Change of Plans

Well, with gas hitting a ridiculous high, we have had to change our plans. We were going to go to SC for Memorial Day weekend. Now we aren't going to. We decided that if we're going to spend that much money in gas to go there, we would like to spend more than just a few days visiting everyone. Sadly, we're not sure when we'll get the time to go there. It stinks because we really want to get down there to see everyone. To save money, we're going to celebrate Memorial Day at our house with a little party of family & friends.

So the time crunch is on to get some more stuff done around the house. If Joe got out the leaf blower, the yard would finally be done. I will be doing some planting next weekend. Speaking of plants, there are all these plants popping up in the yard. I can't say for sure what they are since the deer seem to have eaten the tops off of all of them. I'm going to venture to guess that they're daffodils since that's what the neighbors have sprouting in their yards. The yard is slowly gaining some curb appeal. If anyone has suggestions for what to plant, let me know.

Last weekend I was doing laundry at 10:30pm when the septic decided to back up. I was in no mood for that crap load of trouble! But, we got it taken care of the next day. There was no icky gross stuff going back up into our basement, which we are thankful for. We had tried to get it pumped after we first moved in, but no one wanted to come do it in the snow. One company refused to come in the driveway & another claimed the tank was about 15-20 feet down. It was only 4 feet down! These Pocono companies are so damn lazy!

Back to happy news. I recently bought an antique cherry wood coffee table for the living room. Ok, so it's more of an end table, but who cares because it was only $30! I'm getting good at antique shopping. The old coffee table will get donated to the Salvation Army. We're gradually amassing another pile of stuff to donate. I can't see tossing out perfectly good things that someone else could use, especially if they need it.

Our zoo is doing well. The puppy is as crazy as ever & one of the cats has seasonal allergies. Joe is doing well also. Hope all is well with everyone out there reading this!