a remarkable week

Good evening.
 Sorry for the lack of posts. I guess I've just been lazy.  :-)
I cleaned the Salon this morning. Craig and I went for our power walk, and back home, we mowed the yard and I weeded and deadheaded.
It's been quite the week nationally. First, I get to keep my health insurance thanks to the supreme court ruling all states can get a subsidy, and then the most unexpected supreme court ruling that says the 38 years Craig and I have been together means as much as any other relationship.
I've never said anything like this on my blog before, but Craig and I feel we're as much of a committed couple as anyone. And although I've seen on Facebook that a number of my 'friends' don't feel the same about these issues, maybe it's time to rethink who really are my 'friends'.
But enough of that.
At the Salon, we have been coerced into upgrading our charge card terminal.
Starting in October, we have to have a terminal that will accept the new charge cards with a computer chip.
Our current one.....

the Zon jrXL can only swipe the magnetic cards. Our new one....

The Djavoo X8s will do both of them.
We got it set up Wed. and I really like the ease and simplicity of it.
In other news....
We settled on a Realtor, and she is coming out tomorrow to discuss the listing. Also, we are going to start looking at apartments, to get an idea what's available, and what we might like.
But now, I'm getting tired, so time for bed.

my house isn't worth crap!

Good morning.
It was a busy weekend. Monday morning, the tech showed up from TDS and determined the wire coming from the box by the road to the house was bad. So he ran a temporary wire and someone is suppose to come out later to bury it. We'll see.
The realtor also showed up and gave us a really thorough presentation. I was impressed. So far we've had 2 presentations, and I'm expecting a third sometime this week. Unfortunately, it's appearing our house isn't worth near as much as I was thinking it might be. I look at the house and see all the really good things about it and ignoring the important  negative things, like it's a really small house. And it's in an industrial zone.
Sooo, reality is setting in on what we can actually get for the house. I'm one of the many home owners who think their house is worth more than it really is.   :-(
Oh well, it is what it is.
And with the reality of maybe moving in the near future to an apartment, we are again going through closets and cupboards, really taking a hard look at what we want to move. And here's a bunch more stuff for the next sale.....

And I had already gone through the kitchen. At least I thought I did.  :-)
Tuesday, Craig mowed the yard, and I did more weeding and deadheading. We received another nearly 3 inches of rain between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Fortunately, no bad storms or damage here.
Now, it's back to work.

a busy Sunday

Good morning.
It was a beautiful day yesterday, and we spent the biggest part outside.
We burned up a pile of branches and boxes and boxes of papers.
During the winter, when I went through every closet, drawer and cupboard, I neglected one area......Craig's closet.
Mainly because he stores all the papers from work in there and I don't mess with his stuff.  :-)
Well, he discovered he had a few things I could have put in our past sale, like his old 35mm camera and tripod and a slew of old papers he didn't need to keep any more. Like stuff from 1993!
Soooo, he went through a lot of it and  kept just the last 7 years. I had enough paper to fill a hundred shredders, so I hauled it all out to the burning hole and burned them up. Took a big part of the afternoon, but will save me weeks of shredding.  :-)
And the camera and stuff I'll add to the already growing pile for our final sale. I'm already running across more stuff we won't take to Vegas or an apartment.
This morning, I worked on the storage/compost area of the yard. Bagged up a bunch of old pots and stuff to haul into the dumpster at work this morning.
 Then we need to be back here for the realtor at 10am.
So time for me to go.

almost the weekend

Good morning.
It's been a fairly busy week in the Salon, although I have a short day today. After work, we'll go for a walk and have a late lunch at Reno's. It's suppose top be partly sunny and 78 today, and Reno's has a nice outdoor patio. Then we'll head over to Staples to buy a new paper shredder. Ours is about worn out, and Craig has a lot of papers that need to be gotten rid of before we move.He saves everything way to long.
And here's a few more pics of the yard.....

Our home phone is acting weird. When someone calls, instead of the usual ring, it has a very short ring. Then, there is no caller ID showing and the answering machine doesn't pick up. There is also quite a loud background buzzing noise. I went through the trouble shooting that was listed on the website. Unplugged every phone and modem and replugged each and checked. I even went out to the outside box and plugged a phone in there and still the same. So they are sending out a tech on Monday. We're also meeting a second realtor on Monday. He will be presenting a marketing plan. We're received one yesterday and a third should be sometime next week. It will be interesting to see how close they each are.
Well, time to get going.

well, it's Wednesday

Good morning.
Well, it's Wednesday, so that must mean back to work.  :-(
But, it was a fairly productive weekend. We had two Realtors out to look at the house and property. One on Monday, and one on Tuesday. They both commented on how well the house will show. Guess I've done a good job cleaning and  clearing. I had read that removing as much 'stuff' off counters will make the place more appealing and less 'lived in'.  Everything in the kitchen is off the counters and put away, and the bathroom has only a soap dish on the counter. I remember looking at homes in Vegas and some peoples kitchens and bathrooms were chocked full of crap.  It takes a wee bit more time to fix food and get ready in the morning, but once you get used to it, it's really quite easy. And it sure looks nice and neat!  :-)
I've even removed any pictures that have people in them. They say you don't want prospective buyers having a mental image of the owners. That supposedly lets them more easily visualize the home as theirs. The Realtors will be back next week with their recommendations on price, sale time and such. I'm hoping to get another realtor here later this week.
Here's the spot where our well was..... 

Filled in with dirt and seeded.
For dinner on Monday, I grilled chicken thighs and Craig made pasta salad.

And here's a couple of garden pics....

I also cleaned out the eve-troughs and did a bunch of weeding.
Also, Rose Pest Solutions came out to check the termite bait stations and..........no termites!
Now time to get ready for work.