...he lives in the same house as I do...sleeps in the same bed that I sleep in...he usually eats the same meals that I eat...and yet here he is, at 6:30 in the morning singing "cadences" at the top of his lungs. [He said I was only allowed to blog about this if I called them cadences, and not chants...which is what they sounded like to me.] If I remembered half of the things that he was singing about, I would put them all up here for you. Something about being up really early, and marching a lot, and expensive boots and airborne rangers, and etc.
So with my cadence singing husband (who says they had him singing these in the army to expand his lung capacity and build team spirit-who knows why he is singing them now?? ;) off to work and golf this afternoon, I am off to apply the second coat of paint to the bathroom and then pick Melly up for an afternoon of fun. :)
I'm Audi 5000. ;)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 19, 2010
I Am My Mother's Daughter
I know I'm my mother's daughter because my day consisted of painting my bathroom (which used to be covered in an icky wallpaper) and a rampage of the Goodwills in the Colorado Springs area. I ended up with books (as always), a really nice women's devotional Bible, a really nice yearly devotional Bible, a shirt, sweatshirt, pair of shoes, picture frames, curtains, a candle, a dish, and a vase. All of this for under $40! What a steal!! Grocery shopping wasn't quite as cheap...but hey, gotta feed the hungry bellies of the Duncan household.
Our main level bathroom is now...what could best be described as...spring green. Yup! Despite a power outage while I was on a stool in my very tiny bathroom with a paint tray and open paint can on the floor...the first coat has been applied! I have to go back tomorrow and do another coat after I go get a straight-edger pad from Lowes and once all four of the walls have dried. Next step in bathroom remodel?? Picking out a nice, new, bright rug and towel to brighten up the space and compliment the vase of orange and yellow flowers that is going to go on the counter. Bright?? You said it! Eventually I'd really like to get a new mirror (but am needing some ideas as to where to get a semi-inexpensive, yet chic oval shaped mirror-possibly with a frame around it), an entirely new vanity (or just a pedestal sink, and turn that icky linoleum floor into nice tile (or hardwood). How can one room possibly need so much work??
That's only the bathroom. The other rooms in our house need a great deal of attention as well. But absolutely NOTHING else will be modified until we for sure buy the house. We don't want to sink any more money into something we don't even own...but once it's ours...I'm gonna go a little nuts!!
Master List of Renovation Tasks:
1. Replace all the linoleum in the house with wood and/or tile.
2. New carpet?
3. Paint ALL the walls. (Tying the blog title in here...;)
4. Remove the wood paneling in the entryway and living room.
5. New hardware in the bathrooms and kitchen.
6. New kitchen counters.
7. Refinish the cabinets?
8. Paint the outside of the house a more attractive color.
9. Build a better deck out back.
10. Build a storage shed for the "garden tools." (Lawnmowers...)
11. Pretty up the front yard with some flowers.
12. New light fixtures in almost every room.
13. New outlets (in WHITE).
Okay, I'll stop there...for now. :) What can I say...it's in my blood!! ;)
Our main level bathroom is now...what could best be described as...spring green. Yup! Despite a power outage while I was on a stool in my very tiny bathroom with a paint tray and open paint can on the floor...the first coat has been applied! I have to go back tomorrow and do another coat after I go get a straight-edger pad from Lowes and once all four of the walls have dried. Next step in bathroom remodel?? Picking out a nice, new, bright rug and towel to brighten up the space and compliment the vase of orange and yellow flowers that is going to go on the counter. Bright?? You said it! Eventually I'd really like to get a new mirror (but am needing some ideas as to where to get a semi-inexpensive, yet chic oval shaped mirror-possibly with a frame around it), an entirely new vanity (or just a pedestal sink, and turn that icky linoleum floor into nice tile (or hardwood). How can one room possibly need so much work??
That's only the bathroom. The other rooms in our house need a great deal of attention as well. But absolutely NOTHING else will be modified until we for sure buy the house. We don't want to sink any more money into something we don't even own...but once it's ours...I'm gonna go a little nuts!!
Master List of Renovation Tasks:
1. Replace all the linoleum in the house with wood and/or tile.
2. New carpet?
3. Paint ALL the walls. (Tying the blog title in here...;)
4. Remove the wood paneling in the entryway and living room.
5. New hardware in the bathrooms and kitchen.
6. New kitchen counters.
7. Refinish the cabinets?
8. Paint the outside of the house a more attractive color.
9. Build a better deck out back.
10. Build a storage shed for the "garden tools." (Lawnmowers...)
11. Pretty up the front yard with some flowers.
12. New light fixtures in almost every room.
13. New outlets (in WHITE).
Okay, I'll stop there...for now. :) What can I say...it's in my blood!! ;)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Make Up Post
Since I didn't post yesterday, I'm double-posting for today to make up for it. Woot woot!
