Come in - don't just stand there - I have to close the door immediately !
This week someone asked me if the raccoon problem had been solved.............
Suzan says - Raccoon problem?
Neighbor says - Well there was a huge problem with them in your house a couple of years ago - they were crawling along the roof and coming in and out of the attic.
I screamed.
I literally let out a blood curdling scream...............and terrified the neighbor.
It would appear we're living in Grey Freaking Gardens ! ( if you don't know what I'm talking about google GREY GARDENS - my all time favorite documentary )
THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT DISCLOSED TO ME !!!!!!!!!!!!
AND BY LAW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN !
Beware of kind little grey haired old ladies who are selling their homes...................seriously - beware!
The stuff ( hidden ) that we've unearthed since moving into this place is beyond a nightmare..................
Between rodents ( all eliminated ) and faulty fire hazardous electrical wiring ( since updated ) and plumbing
( updated ) and floods in the dining room ..............and...................and.
It hasn't stopped.
Not a month goes by that a new horrible surprise doesn't make itself known.
Do you remember the movie THE MONEY PIT? ( my all time favorite comedy )
Do you remember this scene?
When the raccoon jumps out at Shelly Long?
That's now my newest fear.
And don't you find it a little ironic that 2 of my favorite movies involve raccoons ( of which I hate? )
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Anyway - despite all of it - we're plugging along here.
John's been busy making shutters
I've been busy painting them
John's been busy installing them
I've been busy dreaming of decorating the window boxes for Christmas
( I want to make it homey for the raccoons - God love them )
This photo is on the side of the house - we have 2 leaded glass windows on either side of the fireplace - the outer windows are out because I need to paint them but here it is done - I'm over the moon thrilled with how cute they look ! Those leaded glass windows are the only redeeming factor of this place.
Can you just picture greenery and some colorful ornaments ( and lights - oh my gosh - lights ) in that window box?
Here's how it looked before ( and the window frame's been painted black already in this photo )
Doesn't it resemble a jail house window?
See that bleeding paint under each corner?
The wood frames have been clad in metal and it's obviously rusting inside - nothing a little silicone won't take care of but isn't that awful? WHY DIDN'T THEY SEAL IT WITH SILICONE IN THE FIRST PLACE?
( that's me screaming - I'm prone to do that every now and then with this fixer upper )
We won't be painting the building until next year so I just quickly ran a roller of white paint over it - just enough to cover that up.
Here's a close up of how it looked prior to painting it
These window shutters have probably made the biggest impact of all on this house - and it's by far the cheapest fix we've done ( I feel like it's putting lipstick on a pig )
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Okay - moving on here
90 day fiance - season 3 !
Let's see now - we've got a 58 year old man marrying a 19 year old from the Phillipines.
His first wife was also from the Phillipines - but she left him ( and their 4 children ) because she wanted more
" things "
Sooooooooooo - his solution ?
If at first you don't succeed - try try again.
They showed a clip of her touching the window of his car - and him reprimanding her and telling her to NEVER touch the window on his car - to which she promptly touched it again ! She's a rebel !
This is going to be riveting - I can tell already.
Next up we have a Mormon boy marrying a Russian girl ( whom he had converted while overseas on a mission trip ) and couldn't tell her he was falling in love because - well you know - you can't mix business with pleasure ) she happens to be a former vodka drinking go-go dancer - this story should be more than fascinating to watch ! ( although I have a suspicion this may turn out to be one of the success stories )
Oh ! And then we have the young girl who went to Israel and fell in love.
I'm not sure why but her and her parents flew to Canada - while he flew in from Israel to meet them
It was very important that they meet him because they'll all be living under one roof - a 3 bedroom condo.
The best line of the night?
Her father asks her why - with all the available men in the States - that she has to " import " one - I laughed out loud !
And then there's the nurse that went to Jamaica - met a lifeguard - spent 10 days with him and is on her way back to Jamaica to bring him back and marry him ( not quite sure why he can't just fly over on his own )
She showed him the bikini she's bringing with her and he LOVES it and can't wait to see her in it !
Ooh la la !
So already we have controlling behavior - drama - a connection that's covering 3 countries - a steamy beach romance - and supposedly a couple of women plagued with jealousy ( I haven't " met " them yet.)
What more could you ask for from a t.v. show ?
Between that and the new books I have ready on my end table I should be thoroughly entertained for the next few months.
John says - What are you watching?
Suzan says - 90 day fiance !
John says - Oh not that crap again - how can you stand watching such nonsense ?
Suzan says - Shhhhh - I'm already invested.
Sad.................it's just plain sad.
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Sunday's forecast -
DEAR GOD !
NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I DREAD FALL ?
I wore a sundress last week working outside - got a burn on my shoulders and now THIS is in the forecast.?
I doubt it'll happen - but just seeing those words is terrifying !
SunOct 18
Snow-rain showers
Last year we didn't get snow until the week before Christmas - which was perfect - I'm certainly not ready for it now - the first year ( in a few of them ) where I've actually done a little Fall decorating and now snow?
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Last year we didn't get snow until the week before Christmas - which was perfect - I'm certainly not ready for it now - the first year ( in a few of them ) where I've actually done a little Fall decorating and now snow?
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Hope you all have a wonderful weekend - we'll probably spend much of it glued to the tv watching the weather station - with scowls on our faces ................or this - maybe we'll watch this again
I can relate to Walter - sometimes you just gotta laugh!!!
Much love,
Me........................
