Today was the first time in a week I've been home while it's still light out!
Kalens' house is sparkling from top to bottom!
Next time I gotta do that, the soldier will be taking leave!
I hired a girl to help, and she went through a 6 pack of paper towel, 2 bottles of Fantastik, a bottle of Windex, a can of Comet, 1/2 a bottle of Sparkle( the evil toilet bowl cleaner), and I don't think she used any water on her rags I took her at all!
Saturday I picked her up and we were at the house by 9:00am.
We worked (well I did!) until 7:00pm.
I picked up the vinyl tile to do the entry.....$100.00 for 14 boxes....garage sale!
When Kalen moved in; we ripped out the cat pee carpet, and it's been cement ever since.
Sunday, I laid tile. It's 120 sq. ft.
Here's some pics.
Do ya know ya start in the middle? (I'm a girl...I read the directions!)
This is one whole box!
3 to go!
Dun!
I don't know how many hours later!
Notice my knee pads in the previous picture!
Monday, my knees looked like this!
I WAS wearing those knee pads!!
Swollen; with what looked like rug burn, and water blisters!
Which only got worse as the week went on!
My knees have been gauzed and taped for days.....so they don't rub on my jeans!
GAWD! The things I do for the children!
Monday, I cleaned!
Tuesday I told 'the help' she was done, and for pizza and a beer a GF and I put the trim in the entry!
Which entailed wearing the knee pads again!
I told Kalen I didn't care if he didn't like it!
He said it looked "awesome"!
Even from this distance, I can strike fear in the heart of my children!
Ray had to do the carpets on Wednesday, cause when I was leaving Kalens' house Tuesday I bent over to pick something up, and there went the back!
Don't worry, I'm hopped up on pain killers, and anti inflamitories (the good ones)
hmmmm,
maybe I should rethink the beverage....NOT!
Vanessa & Shawn are coming tomorrow; we're having turkey!
Happy Thanksgiving my Canadian peeps!
I've already made the potatoes, cranberries, and my famous Double Layer Pumpkin Pie.
Oh all right! I'll put the recipe at the end!
I'm still going to cut up the onions & celery for the stuffing when I'm done talking to you!
Haven't been home for a week, and my house is a disaster...oh well, the girl can clean it!
We've been really busy at work too.....oh yeah, we've got a website!
Nothing like plugging the great white north!
It needs some work, but we're getting there!
I've been checking out your blogs & stuff from work when I get a minute! Hahaha!
Usually at lunch, I snack at my desk.
I can show this card now....she got it in the mail today!
I'll let you try & guess who it was for!
Her favorite color is pink, and she doesn't do Halloween!
The inside says 'Ghouls just wanna have fun'.
Double Layer Pumpkin Pie
Gingersnap crust:
1 1/2 cups gingersnap crumbs (I scrunched cookies up in the food processor)
1/3 cup melted butter or margarine
1 TBSP. Sugar
Spread in bottom and up the sides of pie plate.
1/2 package of cream cheese
1 TBSP. each milk & sugar
1 1/2 cups whipped topping
Mix cream cheese, milk, & sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
Spread on bottom of crust.
1 cup milk
2 cups canned pumpkin
2 packages instant vanilla pudding
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. cloves
Mix all together until well blended, about 3-4 minutes.
Pour over cream cheese layer.
Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
I slap some more whipped cream on top when I serve it!
Easy Peasy!
Better go, hopefully things will get back to normal (whatever that is) by about Sunday!
The weather's been crappy, but the farmers are back at it today!
Gotta go get my stuffing ready to be put in the bird tomorrow....I know you're not supposed to, but it's just better!
I tried to take a moon shot, but it wasn't quite dark.
But I did get a Halloweenie shot for you!
Can you guess what it is?
Hahahaha, ok, really I gotta go!
Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!
Ta ta for now!
