Tell ya what drives me crazy? DS was just home for spring break. A whole week, nothin' to do but meet friends for lunch, "no mom, I don't need to shop for anything" until an hour before he goes back, "yeah, as a matter of fact that problem is still intermittent with my phone" and today an email: "my phone doesn't work at all. At all." Yep, a whole week we could have taken care of that, especially since DH and probably me and DS#2 too will upgrade soon. I sent him the link to the provider center FOUR BLOCKS from his apartment. Sigh. I did not bring him up right, and now it's too late.

Kitchen got a workout today for St. Patrick's Day/Pi Day celebration. My sister and I forgot to coordinate and she brought two pies and I made two. We had an abundance of Pie! Got a little demo done today as well, hoping to do more tomorrow.

There is no such thing as too much pie.
Yea, kids are stupid. When do they cross the line into smart? 18? 32? When did we get so smart?

But really, I should have been running the world at 18, because I sure couldn't do it now. I knew everything back then.

24. I thought my mom was soooo stupid when I was 17-24. Then I got married and suddenly she was the wisest woman in the world.

Hmmm, I know some smart 20 year olds and some really dumb immature 35 year olds (looking at your dear brother), I think it is more an individual basis.

The smart ones, IMHO, are the ones who don't feel like an adult but go through the motions thinking one day something will happen and they will have it all figured out. That one day comes and what they realize is that none of us have it "figured out".

The dumb ones say, " I'm an adult!!! I can do what I want!!! I know how everything works!!!"

True wisdom comes in knowing you know nothing.

I saw a couple of,guys in the produce department yesterday, early 30's, clearly brothers, they looked very alike. Bumping each other, grabbing, trying to trip each other. They never grow out of it. I was expecting their mom to come around the corner any second to yell "stop touching your brother!"

Oh Christina! I dread that scene! I imagine that might be me! LOL Though hopefully by they time they reach that age, it will be for fun and not for the sole purpose of antagonizing me and each other. LOL

My ex is by no means an adult. He refuses to speak to me and in fact the most ridiculous situation occurred on Friday, simply because he would not pick up the phone.

For Pi Day we did not have pie. :( We went to the US for soccer. I'm still trying to find time to get to a tile shop over there to see if they have 24" square tiles that I want for my bathroom floor. I found the ones I want for the tub surround, but they said they can't get the square ones.

Texas_Gem, how's the addition coming along?

Schicksal, how's the fence?

I'm spending the weekend helping my newphew fix up his new space. He's 19 and this is his first 'room' on his own. We're doing gray, navy and a bit of black, with some Seahawks accessories. Not too many, because he's not a kid! LOL

He's such a helpful guy and really a great person. It's nice to see someone who's 19 going on 30, not 30 going on 19 :)

Love that greenhouse! Is it attached to your house?

Thanks oasis! Yes, hence the hope that we might actually water and care for the produce:)

Oooh I love to see that little sprout!

I have had a very busy month...

This is who I spent most of my weekend with, she is 1 month old as of yesterday!

Excuse the soft fuzzy of my phone camera.

Oooh and I agree...no such thing as to much pie!

Terri, the baby is definitely a cute little sprout. Being a Grandma is a good kind of busy.

Terri! She's a doll! I bet you want to squeeze her and smooch her all day long!

Oldbat! Holy moly! I do not envy your weather! I love your greenhouse though!

oldbat2be, that's a lovely greenhouse! How wonderful to have that to work with. I'm sure it will take more work, but you have such a great opportunity because it looks like it was a quality structure to start with. I'd be totally excited to have that space to fiddle with. Loved the pics of the new sprouts, against the backdrop of the snow (but I'm sure you're tired of the snow.)

Terri, such a beautiful baby.

Terri- just gorgeous!! I love them at that stage. If you suffer from insomnia, all you need is a tiny baby snuggling asleep on your chest to knock you right out!

Mgmum- all the painting is done, cabs are installed, counter guy was here yesterday to template, we start laying flooring tomorrow.

My new stove and fridge for MY kitchen are scheduled to be delivered next Friday which I am super excited about!

