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Is Spring coming any time soon?

02.27.05 (10:25 am) [edit]

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?

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Cold and Windy

02.19.05 (3:32 pm) [edit]

It is cold and windy here in Northern Pennsylvania today. The temperature is 25*F and the wind is blowing at 10 to 15 mph so it feels like about 15*F outside.

I am definately ready for Spring. Okay maybe not, because warmer weather means the grass will start growing again and that will need mowed... ggrrrrrrr. LOL..... Honest I am USUALLY a happy person :-) But this winter just seems like it has dragged on forever.

I'm in the beginning stages of planning to put new vinyl siding on my house so that has been kind of fun. I just can't deside what color I want, I like too many color combinations..... anyone have any suggestions? I think I'm going to go with a neutral color like beige or tan, that way most any color trim will match.

Today is one of those days where the dogs just can't decide where they want to be. I let them out then a few minutes later they want back in, and vice versa. They are so bored it isn't funny, but it is too cold for them to want to be outdoors for any length of time. Other then the dogs not knowing what they want to do, everything is pretty calm here at Seldom Seen Acres. No more new babies of any kind yet, which is a blessing because it has been so cold the poor little tykes would freeze.

Well, I'm off to look for some websites to help me choose a color for my house.

Hope you all have a good day, and Thanks for stopping in to check out my Bolg. :-)

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This and That

02.15.05 (8:54 pm) [edit]

A lot of things have been going on around here lately and I have not had a chance to post.

My niece, Rachael, was diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma at the beginning of January, she was 13 months old at the time. This has taken a lot out of our family. She had surgery on the 14th of January to remove a large mass that was on her adrenal gland but more spots were found on her liver, ribs, left arm, both shoulders and one knee. She has just finished her second (of six) round of chemo. So far she is doing a lot better then one would expect. To see her you wouldn't even know that there is anything wrong with her, she plays and toddles around just like any 14 month old baby. That is one things that has kept us going, seeing that this has not bothered her, at least not yet. Babies are innocent and unaware of the danger that they are in. Every time I look at her I just have to stop and think "what if I was given the same prognoses? Would I be able to keep the same attitude about life?" The answer is "most likely Not". She doesn't know she is sick.

On a better note, here at Seldom Seen Acres there have been babies popping up everywhere. Last week there were 4 baby goats born to two or three different mothers and none of us have figured out who belongs to who but as long as the babies are getting enough to eat we humans are happy. The reason I say that the babies were born to two or three mothers is because we had originally thought that the old nanny had given birth to three babies on Wednesday and the brown nanny on Thursday. On Thursday evening we noticed that the young black nanny was nursing two of the kids, one of the brown nanny's and another one. After a closer inspection the young black nanny appears to have given birth, but when and to who I don't know. Brother #3 swears that she hasn't had her kid(s) yet, but time will tell. So for now the old nanny is nursing two of the babies (one of which we saw the brown nanny give birth to) and we try to make sure that the other two kids have nursed off of one of the other two nannies several times a day.

We have also had another (two legged) addition to our family. Brother #2 and his wife, had a baby girl yesterday afternoon. Her name is Kaitlyn Mariah. She joins a brother who was 14 months old last week. They are going to have their hands full with these two.

All else around here seems to be going well, at least at the moment.

I have to put new siding on my house by the end of May, insurance requirement, and have just figured out how I'm going to be able to do that, without going totally in debt. So that has taken away some of the stress that I have had lately. I am so blessed to have generous friends and family, who have said they will help with the actual work. My one co-worker is going to do some of the work putting the siding on. He used to do siding work as a second job, so he knows what he is doing. He also knows where to buy the materials at a lower cost too.... "R" have I told you how much I love you lately :-D Just kidding, but he is a truly amazing friend who is always there when ever I need a man's advice for any repairs. And of course it goes without say that sometimes when I get in my vehicle to go home after work, I'll find a coat or pair of jeans that are in need of a new zipper, or seam, or has a nasty stain on it that he just can't seem to find a "cure" for ... LOL... I love the barter system.

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