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03 Aug 2010 Cranky pants
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I think Benton put on his cranky pants this morning (or rather mommy put them on him) because he’s been quite cranky today. He only took one nap this morning and refused to take another this afternoon, like he usually does. Andi made him oatmeal and he refused to eat it. He refused to eat rice.

He has this habit of screeching for no apparent reason and he did that a LOT today. Normally it’s only when he’s tired that he screeches. I think we all need a dose or two of Tylenol now.. lol.

Right now his daddy is giving him a nice bath and Andi is cleaning up the kitchen. We usually switch off duties like that. If Andi cooks then I clean up afterward and if I cook then Andi will clean up.

It looks like an early bedtime for Benton which is good and bad at the same time. Early bedtime means he’ll be up really early in the morning… something which no one looks forward to.

15 Feb 2010 Yesterday was a busy day
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Yesterday was cleaning day. I went to the laundromat then stopped at Shoprite, CVS, Ace Hardware and Wawa. The funny thing is I didn’t have to travel very far between those stores. They are all at an intersection.. 1 store on each corner.

I picked up a couple things at Shoprite then went to CVS and struck out (I was looking for Tea Tree Oil and couldn’t find any there). Next stop was Ace Hardware where I picked up a couple cans of “canned air” to blow the dust out my electronics. Then I went to WaWa to get my breakfast sandwich and a couple other things.

After all that I came home and blew the dust out of my computer tower and our two space heaters. Then I had to clean up the dust from that stuff so I dragged out the vacuum and the disinfectant cleaner and washed the floor. I put the laundry away and took a well deserved break.

Today I cleaned the windows. I usually don’t do windows often but living in this camper they get dirty quick. I have to clean them about every 2 weeks.

With all the snow still on the ground and what isn’t snow covered is muddy a lot of crap gets dragged in here on our shoes so I have to shake out the throw rugs and sweep the floor just about every day. That’s the next thing on my agenda for today after I get off this computer.

07 Sep 2009 Finally found one..
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I finally found a new theme for my blog. What do you think? I had to get rid of the Army colors since the Army has pissed of both Andi and I for a long time.

I think the colors are calming and soothing. I just have to fix a couple things but I think I’m quite happy with this one.

On to other things… We are still looking for a place to live. We went to see one today that they want $925 a month for but…. It was the tiniest house I’ve ever seen. I don’t think my stuff would fit in that place. It’s just a little crackerbox house and they’re nuts if they think they’re going to get that much a month for it. It comes with a washer and dryer but no refrigerator and there is another small house, on the same lot, that is less than 5 feet away. Scratch that one off the list.

I’ve been doing a lot of packing and cleaning so as soon as we find a place we can just move on out.

08 Jun 2009 6 more days…
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Andi leaves Texas in 6 more days to bring the boys up here to their father and take Tayler down to Texas for the summer. I can’t wait!!

I’ve been busy today getting the spare room cleaned up again. I stripped the bed and washed the sheets and comforter. I sprayed fabric freshener on the mattress and pillows. I dusted the furniture. Now all I have to do is make the bed and vacuum.

I haven’t seen her since January when we took the boys down to her. She was barely pregnant then and now she says she’s big and fat. As if she’d ever get big and fat… she’s a skinny thing.

12 Jan 2009 Before and After
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I just finished up cleaning off my microwave stand so I could put all of my appliances on the shelves. It only took a few minutes. It looked messier than it was.

Here is the before picture:

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After less than 10 minutes it looked like this:

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Now I even have room for another appliance or two. I didn’t just shift the stuff on the shelves to someplace else. I actually went through everything and either found a home for the stuff or tossed it out.

15 Nov 2008 Blahish day
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Today is a windy, warm, cloudy, misty and basically nasty day out. I had to go to CVS and pick up a prescription refill and I also got some Gold Bond ultimate lotion to try out. I can see a difference with just one use so far.

I also stopped at WaWa and got some smokes and my hazlenut/mocha steamer (16 oz). I think the coffees at WaWa are so much better than coffee you get at coffee franchises and they’re much cheaper too.

Now I’m doing laundry, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning bathrooms, etc.. such a fun day.. don’t you think? *NOT*

26 Oct 2008 Heavy Duty
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Yesterday I did heavy duty cleaning. I bought a can of Spot Shot, a new Swiffer mop and duster. Then I used the Spot Shot to get rid of the spots left by the firemen when I had the fire in front of my door a couple months ago. I thought that after those marks dried I could just vacuum them up.. but that didn’t work so I had to get the Spot Shot. Then I cleaned my refrigerator, inside and out, and my counters and finally the floor. I did the same with my master bathroom.. top to bottom cleaning. I thought of looking into housecleaning franchise opportunities then thought better of it.

I was so tired by the time I got done. Then I got up this morning and started on my bedroom. I’m doing laundry, putting clothes away and clearing junk off the tops of the dressers too. I have to do the same with the living room. I have stuff on the coffee table and end tables that need to find a home. I also need to empty out my “to file” basket and file all that stuff.. it’s overflowing!

I’ll save the second bathroom for another time since it rarely gets used and doesn’t need a whole lot of cleaning done to it.

Time to get back to work… I just sat down to rest for a bit and did this post while resting. Now I have to get finished! Have a great Sunday everyone!