Back to the daily grind

Well, the kids started back to school yesterday so now things can kind of return to normal. We had several little flurries of activity right there at the end. My son, youngest daughter and I went to Ozzfest, of course I went to Philly, Gary went to LA and Cammi moved up another level in gymnastics and decided that she wanted to take serious riding lessons. We just got back from a vacation in NYC, so there was a bit of a rush to get everybody ready for school by Friday. Luckily all went smoothly.

I just posted my pictures from the NS photo shoot - what a blast. On an even lighter note - pun intended - I've talked Gary into trying NS. Since he got back from Iraq in March, he's put on over 20 pounds. He's in Japan for the next several days, but it should be in when he returns to the states. I'm going to get a "before" pix of him when he gets home.

Off to check in on everyone else's blogs.

Hugs,
Cara

P.S. will post pix of NYC later

My personal favorite from the shoot. 

Another NS shot - by the way, I know the shirt and shoes are a little tacky. They're not mine. 

A shot from the NS photo shoot in Philly. 

5 Weird Things

I've been tagged and I must write 5 weird things about myself.

The rules: The player of this game starts with "Five weird things/habits about yourself". In the end you need to choose five people to be tagged and list their names. The people who get tagged need to write a blog entry about their five weird things/habits, as well as state this rule clearly, then tag five more victims. Don't forget to leave your victim a comment that says "you're tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

1. I must wear shoes or slippers if my feet are touching the ground. I generally wear flip-flops (even in the winter) once I get into my house. I take them off just before getting into bed or the tub, and slip back into them the minute my feet hit the floor. It has to be shoes or slippers, not socks! I think I got this from growing up in the country - you never knew what you might step in at any given time or place.

2. I LOVE crushed ice. I won't drink anything without crushed ice in it - so much so that I bought a new refrigerator a few of years ago just for the crushed ice dispenser. I don't drink anything hot, even in the winter.

3. I love to wear swimsuits. I am about the only woman I know that feels this way. It's not that I think I have the greatest body or anything, I just think I look better in a swimsuit than in street clothes. I think it's because it's hard to find pants that fit me properly.

4. I am a research hound! Any time I need something, a product or service, I research it like crazy and if I like it I stick with it forever. For example; when we first moved here 7 years ago, I went to different beauty salons and watched stylists and their "finished" clients until I found one I liked. I have been going to the same stylist now for the entire 7 years. Same with my massage therapist, auto dealership, mechanic, etc.

5. I don't really like watching television. I will record documentaries and watch them in short sessions - where I can fast forward through things that bore me. But, for the most part, I cannot stand to sit through a whole tv program. I think that most of them have about 10 minutes of noteworthy content, 10 minutes of fluff and the rest is comercials.

Okay, now who do I tag????

1. Diana
2. Barry
3. Shawna
4. ? seems like almost everyone has been tagged - hopefully I didn't get any repeats.
5. ?

Guess where I've Been!??

Sorry that it has been SO long since my last post. However, if you'll look at the pictures below you'll see that I've been super busy. We just have the shelves for my bedroom and some little touch up stuff inside the house and we will be finished!!! Now we have to move on to landscaping the backyard and refinishing the deck. But, with our current NC weather that stuff won't get started for a few weeks.

I had a bit of a suprise last month when NS called and asked me to participate in a photo shoot in Philly. I should have the pix soon and will post them (if I like them! lol)

I'm going to Ozzfest tomorrow and the off to NYC for a mini vacation next week, but after that I hope to get back to blogging fairly regularly.

Well, I'm off to check out everyone else's blog and get up to date.

Hugs,
Cara

Guest bedroom/office 

New guest bedroom/office 

New french doors in the new dining room. 

New dining room 

New dining room from hallway through the kitchen 

New livingroom paint, arrangement and new furniture 

Master bedroom 

Master bedroom sitting area 

The sitting area of the new master bedroom. This is STILL not finished. There are shelves that go on either side of the mantel - which match the shelf on top. That's why there is such clutter along side the mantel - that stuff goes in the shelves. 

Gary's side of the master bath 

Master bath 

From the doorway of the new master bath 

My side of the new master bath