We haven't done any real work on my place, I.e. scraping popcorn off ceilings, painting, removing carpet, etc, in order to install the flooring that is sitting in the garage.

We are currently focusing on getting the addition done and my parents moved into it. Hopefully they should be in by the end of the month at which point I can focus on FINALLY finishing what we started 19 months ago. I'm truly tired of living in a remodel. I don't think I or the kids will even know what to think when it is finished and the whole house is use able again, no boxes of stuff in storage.

terri - what a cutie, hope you're close by so you get to see her lots!

texas_gem - New stove and fridge, yay! Have you finalized your layout and ordered cabinets?

mudhouse - thanks. I swing between excited to glum. Tuesday was the first warmish day and I think some seedlings were fried. Only those pesky cucumbers seem to be thriving. May need to do a second planting. No patience here, it's only been a week:)

Oldbat,

Not close enough. :( they live 4 hours south of us!

I need to plant some seeds to...problem is it's starting to get to rainy..I only direct sow.

TG, Do I see a small light at the end of the tunnel for you? :)

Having to pay the IRS, has put a wrinkle in my desire to plan anything. :(

So I have been doing nothing in the kitchen planning.

Oh we bought a no slam toilet seat for our master bathroom. Lol

I am trying winter sowing again this year. I did it 10 years ago and 1st, I fried them. Then the dogs stepped on them. Then they were too wet. I can't remember if anything ever made it. But I figured I'm 10 years older --- dare I say wiser! LOL!

T_G, I can tell you what you'll do. I had to clear out my LR to paint. PAINT PAINT PAINT! Of course, all those boxes and crap went into another room, but I can actually SEE in my LR, SEE out the window, SIT on my couch, and have coffee while I LOOK out the window without obstruction.
I always knew that clutter (isn't that a PC word for CRAP?) supposedly made one tense. After a while, [strike thru] hoarders [/end] people under construction don't see it anymore. But when it's gone? Altho the stress relief isn't noticeable for me, wondering at all the space my house has is incredible.

Baby..!? OooooOOOOoooooo snuggle-puss. :) We're going to watch her grow up. Little will she ever know she has all these people loving her for you. :)

I read these threads regularly but never post because I am not a DIYer. You guys are amazing.

Oldbat - I plant about 20 flats in my basement under shop lights - very similar to your setup but in a very small space. Oh, I would love to have your greenhouse.

Terri-what a darling little princess.

Romy, I'm surprised you think this is a DIY thread?! It's about accomplishments. Choosing to finish something -- or not. Sometimes we get bogged down and feel overwhelmed, feeling we've gotten nothing done. In our every day life, we move forward all the time, without even realizing it.
It's not DIY. Just happens that some who do, post in these threads.
I'm glad, actually, because more accomplished people encourage me, too! :)

Do you find better success with starting indoors under lights? I've usually just thrown seeds down in the garden in the past. About the same success rate as if I didn't. LOL!

Ob2b- the main part of my kitchen has been finished for about a year now, except for flooring which needs to be installed at the same time as the rest of the house (floating floor LVP) but we were using our old stove and fridge. A top freezer fridge and 4 burner gas stove, both about 15 years old. I'm getting a French door fridge and 5 burner stove with griddle attachment. I can't wait for Saturday breakfast!

Terri- I do see a small light, at least now we have all the parts to be able to finish. I'm just worried that light is a train!! ;)

Christine- I know I will be much less stressed when the clutter is gone. I'm not the cleanest in the world, I don't wipe my fan blades every week, but I have always had a tidy home, clutter and mess put me on edge so I happily look forward to breathing a sigh of relief when its done.

I'm envious of everyone planting things but for now, my yard has been destroyed from all the construction and I don't want to bother with it until I get the inside finished. One thing at a time.

I have a project coming up. I just ordered wood stair treads/risers, and new tile for our foyer floor. Our house is a split foyer, so the stairs are the first thing you see when you come in the door.

We'll do demo ourselves, but we have a contractor friend who will do the install for us. I'll post photos when we get that far.

We're defintely not all DIY! I hire out nearly everything. I'm trying to do some of my bathroom myself but I caved and asked the tile company to come out and give me an estimate. I'm scared I'm getting in over my head.