Today's topic for blogging-a list of my likes and dislikes. I'm a VERY picky, stingy, and opinionated person and today I'm going to share why. ;)
Likes:
1. Watching kittens play--hello?? Baby kittens rolling around on their backs, swipe each other with their teeny paws, and purr while nursing...what's not to love? Especially when one of them is my very own (still to be named, but leaning towards the name Josie)!
2. Playing Wii with my brother--even thought I got whooped, spending time with my quickly maturing brother is priceless!
3. Hand-writing things--it's just so much more enjoyable than typing sometimes. I just like the feel of a pen in my hand and a notebook in my lap.
4. Chuck marathons--that show is SO stinking hilarious. I just wish Sarah and Chuck would date for real already!! (I'm only part-way into episode 2, so anyone who is further, don't ruin this for me!)
5. My sparkler--by that I mean my ring. It's still kind of new to me...so every time I look down at my hand I still smile. :)
6. Chicken--nothing tastes as good as chicken. Fried, baked, strips, sandwiches, nuggets, casserole....I just LOVE chicken!
7. Ketchup--you KNEW this was coming next, admit it! The stuff just tastes so dang good! But even better than just ketchup...organic ketchup!! (Which reminds me, I need to find a place that sells bigger bottles of it than Wal-mart. Any help??)
8. Sermons that speak to my heart--you hypocrite you!! I love it when God slaps me around a little and gives me that icky feeling in my belly because I know when that happens..."Like Barack Obama said, it's time for a change." (Just a song, don't hate the quoter!)
9. My family--yes, I miss them! Okay?? Nothing wrong with missing loud, slightly chaotic, and at times dangerous family gathering with some of the sickest people this side of town!! ;)
10. Sweet notes--"I love listening to you sing! What a gift God has blessed you with. :)" That was on the counter when I got home. Mmm-that makes do one of those little happy sighs...*ahhh*
Dislikes:
1. Weak nails--I know, I know Stephy...I need those vitamins. When I go grocery shopping tomorrow, I'll go buy them. :)
2. Contacts--My mom is the bomb.com for hooking me up in this department. :) I just love not having my face dominated by frames, even if they are cute. :)
3. Headaches from cute hairdo's--all cute things should be pain-free. Yes, this includes child-birth, cute heels, fake rings, and that one shirt that cuts off the circulation in my arms because the sleeves are too tight.
4. Whining--it should be illegal. I should be flayed for ever having done it, for doing it, and for when I will do it in the future.
5. The smell of pee--this may be weird, but oh well. I just hate the smell of walking into the bathroom after someone has peed. It just smells so...fresh and pee-like, eww. Same goes for dog and cat pee of course. It's just all icky.
6. Screaming--it just hurts my ears. Shouldn't some octaves just never have been invented??
7. Those who do not use headlights in fog--isn't this one a DUHHH??!!
8. Huge zits--like the ones that never form a head but just make huge bumps and becomes really painful. I know, this is super gross....but isn't it super true?
9. Flat cherry limeade--so sad!!
10. Woodpeckers--arrrrrg! Their pecking drives me CRAZY!
My hubby is finally home so I'm off to talk his ear off, try to listen, snuggle my socks off, and continue on our Chuck-a-thon. Adios!!
Today's topic for blogging-a list of my likes and dislikes. I'm a VERY picky, stingy, and opinionated person and today I'm going to share why. ;)
Likes:
1. Watching kittens play--hello?? Baby kittens rolling around on their backs, swipe each other with their teeny paws, and purr while nursing...what's not to love? Especially when one of them is my very own (still to be named, but leaning towards the name Josie)!
2. Playing Wii with my brother--even thought I got whooped, spending time with my quickly maturing brother is priceless!
3. Hand-writing things--it's just so much more enjoyable than typing sometimes. I just like the feel of a pen in my hand and a notebook in my lap.
4. Chuck marathons--that show is SO stinking hilarious. I just wish Sarah and Chuck would date for real already!! (I'm only part-way into episode 2, so anyone who is further, don't ruin this for me!)
5. My sparkler--by that I mean my ring. It's still kind of new to me...so every time I look down at my hand I still smile. :)
6. Chicken--nothing tastes as good as chicken. Fried, baked, strips, sandwiches, nuggets, casserole....I just LOVE chicken!
7. Ketchup--you KNEW this was coming next, admit it! The stuff just tastes so dang good! But even better than just ketchup...organic ketchup!! (Which reminds me, I need to find a place that sells bigger bottles of it than Wal-mart. Any help??)
8. Sermons that speak to my heart--you hypocrite you!! I love it when God slaps me around a little and gives me that icky feeling in my belly because I know when that happens..."Like Barack Obama said, it's time for a change." (Just a song, don't hate the quoter!)
