— my little corner of randomness —
That is the name of Chuck's dad's new boat…”Cacique”. It's so cool! I have posted links to my pictures, but I thought I would post a link to my friend, Kelly's pictures too, because she took way more! 🙂 We had gorgeous weather and a wonderful time. We were sad to go home! We'll have to do it again next year!
This was a picture that the volunteer at the lighthouse took of us. The boat is in the background.
We're off to Bayfield this weekend with some friends, Chuck's sister and her boyfriend and a couple of their friends. Chuck's dad got a new boat this year (yes, a bigger one for those that know about it already) and we haven't been up there yet to see it! I am so very excited! I put a picture of the boat below. (I just saved a snapshot from the webcam.) Yes, they have a webcam up at the boat (so I can spy on their goings-on). If you want to go there and see what it looks like, feel free. You can't miss it in the picture! It's the biggest one there. Two stories, all enclosed, 65 feet! I can hardly wait!
And all others drool! 🙂 We are getting the new iPhones today and I am so excited. I am mostly excited to have a matching pair of Apple's in my house! I am getting the white one that no one seems to like. I think it's much more girly and it will match my Macbook. I'll be stylin'! Yay! 🙂 The old phones are silver, which is cool, too. But when Chuck and I have the cases off our phones it's impossible to tell them apart without turning the screen on. This will be a good way to tell them apart!
Here is exactly what I am sure you wanted to see today…more pictures of my strange cat! But even if you didn't…that's what you are going to get! 🙂
This is Sadie under the magazine rack. (And yes, I do know there is a lack of magazines in the rack and it is filled with a blanket and pillows!) I am not sure how she got there. Did she turn around under there or did she wiggle in backwards? I may never know!
This picture was from a while ago at the vet's office. She was completely behind the computer. I don't know how she got in there, but I had to pull the computer off that ledge she is sitting on and set it on the floor to get her out. She wasn't going anywhere, so I had plenty of time to take this picture….but the picture didn't turn out too well because it was done with my phone!
Chuck and I are going to the fair after work today. Since we'll be gone all weekend, I have to be sure to get in my fix of food! MMM…pronto pups, french fries, corn on the cob, jerky, mmm…..all mixed in with the smell of animal poo…..I can hardly wait! 🙂
Andi
In case you are curious about how things are going with the house, so here's a little update. We just got our sign put in the yard yesterday. It looks strange…and big! Chuck was hoping I would have sold the house while he was gone. But I am sure I would have given it away for too little. Here is how I picture the negotiating going:
Me: Sure you can have our house. How much?
Them: Full price.
Me: Wait, I wanted to negotiate. Chuck wanted to negotiate. Dan, get them to negotiate.
Them: $1000, your furniture, you cat, your cars….
Me: Sold!
Ok. So it wouldn't really be like that. Dan wouldn't let that happen. But I am sure I would just settle for something less than I should have and Chuck would wonder what I was thinking. I would tell him, “At least it's sold!” 🙂
We did have two showings on Friday. Technically, it was 3 because one of the people came twice. Then we had another showing on Sunday and another one was just scheduled for today. We haven't heard anything yet, but my uncle/realtor was going to call the other agents today and see what they had to say about the place. I am still trying not to get my hopes up *too* high, but it's hard. I think our house is lovely, so I think others should, too! Why wouldn't they buy it?? Except for maybe the reasons we are moving…. 🙂 I will certainly keep giving updates as I find things out. Cross your fingers!
I had a great time this weekend with a bunch of friends. Most of us are married to guys who have been friends since high school, junior high or before! They had a guys weekend, so we decided we should have a little getaway, too! This is a picture from Saturday night when we were all dressed up and ready to rule Breezy Point!
(From left to right around the circle…..Amanda, Kjirsten, Stephanie, Me, Kelly, Hillary, Ginger, Katie, Trisha.)
