Tuesday, March 01, 2005

The Lion Has Arrived

March definitely came in like a lion. So maybe it will go out like a lamb. We got 5 to 6 inches of snow over night and it is still coming down, so there is no telling how much we will end up with.
I just came in from checking the cow... no new babies yet. With the storm I figured that the mommas would find this the opportune time to drop their calves. At least that is what they usually do.

I am officially stranded here at the house today. You see not only did we get all this snow but my truck decided that it no longer wants to haul my butt around. Yesterday I went to a friend *CW*'s house, who is away for the week, to check on her dog and when I got ready to leave the truck wouldn't start... I mean it wouldn't do anything at all. I knew I hadn't left the ignition on so the battery couldn't be dead. There must be a loose wire or something. So the truck is now at the garage and I am stuck here at the house. No work today (thankfully), so I hope they get the truck fixed today so I have a way to get to work tomorrow without bothering anyone for a ride.
I called my friends *J&M* to see if they could go check on *CW*'s dog today since I will not be able to. *CW* is suppose to be coming home tomorrow so I shouldn't have to worry about checking on the dog tomorrow, as long as Philadelphia doesn't get anymore snow. *CW* went to Philadelphia to visit friends and to find a place to live, and while there Philly got a huge snow storm. I had to laugh because one reason she wants to move back to Philly is because of the weather up here. Last week when she called to say they were getting 9" of snow I promptly reminded her that WE didn't get any new snow up here....LOL. Well see what I get for laughing.... now we have the snow up here. I talked to her this morning and she said that Philly got another 7" yesterday, so she may not be able to come home until Thursday. her poor dog is lonely this week, she wont eat much at all. I think she wonders what I have done with *CW*. I keep telling her that *CW* will be home in a few days, but I don't think she believes me.

You know my life must really be in a rut when I resort to talking to not only MY animals but my friends animals too...... Oh my ... I need a life.

Is Spring Coming Any Time Soon?

Oh I just can't wait til warm weather now. I GOT MY NEW SIDING :-D

I ordered the siding for the house on Wednesday the 23rd and they said that they should be able to deliver it within a week, if that would be okay and not too late. Of course it wasn't too late I figured it would take longer because I didn't think they would have it in stock. When I got home from work on Thursday the 24th (the very next day) all the siding, J-Channels and Corners were neatly stacked in my garage. OMG.... I was SO excited! I knew that it would be here soon but not THAT soon. The only thing that was missing was the insulation and nails, but they were delivered the following day (Friday the 25th). So now we are all set except for a little warmth. Well I know we could start now, but it would be a little more comfortable to work in a bit warmer weather, since the highs for the day have been like 32*F lately.

I decided to go with Pebblestone Clay in the Brentwood series, for the color of my house. I'm still not sure what color trim I'll use. I am thinking maybe a dark Green (hunter or spruce) or maybe a Burgundy or maroon... or a combination of both... like I said I'm still not sure.
I have been looking at other people's houses with those color combinations and really like them but just can't imagine MY house any color but dark grey, the color it has been for decades. I just can't imagine this house any other color. But you have to remember that I was raised in the house across the road from this one and this house has never been any other color. I'm not even sure that it's former owner and his parents ever saw it any other color. In a way it is sad to change it. I have a hard time with change, especially if it takes away from something's original look, and this definitely will, but I know I will LOVE it when done and wish I'd done it yrs ago.
Maybe once the outside is done it will be easier for me to redo the inside. As it is it still looks like "Ernie and Fern's house". Ernie and Fern were the older couple that owned the house when I was a child and they were like grandparents to me and my siblings, so I think that is one reason it is hard for me to change a lot of things about the house, because I have a lot of memories here. If I had moved into a house that I knew little about it's previous owners it would be different. I'm hoping with the outside being something I want and something I chose then it will be easier for me to go ahead and change some of these other things that I would like to change in the house without feeling so guilty. I am terribly sentimental .. can you tell?