Back with more updates to the outdoors, this one courtesy of the boyfriend. When we moved in, our flower bed/retaining wall was pretty sad looking...overgrown ivy, a stumpy looking hosta that didn't bloom for 3 months, and a bush that turned out to be an azalea. There was about a two week stretch in the summer where it looked half way decent but...
Hello. My name is Sara. Nice to meet you. This year I am a teacher to seven deaf and hard of hearing students, all of whom speak American Sign Language. While I do have an interpreter and a DHH teacher in my room with these students there is still a barrier to our communication. So these next six weeks I am enrolled in...
Chris and I took to the outdoors on Saturday for some much needed TLC to the ol' casa. Unfortunately we were only able to tackle three of the things on the to-do list instead of all of them due to weather and time constraints. Turns out I am a pretty slow worker and have the strength of a two year old, so when...
Now, that cooler weather is hopefully here to stay (even though it is suppose to be 88 degrees tomorrow) I definitely want to spruce up the exterior of the abode. She's a little dirty, ok, a lot, and in serious need of pick me up. So using the magic of Paint.net I marked up the areas that need improvement. 1. Scrub and...
Today is the 10 year anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. I have been reading a few news reports about the new 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero (which I think is stunning, btw) and the "where are they now?" type stories from those who survived. An article in People about the children who never met their fathers because...
Today, in an act that is very much unlike myself, I opened the door to a solicitor and listened to what he had to say. Normally, I don't even answer the door but I was caught off guard and really did it without thinking. It was raining so I invited the man to step inside onto the doormat. He was wearing a name...