9. My family--yes, I miss them! Okay?? Nothing wrong with missing loud, slightly chaotic, and at times dangerous family gathering with some of the sickest people this side of town!! ;)
10. Sweet notes--"I love listening to you sing! What a gift God has blessed you with. :)" That was on the counter when I got home. Mmm-that makes do one of those little happy sighs...*ahhh*
Dislikes:
1. Weak nails--I know, I know Stephy...I need those vitamins. When I go grocery shopping tomorrow, I'll go buy them. :)
2. Contacts--My mom is the bomb.com for hooking me up in this department. :) I just love not having my face dominated by frames, even if they are cute. :)
3. Headaches from cute hairdo's--all cute things should be pain-free. Yes, this includes child-birth, cute heels, fake rings, and that one shirt that cuts off the circulation in my arms because the sleeves are too tight.
4. Whining--it should be illegal. I should be flayed for ever having done it, for doing it, and for when I will do it in the future.
5. The smell of pee--this may be weird, but oh well. I just hate the smell of walking into the bathroom after someone has peed. It just smells so...fresh and pee-like, eww. Same goes for dog and cat pee of course. It's just all icky.
6. Screaming--it just hurts my ears. Shouldn't some octaves just never have been invented??
7. Those who do not use headlights in fog--isn't this one a DUHHH??!!
8. Huge zits--like the ones that never form a head but just make huge bumps and becomes really painful. I know, this is super gross....but isn't it super true?
9. Flat cherry limeade--so sad!!
10. Woodpeckers--arrrrrg! Their pecking drives me CRAZY!
My hubby is finally home so I'm off to talk his ear off, try to listen, snuggle my socks off, and continue on our Chuck-a-thon. Adios!!
Already Forgetful...and Yet Ridiculously Selfish
I know, I know...I forgot to blog yesterday!! Dang--only a few days into this "blog for a year" thing and I'm already forgetful...Go me! :)
Yesterday was a fun-filled day of sleeping in, Kenpo, Chuck-marathoning, Chipotle, tag-team babysitting the Deutsch kiddos, and Chadley surprising me with a trip through the Sonic drive-through on the way home for limeades. (Speaking of limeades, I couldn't finish my entire drink so it's still in the fridge...maybe I should go get it...mmm!) It was the perfect weekend-day, relaxed and super fun!
You'd think, as much time as Chad and I spend together that we'd be picking at each other all the time, sick of each other, and desperate for time alone. Maybe we're still in the "honeymoon phase"...but we are two of the best friends in the world. He is my video game partner, always teaching me HOW to play them in the first place and then guiding me through step by step, giving me tips on how to get better. He is my comic relief, always coming up with the perfect punch lines to push me to the verge of peeing in my pants. He is my protector, always holding onto my arm when we walk around so that he can stop me when I lose myself in the OH-so-important-and-riveting story that I'm telling to avoid getting run over my cars, crazy shoppers or little kids playing chase with their limitless amounts of energy. He is my teacher, kindly helping me adjust to the fact that the phrase that I've always used "all-of-the-sudden" is actually "all-of-a-sudden." He is my confidence-builder, always boosting my self-esteem when it seems like I was not blessed with ANY natural skills. He is my joy, always making me smile in times when it seems like I don't have anything else to smile about (and then he helps me realize what I DO have to smile about). This guy is one-in-a-million and he is mine...all mine. :)
So...forgetful and selfish, what a combo for today! ;)
Yesterday was a fun-filled day of sleeping in, Kenpo, Chuck-marathoning, Chipotle, tag-team babysitting the Deutsch kiddos, and Chadley surprising me with a trip through the Sonic drive-through on the way home for limeades. (Speaking of limeades, I couldn't finish my entire drink so it's still in the fridge...maybe I should go get it...mmm!) It was the perfect weekend-day, relaxed and super fun!
