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Monday, May 14, 2007
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Saturday, our big mission was to get measurements of the walls where we will be painting in order to know just how much of WHAT paint color we need around the house. With tape measure, a pen and paper at hand and with my reliable Macjen, Joen and I went from wall to wall (well, actually HE did) an
d after he plotted the numbers down on paper, I copied them to Macjen and made an object of it. Complete w
ith colors! Hahaha!
Saturday, our big mission was to get measurements of the walls where we will be painting in order to know just how much of WHAT paint color we need around the house. With tape measure, a pen and paper at hand and with my reliable Macjen, Joen and I went from wall to wall (well, actually HE did) an
d after he plotted the numbers down on paper, I copied them to Macjen and made an object of it. Complete with colors! Hahaha!We al
so realized that day that we had better start watering the plants right away lest we want our neighbors to think we are advocates for the El Nino which had started to exist on our lawn. So glass by glass, we went out and watered them withering looking bushes. As for the grass, well, Hoen wa
s itching to mow it but without Jeremy's mower which he volunteered to give to us, we couldn't do anything. So after a lot of one-way conversa
tions with the dandelions, we decided to do the watering tomorrow as it was getting late already and we were getting tremendously hungry. The frequent thunderstorms last week must've let the grass grow much faster. These days, it has been like Philippine temperature. We h
ave been enjoying the 80s and 90s. Well at least, I have. We checked out our neighbors' landscaping and came up with ideas for the house. With the rest of the expenses that go inside the house, we can't do anything too beautiful outside because it can be a budget breaker, So maybe we can start something small and make it a major project spring of next year. We'll see.
so realized that day that we had better start watering the plants right away lest we want our neighbors to think we are advocates for the El Nino which had started to exist on our lawn. So glass by glass, we went out and watered them withering looking bushes. As for the grass, well, Hoen wa
s itching to mow it but without Jeremy's mower which he volunteered to give to us, we couldn't do anything. So after a lot of one-way conversa
tions with the dandelions, we decided to do the watering tomorrow as it was getting late already and we were getting tremendously hungry. The frequent thunderstorms last week must've let the grass grow much faster. These days, it has been like Philippine temperature. We h
ave been enjoying the 80s and 90s. Well at least, I have. We checked out our neighbors' landscaping and came up with ideas for the house. With the rest of the expenses that go inside the house, we can't do anything too beautiful outside because it can be a budget breaker, So maybe we can start something small and make it a major project spring of next year. We'll see.Th
e next day, Sunday, we had to leave the house early at 7:45 am because our new washer and dryer was going to be delivered between 8:30 and 10:30. I am not a morning person so my excitement was overshadowed by my grogginess. Even though I tried to catch up on a few winks, the airbed made for a poor substitute for our bed. So I walked downstairs and found the B
est Buy guys installing our washer and dryer. Our 2 pretty laundry babies! So ... white and so... pure! Haha! They tested it for a while and since I really had to sleep again, we headed for the apartment. After church that afternoon, we set out to do some hardware shopping at Menard's instead of L
owe's because of the gift card we got from our lender. It may only have been $25 but any amount goes a long way for us. We bought a ladder, a garden hose, the knob, caulk, air filters, rags and other things. We also stopped by Bed Bath & Beyond to check some of the things we would and might be needing
for the house soon. We dropped the items off at the house. While I tested the washer and dryer with some clothes I brought from the apartment, Joen set up the hose with the coiler which the old owners left. We worked on the hose together because the damned task was actually quite demanding. Hehe. He watered
, I watered, the neighbors waved, we watered, the people jogged around, we watered, kids played and biked and we... well we watered. At least both the lawn and backyard have quenched their thirst. We wore the wrong things though, what with my pantaloons and slippers and Joen's WHITE slippers. Haha. Always a lesson learned along the way. We went back to t
he apartment feeling a little tired as it was an early and long day. But at least we are now more familiar with the house and we KIND OF know what we really want inside. FIRST UP, PAINT. That has to be done this week or during the weekend. BIG BIG HEADSLAPPER FOR THE DAY: We should've bought the hose sprinkler. I mean I wanted to just go ahead and buy it and Joen wanted to test the knob first. I guess we'll be returning it now? Hehe. It was amusing to see Joen brave the calf-high grass in the backyard while some neighbor's sprinkler hissed adoringly by itself. Haha!
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