we are on the road home again! The guys decided they could use an extra pair of adult hands and Bob was elected. He is going back tomorrow to help finish the kitchen and bathroom floors. I am staying home to do laundry and regroup for Monday.
I hope you all have a great day!
from Iowa!
It would feel 'warm' if the wind would quit blowing. I left school asap today because the teacher I work with the most and the BD teacher were going to duke it out in front of the special ed. director. The BD teacher has no class whatsoever so I'm anxious to find out who said what. I was a witness to part of the problem, but wasn't asked to sit in and I was glad.
I fixed a roast yesterday and hope it will last for most of the Bob's lunches this week. We just bought a new garage door opener from Sears for less than $200. They have all price ranges and Bob chose the middle of the road style. T will probably want you to go along to Chuck E Cheese! 
I kidded Bob about how he should have done our floor and all of the money we could have saved. The only thing is that Amanda's dad builds wood furniture and has all the fancy saws, so he was the brains behind the project! We also put in about three times as much as they did. from Iowa! from Iowa!) put it up himself so we just paid for the install. We got a top of the line Genie door opener with install for $297. They don't charge tax (I guess it is included in the install price) so we actually get the instal for like $50 instead of $99. We got a quote from Overhead door for the same type product and it was a whopping $439! I do get tired of having to replace stuff in this old place though. Guess that is what happens when you buy a "fixer upper" so to speak and that is pretty much what we did. It had been empty for 2 years just sitting. Our main problem is plumbing here. Our bathroom still has a lot of work that has to be done on it. I have a leak in my toilet in there so I drained it and we don't even use it. I want to wait until spring then put it on my home warranty. The stuff I am having done tomorrow isn't covered. I also have a leak around the tub and we aren't using it right now either. I am going to get an estimate for the work for it tomorrow.
Leonard would mark his territory from time to time; that is part of the reason we pulled all the carpet out. He never did it upstairs for some reason. I was never sure that it was him until he was gone and now we know. I ordered something from a TV ad -- you spray it on and then spray water on top of it to make it 'work.' It would work for awhile and then I think it would wear off. All I know for sure is not to use amonia when you clean because that will attract them right back to the spot. They say that a neutered animal won't spray but that is baloney in my book! 
I guess it is the cold and flu season, but so far knock on wood, we have been lucky! I'm not looking forward to the long plane ride, but I will suffer through it! from Iowa! I even went and cleaned out the cabinets under the sink in the bathroom to make sure they were neat if the plumber shuts off the taps under the sink to fix them! I am truly screwed up! ) Would she like to learn how to knit? Just a suggestion...
. . . we have NO SCHOOL today and that just never happens in this little burg! I'm sure there were some students who showed up regardless; they always do because they don't listen to the radio. I'm glad the weather arrived today rather than tomorrow when we will be leaving town. Anyhow, I should be on top of things and not doing the midnight rush which is my usual m. o., I hope! I'm sure they could tell some real stories about how people live. I know I don't clean like I used to. 
Does your sister like to play board games or cards? Maybe T could bring a game or two over and entertain her! It's NOT nice out there! 
Congrats on being OP -- my program is long gone for awhile! I'm hoping to find some motivation by the time we get back from Maui. 
from Iowa! 
