started a new blog

I started a new blog so I won't be updating this one anymore.
The new blog is The Enchanted Hovel.

Feast One Hundred and Ninety Five

Appetizer

What is the weather like today where you live? - it was over cast drizzly & muggy all day

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how career-minded are you? - for my career as a housewife & lady of leisure it's a 10 LOL, for going back into the world of 9 to 5 office work it's like a 4.

Salad

What type of window coverings do you have in your home? Blinds, curtains, shutters, etc.? - curtains in all the rooms, the bedrooms also have shades.

Main Course

Name something that instantly cheers you up. - hearing one of my favorite songs on the radio.

Dessert

How many times do you hit the snooze button on a typical morning? - I'm not a snoozer; the alarm is not near my bed so I have to get up to shut & then I'm up for good.

I found Friday feast here

I have a new man in my life

He is a BIG 3 year old rottweiler that we adopted today :-) We have been looking for a dog for a while now but between bad tempers, illnesses, old age, too far of a distance nothing ever worked out until now. Our application was approved last week so it has been a long wait til today, we barely slept last night. He doesn't seem to like his new bed yet, he stood on it twice & sat on it for a second but when it came to nap time he laid right on the floor. I usually have off on Tuesdays but unfortunately not tomorrow. I feel bad leaving him alone on his first full day here but since I go in a little late & hubby gets home fairly early it will only be a few hours.
We had a full day today that started with an early morning ride to get him, then paperwork, a chat about us, him, his previous owners etc. Our return trip was longer since it got a lot hotter by the time we were ready to head home, we stopped to buy him tons of stuff in the pet store, we also stopped halfway to buy some water & let him stretch his legs. Once we were home he got a tour of the house, went for 3 walks around the property, one walk off the property, he even walked through a creek without batting an eye, we had some play time in the yard. I'm off to bed since I didn't nap when him & his daddy did & I'm very very tired.

Today is Memorial Day, so hang your flag proudly & remember those that gave their lives serving our country because that is what it's all about. Memorial Day is not a beach/bbq/appliance sale holiday.
On my local news this morning they mentioned that the oldest living World War I is being honored at the age of 107! God Bless him!
Also on the local news was something about baby picture etiquette. They were saying how parents email/send too many pictures of their baby to friends & relatives, how you get these cards that are just pictures of the kids/baby eating, etc - where is the rest of the family?, do we have to put them in the photo album?, no one but you cares if your baby is wearing a bowl of peas on it's head, & your baby really isn't that cute. I thought it was quite amusing. It also reminded me of hubby teasing me about a message board I used to frequent; he called it the ugly baby board because a lot of people used signatures with photos of their children.

Do you know that as of yesterday there are still 2 giant pandas missing after the earthquake in China?

I woke up extremely early today. I've changed the guest room bed, washed & hung 2 loads of laundry, put away the towels I washed yesterday (that reminds me I still have to put away my clothes), swept & Swiffered the kitchen, hall & bathroom, & straightened up the kitchen. After this post I'm going to eat some dinner lunch & then head outside to do some gardening & yardwork.

I had a pretty productive day today, all I missed was calling my aunt & doing my nails. I went to the bank, gas station, & grocery store. I stopped in CVS too cause I just HAD to get 2 new lipsticks LOL; really I went there for a few items that were on sale & just happened to go down the make-up aisle when I finished. Came home & did some laundry, cleaned my kitchen & put my bathroom back together - still waiting for the last towel bar which is supposed to come tomorrow. The little bar we wound up putting by the sink for hand towels & the round one for the hand towel may be going into hubby's bathroom.
I stumbled across a blog post about outside clotheslines & how they imply poverty. I find this very strange. I have a dryer, an outside clothesline, & an indoor rack. I love hang drying my laundry. Everything smells & feels so nice in my opinion. I really only use the dryer in the dead of winter when I get backed up on linens.
For dinner I made pulled pork with tater tots & coleslaw. I try to make as much as I can from scratch when I cook, today it was the coleslaw & bbq sauce. Oh, & I made brownies too. Hubby wants burgers for dinner tomorrow but that's going to be too similar to what we ate tonight as far as side dishes & having 'sandwiches' again. I hate having similar stuff 2 nights in a row so I'm not sure what I'll do.
Our bird under the awning has been here for at least a week & after dinner I noticed one baby. The chipmunks are back, there are goslings here in the community - 3 families so far. I've noticed a few on one of the roads I take to work as well. Two of the young deer that were here this winter are showing antler bumps.

My bathroom stuff came!! Except for the shower rod, that's coming tomorrow (so says UPS) Have I mentioned that I'm an idiot? When I ordered everything I didn't notice that the towel bar was only 18 inches. I thought the box was a little on the short size & when I pulled it out I was like wtf?? Needless to say I took it as a sign that I HAD to order the double towel bar so I did. It's so similar I don't think anyone but me will realize they aren't from the same set (& whoever reads this of course LOL) I'm thinking of putting the small bar on the back of the door or under the window; I have to get hubby to hold them up for me so I can see how they look.
I picked up a new towel set today, can't put old towels on new rods after all. Was also looking for more accessories (cup, garbage, stuff like that) but I didn't see any I liked. I also got a pair of capris, a new eye shadow & a new mascara.
Did a very little bit of grocery shopping & a load of laundry. Took my mom out for breakfast since I didn't see her on Mother's Day & we both had off today.
For dinner tonight I made baked ziti with sausage & now it's almost cookie time :-)

My toilet is fixed! no more man bath for me :-)

I don't know if I'm doing a full menu plan post this week so if you want menus go to http://orgjunkie.com/category/menu-plan-monday.
All I have so far is -
Sunday: spiral ham, mashed potatoes, corn fritters (using mexicorn) & pineapple.
Monday: beef & veggie stir fry with fried rice (I made, not take-out)
The reason is because I haven't gone shopping yet & I don't know if I'm going to just use what I have in the freezer or throw in some new stuff.

I asked hubby if he wanted anything for dessert since I was craving sweets but couldn't think of anything. He said he was OK with his Oreos. Finally around 9 o'clock I made a quick batch of peanut butter cookies. I made a few of them like thumbprint cookies & blopped on some grape jelly. They were very nice with a cup of tea :-)