Sunday post.

Good morning.
We are at 15 out right now going for a high of 24. We missed all the snow from the latest storm. It went to the south of us. It usually happens like this when we experience extreme cold weather. I'm a little later posting than usual because I did a super cleaning job at work this morning. Spent over 2 1/2 hours instead of my usual 1 1/2. Did a bunch of extra stuff I don't do every week.
We currently have 3 new stylist that have signed leases and will be starting in 1 -2 weeks. That will give us a full staff. The first time in 13 years. We've never had all 7 stations rented. The most was 6 when we first opened. It will be nice making some extra money. We have some repairs we need to do.

This is what I saw on the way to work yesterday, a full moon. The sky was just starting to show some light. I still haven't figured how to take pics in the dark. But it was beautiful.
We also finished up our 3rd puzzle on Friday. This one was a little harder with all those flowers and leaves the same colors.

And for dinner yesterday, we had home made tacos. They were yummy! We also watched Hangover again. And our Michigan State Spartans basket ball team is now 9-0 in the Big Ten and ranked 5th nationally. They've been fun to watch.

So it's now 9am. I think it's time to wake up lazy bones.

And I have a fun little thing to show you tomorrow.

Cold, bad food, good news

Hello from a frozen Lansing. It's cold out this morning, and I mean cold! It's currently -2 out, with a projected high of 17. But it's nearly February, so just 2 more months before spring. (I hope!) And thanks for the comments and e-mails on my blogoversary. Much appreciated.
Thanks Garret for the Sam's suggestion for our security system. We don't have a Costco, or BJs but we do have a Sam's. I do remember they had them. I'll check that out.
And remember this past Monday when Craig created a new dish called Sauerbraten Lasagna? Well, he always tries to make enough for leftovers during our work week. And yesterday was leftover day, and I'll say this, Sauerbraten Lasagna is not, I repeat, NOT good as a left over. I don't know what happens to it sitting in the fridge for 3 days, but it was nasty! We had to throw it out! Kind of reminds me of Craig's Cheetos omelet. Another bad concoction.
And in still more news, we have definite commitments for 2 new stylists to join our salon in the next few weeks. And we're still in the running for a couple more. So far, so good!
That's all I got this morning. Time to shower, bundle up and head to work.
Have a great weekend!

post #768

Good morning from a frozen Lansing. Winter has come roaring back. 19 out right now with a high of only 22. Not much snow though right now.
This is post # 768. Wow! 768! Hard to believe I've done that many.
We had a fairly lazy weekend. Besides the new kitchen light, and cleaning the louvers, I scrubbed the bathroom. We also got our H1N1 shots. Got them at Kroger, only $10 each.
Made another reservation for our summer camping trips. You can only book 6 months in advance at state parks. So although we have destinations planned for most of the season, they can't all be booked right now. I have to wait and book as the booking window opens. I can currently book through the end of July.
We are also checking out new security equipment for the Salon. The monitor we have is getting so bad, you can hardly tell who's coming in the door. A new monitor would not be compatible with our old system, so we need a completely new one. That's what the companies do, they keep changing stuff, so nothing will work with the older stuff.
And I'm off to work early again today. I have lots more grid to clean. So have a good rest of the week.

Starting on year 5

Yep! It's now been 4 years for my blog. Time sure does fly. As I reread my past anniversary posts, I've seen how much my blog has evolved. It was also interesting to see who was reading me then and still reads me now.

And apparently I've gotten more comfortable posting since my yearly post totals have increased each year. Even though though my readership has dropped. But that's okay. Early on I was trying to be entertaining. Trying to make my posts fun to read. I wanted to be popular like a lot of other blogs. I got caught up in the whole blogosphere thing doing memes and such. But over time, I decided that's not why I started this blog, and I've gotten back to being just me. I've even had thoughts of quiting at times, but then I think about all the people I've met through blogging and how much I do enjoy sharing the things we do. So I'm going to keep typing away.

Thanks to everyone who reads and follows our life. I've enjoyed sharing.

Let there be light

Good morning.
The snow is nearly gone, at least for the moment, as we hit a high yesterday of 46 with lots of rain.
And I did manage to be productive yesterday.
First off, I replaced the track lighting we had in the kitchen.


Above, the old lights, and below the new ones.

They have frosted glass so besides shinning down on the counters, they also shine outward to give the whole room more light.
And they have a brushed nickle finish that matches the cabinet handles.

But they had 4 stickers on the base that I had to peel off and then use goo gone to remove the glue. I'm sure they were probably something important that I should have read, but I didn't.
I then decide to clean the louvers on all the doors. Now we have a lot of louvered doors. Every single door inside this house is louvered.

Now the bedroom and bathroom doors are only louvered on one side, the inside has solid panels. One must have a little privacy right?
Craig didn't realize I got him in the picture. He thought I was taking a pic of the doors. hehe. The doors behind him hide the furnace and water heater.

So anyway, that took a good chunk of the afternoon, while Craig did bookwork and laundry.

We did start our 3rd puzzle, and found the strangest thing. These weird pieces that look like they were cut in half. But after we sorted out all the edge pieces and started to put the frame together, we realized they we edge pieces.

Apparently this puzzle got cut a little short. Too funny!
And for dinner Craig made a brand new dish, Sauerbraten Lasagna. And boy was it good!

And of course, if you want the recipe, it's over here.

And then we watched Spartacus. It's a new series on some cable channel. Now we don't get cable, but I have my ways. It is really a good show. A bit gory, but very good.