10 for Tuesday

1. Sorry for the late posting. Was up til 3am last night trying to get more stuff transferred from the original PC to the new imac. Got more done, but not 100% all of it yet.

2. Working on a bunch of new home improvements around here. First on the list, a working fan and overhead light in the living room, a new fan for Timmy’s room, and moving the wireless router and modem upstairs. Chris (our electrician) has been fabulous and very, very patient. And meticulous. And he’s been back several times because it seems the new fan in the living room is slightly posessed, turning on when no one’s in the room.

Here’s what the old “scrapbook room” looks like now with the old PC and Mac G5 now taking up residence there. Still have to get the printer set up up there, but that’s next.

3. Next on the home improvements list is getting rid of the broken, “ghetto” sink. The replacement is on order (ok, Joe?!) and should be here soon. Then to get the sink in my bathroom fixed so it stops leaking….

4. Then onto the couches in the den. We bought them at IKEA about 10 years ago and they have held up amazingly well. (as an aside: when I recently went back to IKEA for something else I looked at the couches and found my model. Wow, it’s so cheap looking now! It’s so much smaller and not nearly as coosh.) The frame and overall couch is in great shape, but after 10 years the fabric is fraying/ripping and the cushions are flattening. Not to mention the ground in boydirt that won’t come out no matter how many times the carpet cleaner guy comes over. So…I’m between getting a brand new sectional Pottery Barn couch with removable/washable slipcovers and getting the original couches reupholstered. If I go the reupholstery route, I’ll be looking into slip covers as well. It’s just hard in that room cause of the deep navy blue walls- not a lot matches except for dark blues and creams. Creams look pretty, but you know the rest of that sentence which ends with ‘boydirt’.

5. Need a new rug for the den too. It’s getting threadbare. Which stinks cause I love that rug and can’t find another one like it. Still need coffee and end tables for the living room and real furniture for our bedroom. These are further down on the list. Also hoping to invest in a big screen flat TV (and therefore a new console to put it on) for the den. Wow, this is going to be a very expensive year!  And the hardwood floors on the 1st floor could definitely use a freshening.

6. LOST tonight!!! 3 whole hours of it (ok, one hour is a recap but still THREE WHOLE HOURS of LOST!) Do you hear the angels singing??  I already asked John to help the boys out and get them to bed tonight so I can just sit and watch. Can’t wait!!!

7. Been doing a bunch of photography lessons (both group and private) for people who have DSLRs and want to learn how to use them. I think they’ve been going really well and people seem to be learning a lot. At least that’s what they are telling me. Here’s a recent student and some of the crap on the table that we practice on working on exposure and depth of field.

8. Looking to possibly do a little charity work during the month of February. Have a really good idea on how to donate thru photography but still waiting to hear back from the foundation to see if they are interested. If they aren’t, there are about 1,000 other charities to donate to. Stayed tuned for the announcement either way.

9. Timmy had his 5 year old checkup today which went well, other than the shot. Temper tantrum anyone? He’s still in the 15th percentile for height and weight. Oh well. He’s still delicious, just tiny.

10. I’m happy (really, really happy after last month’s debacle) and so proud that BOTH Jack & Patrick made all district chorus. Yea!!!!

And cause a post is boooring (well, this one kinda is anyway) without pictures, here are the boys in the bicycle/surreywiththefringeontop that we rented (and was so fun) in Sanibel Island and a cool gate that I liked.

Happy Groundhog Day. Stupid shadow seeing groundhog.