My accomplishments, at least during the winter months (which seems like forever), are so wimpy compared to what you guys are doing. I do really enjoy reading all your posts.

I do zinnias & a couple of other flowers inside just to get a 3-4 week head start. Our last frost is typically mid-May. I do throw the extras in the garden. My passion is gardening but here I am, hanging out on the kitchen forum. I got so much great information when we were doing our kitchen that I'm hooked.

[whisper] You're supposed to wipe fan blades? Doesn't the dust and dirt just whirl off it them? Good thing I don't have fans...

Romy, I'm the same way. I started here in 2004 on the MidAtlantic Gardening board. Oddly enough, most of the traffic is centered here in the DC area, so it was wonderful. My gardens to this day, wouldn't be what they are without the help and serious generosity of the board's members. We have a trade every year (2nd Saturday in May). If you don't have plants, bring [strike thru] chocolate [/end] a dish to pass. Wonderful fun!

Lol, this is a picture of my living room fan after 2 weeks of drywall sanding that took place 15 feet away.

You'll notice it did throw some dirt off too, right onto the ceiling in a dark circular pattern. No way to clean that off the ceiling with all the popcorn, yet another reason I can't wait to remove that texture!

Texas-thanks for the update. Griddle attachment, lucky!!

Romy718, I made the mistake of looking up zinnias on swallowtail seeds this morning. Then, I had to order enough to qualify for the $40 free shipping offer.... (Very excited, had no idea these were so gorgeous and varied). Surely I won't be able to kill all I've ordered...? (Note to self, keep some to direct sow).

oldbat2be, I really don't have the patience for seed starting at all, so you're far ahead of me, regardless of your success rate! I do know this is a tricky time of year for my little (el cheapo) greenhouse. The temps can really climb in there quickly on a sunny day...after months of not worrying about that problem. I really have to watch keeping the thing ventilated. Fortunately the mature plants that live in my GH are pretty tough critters, and not delicate new seedlings; if they get too hot or dry, they only get cranky. If I was trying to start seeds, I'd be a pretty unsuccessful Plant Mama.

I know you'll get the hang of it. I've had my greenhouse for about 8 years and it's a learning process (happily, usually a fun one.) I never even knew anyone with a greenhouse, so I was totally in the dark...except for help I found here at GW.

I don't know if you have visited the GW greenhouse forum yet, but there are lots of folks there who are very good with specific information about growing flowers or veggies in a GH:
Greenhouse and Garden Structures

Oh boy, we have that lovely combo of ceiling fans and popcorn ceilings in some of our rooms too. Not a good thing. We've taken that dust-grabbing texture in some rooms, but need to do more. Yuck.

20 degree temps in there this morning. Good thing I moved out my only plants which have germinated so far from under their domes, to just under lights last night, thinking they needed air. Bottoms were literally frozen (peat pots, trying to keep moist). They've survived the day, barely, The stress! DH is playing it smart and leaving all the decisions to me.

May I show you something to which I'm looking very much forward? Introducing Mom - quite the vamp, no? She was apparently still a puppy here.

And Dad, somewhat of a ham:

Puppies were born yesterday, so we hope to bring ours home in 8 weeks:) Busily working on German names....I'm leaning towards Hedwig (pronounced Hedvig, of course!!)

Edited to say - mudhouse, thank you for the link to the greenhouse forum. I'll head over there shortly:)

That's going to be one gorgeous puppy. Another lucky pup going to one of our GW families.

Zinnias are super easy. Almost 100% germination & they germinate quickly, 24-72 hrs. I only let mine grow 3 weeks before I put them in the ground. Any longer & they're too lanky. I shouldn't even be talking about zinnias- there are real zinnia people on the gardening forum.

Ob2b, to me, Hedwig will always be a snowy owl. :) Your puppy will be beautiful!

Pick a name you can yell curtly. Puppies, like kids, don't listen.

But Hedwig could be Hedy for short, as in Hedy Lamarr...(or "Hedley" if you're into Blazing Saddles)

I want puppy pics!