This picture just cracks me up and I had to share. This is Kjirsten! She is gorgeous and so tall! She does have some heels on in this picture, but we thought it was hilarious! So I took off my heels and made the high difference even more drastic! I love her haircut on her…I wonder if I could pull it off?? Probably not! There's no way I could look as cute as she does with that do!
And while I was up there, I went to a couple great stores! The Fun Sisters and Lillians. They have a bunch of big name look a-like purses and they are really cheap. I was going to get something there, but all I could think about was the purse I wanted from Target. So I ended up getting that! And I was (and am) very happy about it! Here's a little picture of it for a refresher!
We have two people coming to look at our house today! I can hardly believe it! *TWO* showings today! I kept trying to figure out where the new pictures were that they took, and if you go to Edina Realty (or any site) and put in MLS#: 3587397 you'll see it. You have to click on “Virtual Tour” to see the other pictures, but it looks so nice! I am impressed! I would buy it! 🙂 I also put the pictures HERE. I just wanted to share. I'm headed out of town today and I'll post again on Sunday! Have a great weekend!
Why is it that cats always sleep in such strange places? I can't imagine that they are comfortable. But what do I know. 🙂 Here are some pictures of some of the places I have recently found Sadie sleeping.
On a suitcase. The suitcase was in Chuck's office, so that kind of explains it…since she always wants to be near him (who wouldn't!?).
In a box. Which was also in Chuck's office. Possibly right next to the suitcase. (Just a slight change of scenery.)
In front of the vent in my bathroom. And I think I should mention that this wasn't in the winter when heat comes out of it (which I would completely understand). This was in the middle of summer when the air conditioning would be on. And on top of that, I have a magnetic cover that goes over the vent in the summer because I hate the cold air blowing on my feet. So the only thing I can think of is she liked the rug.
And then the most logical…on the steps in the sun. I sometimes sit on the steps and pet her just so I can sit in the warm sun, too!
Our house is going on the market some time today. My uncle was impressed with all the work we had done. Dan had told us not to kill ourselves getting the house ready, but we nearly did. 🙂 A photographer will come out in the next day or so and get lots of pictures of the house. I think they'll do pictures for the virtual tour, too. When we get home, we have to move the boat out of the driveway and get rid of the trash we accumulated after our trip to the dump.
The house was all clean and sparkly…Thank you cleaning fairies! And I think that's about it. Now we just make sure our house is always in showing order. Here's to hoping it sells fast so we won't have to live in a showroom for *too* long. 🙂 I just hope the next owners love the house as much as we did. There are some things we know we want and don't want in the next house after this one, but it's been great for us. I'll keep you updated and post the MLS listing after there are some pictures there. 🙂
The ladies at Molly Maids are going to be my heroes today! We decided to have a cleaning service come in and clean the house before we put it on the market. Thankfully (and amazingly) we got everything done in time and they will be in to clean today. I am so excited about it. I get to go to work all day and the cleaning fairies will be at my house while I am gone. Then when I get home…*POOF*….all sparkly clean! Anyone that knows me well knows how much I hate to clean. I am capable of doing it (and well when I have to), but I despise every minute of it. I don't even think, “the faster I do this, the faster I am done.” No. That would be the logical thought. I think, “Dangit! I have to do this all again next week!”
Now I have to share a couple pictures with you that cracked me up from their website. I couldn't help but laugh at how silly some of these pictures were. (And if they really are this happy about cleaning…I think that is kind of sick!) 🙂
I was laughing just adding them!
I am just glad there are people out there that you can pay to do this stuff for you! Because I am truly grateful!
So, yes we got everything done this weekend (9 total trips to storage since we started). I can hardly believe it. There are just a couple minor things left…taking garbage to the dump, mowing the lawn, and pulling out a ginormous weed that is taking over the area next to the shed. (I will take a picture of it and show you what I mean!) I'll try to take some pictures tonight of the house, too. Since we changed around a lot of things and took a lot out. I am pleased with how it turned out and I hope someone falls in love with the house as quickly as we did!