What earthquake?

We experienced a 5.0 earthquake today here in Rochester - well actually it was centered in Ottawa, Canada but it sure traveled far.

Of course I never felt it, although it seems most everyone else did. I was at work, oblivious, when a co-worker got a call from his mother saying she felt the house shake and that her television went off.

My alert self went into action and I called Larry to see what he knew. He reported that there had been an earthquake but he didn't feel it either.

I feel deprived. Those of you who have actually been in major quakes think I am loony, I know.

A couple of other times I have HEARD the rumblings or rattlings of quakes around here but I never actually FELT one.

It's always something. Excitement abounds here in western New York.

Almost finished!

Remember the old family room? Before - nice and comfortable, but a little boring. See previous post below.....

Now, here is the new living room furniture in a pretty newly painted room! I love it all, it's almost perfect. Now we just have to find something wonderful to put up over the couch and the rest of the walls. I think we have the curtains but I'm still not REALLY sure.

The cushion is sticking up. I hope the checks don't give me cross-eyes!

And The Chair, our new leather chair that I could live in and be happy. It is SO incredibly cozy!!! Larry fell asleep in it today.

Men and Meatloaf

I work with a bunch of guys. There are only a couple of us female type people in an office full of retired military men, young and old. I love them.

No really. I do.

Let's see. There is John our fearless leader, and another John. Dave and Big Paul. Big Mike and Young Paul. Rick and Tim. Chris and Kyle. Jim and Lee. Bob. Not to mention all the other guys who wander around from other parts of the office.

And there is Bart, or Bait as we now call him. When the decorator wrote "Happy Birthday Bart" on his very lovely birthday cake, she wrote the "r" of Bart more like an "i" so he is now Bait. Not to mention he is cute and available. You know, bait.

Well anyway, today we had a Meatloaf Bake -Off. There were FOUR meatloaves. Then there was potato salad, mashed yams, green beans, rolls, baked beans, potato chips, pickles, pop, and dessert. Those guys were so happy. Men love meatloaf. The one that turned out to be the winner was Lori's. She puts those crunchy fried onions in hers along with SAGE. Imagine sage in a meatloaf. It makes you think you are eating pork or turkey. Very interesting and good.

The others were all jealous. I tell you, our part of the office is the happiest place to be.

P.S. The new furniture comes tomorrow!! (Saturday)

Major Announcement

Drum roll please...................

This is NOT about paint. Or furniture. Or carpeting.

This is about TRAVEL. And LARRY.

I will announce this if you all promise not to faint.

Those of you who know my darling husband knows that traveling is about as much fun for him as kissing a cactus (his words.)

So, when I tell you that we are going on a CRUISE, you probably won't believe me.

But HA! It's true!

Yessiree, the man I married almost 29 years ago, the love of my life and my eternal companion, agreed to it, after much persuasion from good friends telling him that he would have a blast on a cruise and that he needs to go.

At first he said, "Well, I MIGHT... MAYBE... BEGIN... to think about CONSIDERING it." Which turned into, "Well, okay."

Could have picked me up off the floor. Bless the man's heart.

We have many months to wait, so I don't talk about it much or he gets weird. But we are going and that's that. HA! HA! (That's me being happy.)

During...

So while we are still in a mess, the project really is almost done. I cannot WAIT until this is over!!

You can kind of see the color of the kitchen here. It's a darker blue but looks Beautiful.

I need to find something snazzy to jazz up the soffit.

And here is the mess in the family room. The creamy color is up though and I like it but it doesn't show well in the picture. It will be pretty with the new furniture and curtains.