This is Awkward...

I kind of feel awkward posting this. Just because, really, how many people take a picture of their toilet? Well unless they happen to be a toilet sales person, but still.

Anyway, here goes...

Jackson uses the TOILET instead of the litterbox!!

Yep. That's my toilet. 

My bathroom. 

You've now entered the inner sanctum. :)

He started doing this while we were living in The Big City, and this is the first time we've caught him since we moved. Wait. Does that make us sound like weirdos? I promise we're not. Trev and I just LOVE our fur babies!

The Landlord showed up today. Unannounced. 

Last Saturday I noticed that a section of the ceiling in the kitchen was bulging with water. Trev called The Landlord and left a message. So we waited. And waited. You'd think that a leaky ceiling would impress some sort of urgency, but no. Twenty-four hours later Trevor called again. THE FOLLOWING DAY (Monday) Trev listened to a message from The Landlord stating that he would have someone come out to take a look. 

They came and went. Trev and I were at his brother's house so we didn't have to see them. The Landlord let us know that he would call to let us know when his "worker guy" would be able to come out. So we waited. And waited. 

I come home from shopping today and guess who is waiting for me? The Landlord! And his entourage! Including his "worker guy" up on the roof. I was livid. We received NO notice that they would be entering the property. He and I exchanged some words. I told him that its the law requires he give us 24-hours notice when it isn't an emergency, and since we hadn't spoken with him whatsoever for almost a week it did not seem to be an emergency to him. He did not want to hear about anything I had to say and let me know that the conversation was over. Ten minutes later he peeled out of our driveway. 

We have no idea what is going on with the roof, or if they will be back. Blarg!! Someday soon we'll be able to buy a house of our own. 

Oh man, I feel like that was a real stressful post. Let me leave you on a lighter note!

xoxo.

Never thought it would happen

I got bored today. For the first time in the last four weeks I was bored. You know what I do when I'm bored? Take pictures of myself, edit them, and put them into a collage. Hope you have a fabulous night!!

The Parental Units' first meeting

We've FINALLY gotten our internet up and running. No more tethering for me!

Mom is coming over today and staying through the long weekend. She and I can get pretty crazy, so I can't wait to see what the weekend has in store. I'm pretty sure that the top of her list will be new curtains in the kitchen. Have I shown you those? They're terrible.

They came with the place of course. If it were me though I would have taken them down rather than leaving them up, or not replacing them. The Landlord is fortunate that I am able to see things beyond outside apperances. I can see things for what they COULD be, not neccessiarly what they ARE.

Speaking of which, Trev and I went to the Habitat for Humanity Store yesterday and scored some pretty sweet patio furniture for The Parents impending arrival: a fun bistro table and two vintage kitchen chairs totalling only $16!

Trev and I have known each other for about 6 years so it is crazy to me that this will be The Parental Units' first meeting. They both live out of town though and they are both social butterfiles, so it doesn't surprise me that this has taken so long.

Hope you are having a fantastic Friday!!

I do love me some pie

What is your favorite kind of pie? I am partial to peach. :) Happy Tuesday!

Happy October!

The month is starting off right. I won large ad space with The Quiet Owl for the month of October. If you have a moment please surf over to her Blog and share the love!

Trev and I are unpacking still, but we're getting there.

We still don't have real internet yet, and my data plan has been throttled so I'm paying from my phone. Does it look OK? I will certainly post more once we get connected.

Have a wonderful day!

This is how we do

We're done moving! Now unpacking...

Alright. I'm done. At least for today... maybe. Moving our household from The Big City to a storage unit (free by the way, thanks U-Haul!) and then from storage to our home. Good news: we moved the last pieces into the house this morning. It feels amazing to have everything in the house. Not so amazing that everything needs to be put away. Hopefully, this will be the last weekend as gypsies.

Trevor's gracious brother, Dan, and sister-in-law, Kathy, have put us up for the last two weeks. They even tolerate our cats. BIG THANK YOU to both of them. Kathy's parents let Trev and me use their enormous van (I feel extremely formidable driving that beast) that is perfect for moving. Even a couch can fit with the doors closed. Not that we have a couch right now, but we could!

On another note, I love taking pictures and editing them. Here are a couple of my favorite from this week. Enjoy!

New house (before) and The Landlord

The Landlord gave us the green light to move into the new house this past Monday. As Trev has been working during the day, we have only gotten about half of our belongings moved in. Still in boxes, but moved  out of storage (hooray!). We did not know that the outside of the house is still being worked on... the siding, the outbuilding, the assorted lumber strewn around his vehicles. They do not currently run, but "should be up and running by winter." Yeah... the most recent tabs on those vehicles is 2005. Hrm... doesn't seem likely.

Trev and I have accepted that our landlord is a hoarder and we are essentially paying him to watch his crap. The Landlord wants his cake and to eat it too... Sorry buddy, doesn't work that way with me. I want to move into a HOME. Not some house on a used car lot. We did know that there were some unique arrangements in regards to The Landlord's hoard; but, not to this extent with the whole work crew milling around the house for the first week...

HOWEVER

The inside is amazing! Check out these quick pics from our new place:

Dining Room/Entrance 1

Sink alcove with storage space. Amazing storage. See my
Mickey D's sweet tea? I love a halfcut sweet tea!

Fun little desk area - Totally putting cork on the outside
of the two cupboard doors. Ooh, or maybe
CHALKBOARD paint!

New(er) stove and side by side. I have never had an ice/water
machine in the fridge. I have always wanted it though.

Living room. Trev and I both love how the light comes in
through the windows.

Our bedroom - It is pretty tiny, but not as tiny as the picture
makes it 

Office

Bathroom with kick-ass claw foot tub! Anyone have any
ideas for camouflaging the water heater?

The inside of the house sold me. When I first saw the house it was in shambles. No carpet, no appliances except for the washer and dryer in the living room... Apparently the previous tenants were growing and selling drugs from the home, while their very large "guard dog" ripped up the interior and clearly marked his territory. The Landlord wouldn't let me take pictures of it before this.

These pictures make me want to have errrything unpacked now. I want to fully move in (with the C-A-T-S) ASAP! Oh yeah, we're sneaking Jack and Olivia in with us. My babies are grown-ass cats that use the litter box, are fixed, and have scratching posts. Jack even tinkles in the toilet and plays fetch. There is no way I am paying an additional $500 pet deposit when I KNOW the C-A-T-S are extremely well behaved. Here's hoping they leave for Mexico for the winter sooner rather than later!

Ramblin'

In my tireless quest for perfection I find myself, at times, unable to write anything that I feel would be perfect. I am trying this free writing thing to see what I come up with. I had three wonderful paragraphs written but they didn't flow just right. I like my words to flow. like you are just reading a ticker tape from my mind. I feel that if the words are flowing like a river you won't notice that you've spent 10 minutes reading an excerpt from some stranger's life.

But that's what blogging is, isn't it? Kind of like being a voyeur into someone's home. But the author can edit what you see. Do you ever have a hard time editing yourself for a blog? Do you edit yourself? I want to be able to share my life with others in hopes that it could help them. At the same time though I don't want to alienate those I love who may not understand. There is so much knowledge and experience I would love to share, I'm just not sure how much is too much. :)

Regardless, I am SO ready to get into our house. I love our family to death, but I need my own space and crafting supplies! How am I supposed to build an Etsy empire with no supplies? While most of what I use is upcycled, I still need my basics, especially the sewing machine.

Hi pretty.