Monday, February 23, 2009
Thin Mints Anyone?
Tiernan's Girl Scout cookies have landed. I went downstairs and there they were. All 48 cases.
She sold over 250 boxes in the pre-sale period, with the remainder to be sold on Monday, March 9 during her booth sale.
I'm so proud of my favorite Brownie!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Settled
Hopefully it is dry this week so that Bob and his crew can replace the pipe, fill the hole and repair the driveway.
I have to admit, I'm so sick of looking for street parking. I look forward to parking in the garage or in the driveway.
Speaking of parking, that reminds me...on February 26, 2009 my relationship with Mercedes Benz will end. Its bittersweet. Its such a good looking car and seat warmers are a gift from God but car payments suck.
Given the state of economy, Cam and I have decided to hold off on a new car purchase. I didn't know what I wanted as a replacement car, plus now we'll be paying out-of-pocket for the Poop Pipe.
As luck would have it though, I was adamant about keeping the Integra so White Lightening is getting a new lease on life. First things first, some new tires and then the removal of the old car alarm. It has a short and drains the battery. After that though, the sky's the limit. There has been discussion of a moderate restoration and there has also been discussion of a full pimping out. I do know this, from a practical perspective it needs a new timing belt and some other mechanical work. The tint on the windows must be dealt with. Its impossible to see out of the rear window. The speakers also need to be replaced. Ideally the entire sound system should be revamped to accommodate my love of bass. A new paint job would be quite nice too but it's not critical. She sounds like a POS, but I love that car. I'll put a picture of White Lightening up soon.
I'll post Red Rocket too.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Seattle Rain
After a very fruitful trip to Costco, Kelly was kind enough to join us for a trip to Home Depot. This was a trip for purely for me. You see I have been dying to procure a gas grill and since Kell has a MONSTER truck, I asked him if he'd help us get it home. I'm thrilled to say that we now have a gorgeous stainless steel grill that has a rotisserie and an oven. Yes, an oven. It's so awesome. It is my dream barbecue. Sadly, though since it rained the entire weekend, the grill is still in the box in the garage. Have no fear though, the next dry weekend I'm going to grill something with bacon.
Sunday, the boys (Cam, Kelly, Austin and Max) spent the day watching tons of television about cars. Including the Daytona 500. The testosterone levels in the house were unreal. I'd never felt quite so feminine.
Kelly and the boys left for San Jose on Monday morning. They were picking up the interior from Cam's old Bug. They are restoring a sixty-something Bug among other cars. Its a good thing since the seats, headliner and other interior items were collecting dust my in-laws garage.
After that they were planning to drive back home to Washington in the rain and snow. It was a short visit, but I was happy to see them.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Plumbing Update
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Stolen
Back in December she and I were talking and discovered we had pretty similar new years resolutions:
- Reduce stress
- Lose that extra weight
- Exercise more (well that's mine since sweet Mir is running like a mad lady)
So I thought not bad, it WOULD be something fun and a resolution that I might actually keep.
Here are a few of January's adventures (in no particular order)
- Bolinas. Yes, I visited the tiny coastal Marin County town of Bolinas. It was a spur of the moment adventure and well I can honestly say I would not go back. I'm not sure if it is because there wasn't really anyplace to hang out or if it is because I was asked if I would make a beer purchase for an already extremely inebriated gentleman. Anyhow, it's always good to check out a new place.
- Poggia. I can't remember the last time I dined in Sausalito, but another spur of the moment decision and this one I would repeat. This charming Italian restaurant is part of Casa Madrona in Sausalito. My dinner started with fresh warm bread, followed by a beet and arugula salad, Orecchiette with fennel sausage complimented by a light red wine, and ended with a pear tart. Mmmmm. It was all delicious.
- Pho. Yours Truly had never had a bowl of this famed Vietnamese soup. That was until Nathan took me for lunch one day when we were both in the office. "Pho Fridays" are a bit of a tradition within BAS. Typically any and all that happen to be in the office on a Friday head out for socializing and soup. It was soooo much better than I expected and quite filling! I didn't need to eat dinner that night.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Plumbing Attractions
Chrissy: “Hey, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but it seems as though the drain the garage over flowed.”
Steph: “Huh?”
Chrissy: “Yeah there is some black sludge surrounding the drain…its looks like its receded a little. Oh and some of your stuff got wet so I moved it out of the way.”
Steph: “Uh huh, ok”
Blah blah blah
More conversation about calling a plumber, timing, who can be at the house, etc and we finally decide that I’ll call her back after I talk with
I’ll spare you all the boring stuff about leaving work, meeting the plumber, calling
The next day the plumbers come back to begin the repair, because we are getting a new POOP PIPE!
That’s right, apparently when you completely remodel a house it doesn’t include removing the 70 year old terra cotta sewer pipe.
We are waiting to find out if our homeowner’s insurance will cover part of the repair costs. Until then, enjoy the photos of the hole and the big pile of dirt, ok sand, in the driveway.