move into the house
Tide Gal
Our house is going, but going slow. Our tile guy is working on the tile around the master bath. Once he completes this, he would be done. Yes....would be. Turns out our plumber plumbed the pot filler in the kitchen too high. We didn't realize it until he installed the faucet. It is about 1/2 inch below the vent and so high it would look like a waterfall if we used it to fill a pot. It looks like the placement it wasn't planned well and obviously it wasn't. We want to change it so it is actually usable. So, we want our tile guy to chisel out the back splash, move the pipe, and redo his work. Two steps forward, one step back.
We are waiting on the counter in the bonus room to be completed. The cabinet guy will then order the granite top for that, the mudroom, and the laundry room. The plumber told us this week he needed that sink installed in the mudroom before he could turn on the water. We've been waiting for weeks for him to turn on the water. Now, he tells us he needs that done first. Of course, the counter top won't be in for about 3 weeks. Unfortunately, we thought the water would be on by now and had the port-a-potty removed. Perfect.
Our retaining wall is almost complete. In fact, it may be complete. My brother dug the trench for it last weekend and now it is done. We are so glad we hired that job out. It would have take us weeks to do what they did in 3-4 days.
In the adoption world from China, the rumor of a speed up has not happened yet. There is still a little hope that it will happen but there just isn't any way to know for sure. And we won't know until it happens or doesn't happen.
In national news, gas is running about $2.17 or maybe a little higher. Unemployment is still in the tank. Layoffs are everywhere in every aspect of the job market. The stock market has leveled out at the bottom. And the President just won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was nominated a few weeks after he was elected for the work he WILL do. Seriously? Seriously. When his name was announced as the winner, there was an obvious audible gasp in the audience. There was one in my house, too. He couldn't even get the Olympics to come to Chicago. In fact, Chicago was eliminated in the first round.
Ready for fall.....and to move into the house
Tide Gal
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