You'd think, as much time as Chad and I spend together that we'd be picking at each other all the time, sick of each other, and desperate for time alone. Maybe we're still in the "honeymoon phase"...but we are two of the best friends in the world. He is my video game partner, always teaching me HOW to play them in the first place and then guiding me through step by step, giving me tips on how to get better. He is my comic relief, always coming up with the perfect punch lines to push me to the verge of peeing in my pants. He is my protector, always holding onto my arm when we walk around so that he can stop me when I lose myself in the OH-so-important-and-riveting story that I'm telling to avoid getting run over my cars, crazy shoppers or little kids playing chase with their limitless amounts of energy. He is my teacher, kindly helping me adjust to the fact that the phrase that I've always used "all-of-the-sudden" is actually "all-of-a-sudden." He is my confidence-builder, always boosting my self-esteem when it seems like I was not blessed with ANY natural skills. He is my joy, always making me smile in times when it seems like I don't have anything else to smile about (and then he helps me realize what I DO have to smile about). This guy is one-in-a-million and he is mine...all mine. :)
So...forgetful and selfish, what a combo for today! ;)
Friday, April 16, 2010
New Do
After 5 or so years of rebelling against any form of color in my hair...I've finally asked Stephy to do something stellar with it. I want something different, but not quite as cool as my sisters can pull off. :) She came up with (somewhat) subtle red streaks that just add a little sparkle to my hair in the sunshine. I love them. They're just right on me. :)
So here are some pics to prove that I am no longer an anti-hair-color snob. ;)
So here are some pics to prove that I am no longer an anti-hair-color snob. ;)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
What to Say....?
Now that's a problem I don't run into often. :) But alas, it is only Day 2 of my "365-Day Blog Challenge" and I already don't know what to blog about. Go me! :) Started out not feeling too well today, but I think a day of rest and Chuck-marathon-ing with my dear husband made me feel more energized for tomorrow. As long as working out doesn't make me throw-up again, I'll be in business! :)
I honestly have SO many thoughts rolling around in my head right now. There are so many things I COULD talk about, could mention, could throw out there, could bring up....but there are also just as many things that I could just be still about. I am most commonly known as a very loud, vocal, opinionated, and talkative kinda gal. Tonight though, for some reason that I'm sure will become more clear to me the more I reflect and pray on it, I feel the need to be silent.
I feel called to NOT be opinionated and loud and talkative tonight.
I feel the urge to say that sometimes it is better to not respond with the first thought that pops into your head. Sometimes, it IS better to think before you speak. Sometimes your battles DO need choosing.
Because as much as I tend to NOT do this-tonight I am inclined to believe that not EVERYTHING is worth fighting about.
I may have changed my mind about this tomorrow...but for tonight, my lips, my voice, and my overloaded brain are going to take a rest. My body needed rest today and these things needed a rest tonight.
I will see you all on the flip side!
Alyssa
I honestly have SO many thoughts rolling around in my head right now. There are so many things I COULD talk about, could mention, could throw out there, could bring up....but there are also just as many things that I could just be still about. I am most commonly known as a very loud, vocal, opinionated, and talkative kinda gal. Tonight though, for some reason that I'm sure will become more clear to me the more I reflect and pray on it, I feel the need to be silent.
I feel called to NOT be opinionated and loud and talkative tonight.
I feel the urge to say that sometimes it is better to not respond with the first thought that pops into your head. Sometimes, it IS better to think before you speak. Sometimes your battles DO need choosing.
Because as much as I tend to NOT do this-tonight I am inclined to believe that not EVERYTHING is worth fighting about.
I may have changed my mind about this tomorrow...but for tonight, my lips, my voice, and my overloaded brain are going to take a rest. My body needed rest today and these things needed a rest tonight.
I will see you all on the flip side!
Alyssa
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
365 Day Challenge
I'm going to blog EVERYDAY for the next year!! Yep, you heard it. Every single day. Why?? Because I am going to try and Facebook less and blog more as I feel Facebook has just become so....much like MySpace. A waste of time. Yes it's nice for connecting with friends and family members that you don't really ever see. I just constantly finding myself wondering why have the people I have as friends are my friends anyway. If my friends are a reflection of who I am, do I honestly want to look like THAT?? I have family on there, old high school friends (some I was never even that good of friends with anyway), friends from Kindergarten, friends of friends, and on and on and on. This is not intended to sound rude, but do I really need to know what some of you really did when you went out last night?? Or who you were with?? Or how you feel about your best-friend's little sister's ex-boyfriend?? In that same vein, I'm sure most of you don't want to know what I am thinking about naming my cat or how much I really do love my husband, again. :) So I will most likely be putting my friend list on a diet and also try to even log-in less. I don't want to be so caught up in what is going on in everyone else's life that I miss what is going on in my own. (That was not designed to be rude either, or selfish. I'm really sorry if it sounded that way!)
I feel like blogging is going to be a better use of my time as it will be more like a journal that I'll keep for forever. I'll be able to look back and see how I felt on which day and what happened when and note all the funny moments in between. :) Then, people who want to read what is going on in my life can subscribe to my blog and those who don't, don't ever have to come to this page. Ta-da!
I'm going to try and post more pictures on here than on Facebook as well. So keep your eyes peeled as I'm going to attempt to get some pictures in the next few days of some of the more awesome parts of my life! :)
For now, that's about it. I'm going to go look up more cat names on Google (yes, I may very well be obsessed) and then later have coffee with a fantastic new friend. :)
Adios, mi amigos!
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