Is it just me, or do people have too much time on their hands?
http://www.designerdoggies.com/RecognizedHybrids.html

How much is that doggie in the window?

So, I'm watching the Westminster Kennel Club show... I'm falling in love again. We've been talking about getting a dog for quite some time. Once we close on the house next week (eek!) it'll be time for ust to find us a furry little friend. Watching the dog shows is a great way to see the dogs and hear some good commentary about the breed standards.

So far, I like the golden retriever (America's favorite) and the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (saw a puppy at the store the other day and almost LOST it!). http://www.akc.org/breeds/cavalier_king_charles_spaniel/photos.cfm

I'd probably prefer a smaller dog, just so I can get used to having a dog at all. I've never had a dog, unless you count the year I lived with Becca and our dearly departed Suli!

Ah... the herding dogs are on now. I've got to go watch!

Because you can never take enough online quizzes!

Oh, don't MAKE ME pull up e-mode! I haven't been there in a while... I've got to get to bed... no lollygagging... time to saw some logs!

Of course I'm kinda cool... I need to find a pointless trivia quiz score.... I'm pretty sure I'm a total looser there!

Mary Kay Calling!

Two things...
I'm just now dealing with acne... adult acne. It's not fun. I went to the Dermatologist last week, and he put me on a regimen of Differen and a topical antibiotic. My skin will get worse before it gets better because the cleansers will be working out all the yuck from inside.

Secondly, I just went to a friend's Mary Kay "Debut" party. She just started as a consultant, and she did before/after shots and we did a basic skincare routine. I'm half-considering being a consultant, too! I've been thinking about it for years, on and off. I'm SO not a sales-y person, but I think it's something I might like to do. We'll see. I'll let ya know when you can place your orders. (haha!)

Okay, I'm going to post a couple more pics of the house. I hope I didn't bomb everybody's mailboxes when I sent the uber-mail.


I'm signing off now!

just a quick one...

"I thought it'd be great, you know? have some time alone with my thoughts... turns out, I don't have as many thoughts as you'd think.”
-Joey, from Friends

That's what my yesterday was like. When I'm off on a weekend and Gerald sleeps to prepare for working that night, that's how I feel. Hmm... I read some Harry Potter (I'm on HBP again), some Celia Rivenbark (She wrote "Bless Your Heart, Tramp" and "We're Just Like You, Only Prettier" both are hilarious southern ya-ya books!), watched several episodes ofThat 70's Show and What Not To Wear, and I surfed for quite a while, reading up on (yes, I'm a bit of an obsessive nerd) HP on mugglenet.com.

So I'll repeat, "turns out, I don't have as many thoughts as you'd think."

Our Newest Addition...

When did I become a grownup? Was it this afternoon when Gerald and I signed our mortgage application? Yep. You heard me. Our offer on the house was accepted. We close February 15th. Happy Valentines Day, eh? Here's a photo of the house. (pardon me if it doesn't work. it's my first blog-photo-posting. if it works, expect shameless displays of pics from here on out.)

Specs on the house:
4 bedrooms (yes, you'll have your own bedroom when you come visit, and we won't make you sleep on the futon or the air-bed again!), 2 and a half baths, gas fireplace, formal living/dining area, very nice kitchen, back family room area that'll probably be a den/study area, deck, alarm system. SQFT is 1950. It's very nice!!!

God is amazing in how he worked with this situation. Since mid-November, we'd already made 2 offers and both were declined. We saw a nice house this past Sunday afternoon on yet another round of viewings. We thought we might make an offer, but weren't too sure of it. We were becoming a bit weary of the process of finding/buying a house. It looked like we weren't going to find "the one" this time around... we started to lower our expectations, and by that I mean we dropped our price range and started searching with less specs in mind (no garage, no fireplace, possibly dodgy neighborhoods). Gerald scheduled some viewings with Barbara this Monday-past. It so happened that a house had just come onto the market THAT MORNING that was in the same neighborhood as the Sunday-viewing house was (nice 'hood, by the way. not dodgy at all). Apparently, it struck Gerald so much that he called me to see if I could spare an hour from work to see the house. I drove out there and was wowed. Not in a spectacularly blown-away feeling, but in a "I feel like I already live here" kind of way. It's amazing how God can work! We put an offer together that day. They accepted that night. That was Monday. The seller didn't even have time to post pictures of the house. Otherwise, I'd have sent out the link ages ago! (tee hee!)

We have our inspection scheduled for Monday morning, and Gerald will be taking the digital camera along. You can expect some photos soon after, I'm sure.

Anyway, so that's what we've been up to. After a not-so-subtle hint from our Resident Martha, I decided to update my blog and let you in on my little life. I guess I could be doing it a little more often then. I'm a slacker. :-P. Okay. Now I'm going to save this, then read all of YOUR little blogs!