This Past weekend, Jake and I opened our home to his parents and hosted a party for his brother’s graduation. Leading up to the arrival of Mamma and Poppa J, I was a bit nervous and convulsively cleaned our two bedroom apartment for two weeks prior to the event. I should known not worried... I love Jake and he is definitely their offspring. They made me feel very comfortable around them. I am now VERY excited to go up north for Fourth of July weekend.
(Right to left) Me, Jake, Poppa J., Nick, and Nina
P.A. HERE WE COME!
Monday when I arrived to work, I was greeted with an email message from a dear friend I met through my job here at the church. Marlene “eagle eyes”, spotted the best darn sale for a sewing machine I think I will ever see. For 99 bucks, I have a Singer Sewing machine. It came with a really nice cover, four sewing foots (zipper foot is included), thread ripper, and much, much more! Marlene met me on my lunch break, so she could be my support system, while I purchased my first sewing machine ever! After I had the machine she took me around the store and instructed me to search for all the great deals… watching Marlene dart around the store, gave me shopping inspiration... she is such a bargain shopper.
This is my Singer Sewing Machine!!
I had a few minor bumps when I got the machine home. The bobbin winder refused to wind… I began to wonder if the talent my grandma had, skipped over me! However, Jackie from JoAnn’s reassured me it was the machine and not my lack of natural ability. With a newer machine in hand… I am now ready to take the sewing world by storm. I have buttons, zippers, material, and MANY IDEAS as my weapon.
My next big search is a cheap, cute desk. I need it to be versatile… one day I could be sewing on it, the next I could be completing a homework assignment. My search continues...
Jake and I have decided to take on remodeling our master bedroom and bathroom. Homedepot is scheduled to come out on Monday and give us an estimate on converting our tub to a shower… The eighties carpet in the bathroom has definitely overstayed it welcome… we are also planning to repaint and re-carpet the bedroom.
Because of the bath-tub leak a few months back we had water seep under our 80’s carpet and caused moister to build up. I consider myself to be a “clean person” and the mere glance of an ant sends me into a Clorox/water and vinegar tizzy. We have lately had another type of bug rear its ugly, creepy, nasty, little face at us… ROACHES! UGGGH… BARF!
Growing up I was encouraged to visit a person in my life, who was unable to keep their house clean enough to keep the cockroaches out of their home. I was forced to sleep in a room with nest of those nasty bugs. Since that experience I have been petrified of the little boogers. With that being said, I went to use the restroom downstairs and as I am pulling off my pants, I hear a scurry across the room and see the roach. I swear it started cat-calling me and saying sly comments. I quickly pulled up my pants and shut the door on it. When Jake came home, (the manly-man he is) he armed himself with his weapon (shoe and bug spray) and bravely found the roach (in the dirty mags… guess he was disappointed he did not get a show from me) and Jake bravely squished him to smithereens.
We are now having the house professionally sprayed. I refused to live with anyone else but Jake. No Ants… No silver fish… NO Roaches.
With redoing the rooms, come new fixtures. Jake and I successfully completed our first fan installation. The fan even had lights. I cannot take any credit, except for being a great assistant for holding parts and reading the instructions. We were able to complete the project without shocking ourselves on the live wire! And the fan worked the first try!!! Wooo hoooo!
I promise to put up pics as soon as I complete my first sewing project!
3 comments:
Your bug story put me in stictches, LOL!!! Can't wait to hear stories from the PA trip :) That is a big deal when the ceiling fan works for the first time, I can't tell you how many I've witnessed a fan going up and it doesn't work on the first try :) Best of luck with the renovations, how gratifying!
Renovations are fun!! Well sorta...let us know if you need any help...through our renovations Dave has become quite the handy man! Roaches: Just a part of Florida. I have a DEATHLY fear of them as well!!!
YEH! Can't wait to see pictures of your new updates! Its so exciting! The end results are well worth the hard work! Good luck!
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