tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post7223768698410253572..comments2024-03-28T16:58:03.030-04:00Comments on Success Along the Weigh: Belated Weekend RecapAnele @ Success Along the Weighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03986921867517926199noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-80887746313351395322019-09-10T09:40:11.471-04:002019-09-10T09:40:11.471-04:00Weekend was good overall. We both had dental appt...Weekend was good overall. We both had dental appts in the morning on Saturday, then worked on some house stuff and cutting the lawn. Sunday was grocery shopping and some computer stuff. Did my workouts and food planned and that's about it. It's going to be very hot and humid starting today and that's hard on one of the dogs with her allergies. She does go to the vet tomorrow for her annual physical so they'll give me some meds if need be. dalbador1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09877799102438622117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-32311097521297064062019-09-10T08:45:58.430-04:002019-09-10T08:45:58.430-04:00I don't think I could manage IKEA stuff either...I don't think I could manage IKEA stuff either. I struggle even with simple box store stuff. I just don't have that gene.<br /><br />One of my kids gifted me with a cold last week, so that was fun. Saturday night I thought I was pretty much over it, at least enough to be not contagious, so I went to see IT. Later that night I found out how not over my cold I was. I feel guilty for spreading my germs, but I wasn't coughing or sneezing at the movie so hopefully no-one suffers because of me.<br /><br />Back to work yesterday, and it was a long long day culminating with a meeting at the end of it. <br /><br />But... for the win of the weekend... I'm infested with carpenter ants. I met the pest control guy at my house on lunch yesterday after texting him a picture and got confirmation. We walked around the house and can't find the nest. No frass anywhere to be found, and without knowing where the nest is he can't be sure to get all of the buggers. Ugh. But to add to the fun and games, there were like a million of them in my dishwasher and he said he's never seen that before with carpenter ants. I looked online, and someone said the insulation of their dishwasher was actually the nest. No idea if that's true or possible, but I'm going to ask him when I talk to him later this morning. I'm ready to burn it down and move (not really, but I hate ants and these suckers are HUGE).another layerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15756727485274694135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-90780060781452174912019-09-10T07:22:02.906-04:002019-09-10T07:22:02.906-04:00I am glad the blinds situation is behind us becaus...I am glad the blinds situation is behind us because that was seriously a lot more frustrating than it needed to be for something so trivial. Not sure why but I find putting together Ikea furniture to be very relaxing and rewarding. It reminds me of when I was a kid and would build models. Just follow the steps and eventually you get the reward of having accomplished something. I think I know what I will do when I retire!The Mr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04233628447251244134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381223979507114346.post-81838743501977081762019-09-10T07:08:12.832-04:002019-09-10T07:08:12.832-04:00Wow, you are productive! My Monday was chill, just...Wow, you are productive! My Monday was chill, just work and my ww meeting. Resting up after a brutal weekend of digging out my bulging cinder block outside basement stair wall. It had lurched over the years and look terrible. I had to dig about 3 feet down in a 4 foot spot so that I could move the cinder blocks back where they belong. They were so old that I broke one and had to make a trip to Menards. I felt like one bad dude driving into the lumberyard! Although it is not perfect, it is much better than it was and I am pleased with the results. I did not anticipate having such difficulty putting the pavers back down alongside the wall like a jigsaw puzzle. The years of weather on the pavers had made them shorter than replacement ones I put in. That stairwell had bothered me for years and I can't believe I waited so long to do this. Your story reminded me of years ago when we decided to replace our Hollow core doors with 8 panel wood doors. We got a screaming deal at HD and bought all six of them at one time. Of course they sat there for years without getting installed. When we finally went to install them, we realize they were half inch too short and a half inch too narrow. Of course we didn't have the receipt and headed off to the store. After an hour argument with the employees who told us that door sizes were nominal, they finally agreed to take back the discontinued doors. We ended up having to pay a restocking fee of $50 each! I finally installed the last one about 3 years ago. Have a great dayDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07818785860858381950noreply@blogger.com