Things are moving along. Work weeks seem to be flying by, for the most part. Rolling out a new client with 109 sites across NC in the four months before the wedding will be an arduous task! But, I am up for it. The project will be complete by then end of September, hence the reason October 12th works perfectly.…
Author: Pattie
Save The Date!
Can you believe it? We went to speak to my pastor and then my therapist. <laughter> Way bak in the beginning of our relationship, I told Marty that if we were ever to marry, therapy was nonnegotiable. I explained that I would never again let anyone keep me from going to therapy nor would I let anyone make me feel…
A Baptist Boy and a Catholic Girl
The last two and a half months have been a blur. 3 dogs, 5 cats, 4 kids, and 4 adults in the same house. They closed on their new house yesterday and will be moved in by the weekend. While it has been nice to have the grands here, I am ready to get my house back. It’s been difficult…
One More Door
When my youngest was living here with me, he busted his bedroom door. When he moved out, I put a gate across the way and made it a room for the cats to hide from the dogs. Now they have the finished part of the basement to hide in. I have one really old cat, Valentine, who no longer tries…
Another Shout Out to God
I just have to give another shout out to God. Seriously- every single day, I am in awe of what He has done for me. After I purchased my flooring, my stove broke and a few days later, my dishwasher. But I tried not to worry, because God. Y’all. Work has been amazing and God has answered every single one…
I’d Rather be Waterboarded
This morning when I woke up, I did not want to paint. I told myself that I would rather be waterboarded. Not really, but you get it. I have painted every square inch of this house now. After church, Marty came over to start laying more floor. I got the baseboards done today and am cooking dinner as I ge this…
Bye-bye Urine Yellow
Eighteen years I have hated this yellow room. The day we moved in back in April of 2005, I painted the green living room a beige. When I bought it, there were 3 green rooms, all different greens— variations of seafood green. Two mustard yellow rooms, one lighter than the other. A red room, a pink room, an eggshell room and…
It all Started with a Hole
As often happens in life, you fix one thing and another breaks. Sometimes accidentally. I wasn’t planning on painting all of my hallways……but it all started with a hole. We had already painted the stairs, of course. Since I didn’t feel comfortable standing on a drop cloth on the stairs, I’ll be slapping some paint on the stairs again……. The…
This is Love
It seems like I haven’t been anywhere exciting in a while. I’m knee deep in home improvements and work. I’ve hated the carpet since the day we moved in 18 1/2 years ago. Light beige berber carpet. Blah. What a nightmare with kids. That, along with the crayon box colors……… but at least they weren’t anything seriously wrong. I mean,…
A Thousand Little Holes
I’ve been in my house for 18 years. The 4 bedrooms have not been painted since before I moved in. This house is/was a crayon box. Bedrooms- one eggshell, one yellow, one peachy pink, and one seafoam green. The kitchen and living room were two different shades of green, I painted the living room a beige color the day we…