HELLO LADIES!!!

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Registered: 03-25-2003
HELLO LADIES!!!
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Fri, 05-16-2008 - 9:30pm

Been without internet for nearly two months due to consturction and I am soooo glad the contractor finally jury rigged me a conection! Missed you all! So much has happened its hard to know where to start. I'll try making this saga as short as possible:) The first contractor I contacted, a former neighbor, kept refusing to give me an estimate and the plans he did share with me were totally different than mine so I chose another. Joe is nutty in a good way and does great work. The daycare looks like a brand new place! I not only had the original damage repaired but had the entire living and dining rooms redone as well.


The exterior of the house looks completely different. The permastone is gone and the front is now an ivory stucco. My old wooden door was replaced with a nice maintenance free steel door and I now have exterior lighting with motion sensor.


The interior is now a deep rose color with white trim molding making the place so clean looking. the carpet is a tan blend which I'm not thrilled with but will hold up better to wear and tear than the light beige I would have liked. Now all that's left is install a new basement door, cleaning, reorganizing and I'm in business. The kids and I cannot wait!


Getting to this point seemed endless. Sleeping on a couch for months and having Janet complaining about my tv being too loud and my getting up early clomping around making noise disturbed her. I guess she never realized how disturbing it was to have her start her wash at 10 PM each night when the washer was directly under where I was sleeping. To appease her I decided to stay at the daycare even though we were experiencing sub zero wind chills and my house had a gaping hole in the front wall. After sitting at my computer and seeing my breath I decided I did not deserve to live like this and told her she had to dealespecially since she was living in my house and not vice versa.


the weather started getting warmer so I decided I'd sleep in my bed at the daycare. that was great until the contractor disconnected all the electricity except for an outlet in the kitchen. I tried showering in the dark...not happening. So I got up each morning, grabbed the clothes I set out the night before and went around to the house to shower.  I still don't have electricity in my dining room which should be fixed tomorrow. So much else has happened I could write a book but its almost at an end and that is what I'm looking forward too.


I was hoping to make the meet and tried rescheduling my vacation week but could not:(


I have been so out of touch with the board I plan on spending my weekend catching up. Until then I wish you all happiness.

Hugs, Bernie
Hugs, Bernie
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Registered: 03-19-2003
In reply to: macbernie
Sat, 05-17-2008 - 1:32am

Ok Bern.. I