June 14, 2013

  • Busy, Busy Today....

    TALES FROM THE BRAT FARM

    The Beast and I actually got a lot of different things decided and taken care of today.  We decided that the Beast has gotten too old and too infirm to be doing some of the work we want done around here.  So, my room and the guest room are going to be getting new carpeting instead of laminate.  He's just not capable of installing it without suffering for days and days afterward.  It's not worth the pain it causes.

    The Beast priced carpeting at Lowe's.  He also was curious as to the variety they had (he wasn't disappointed) so I will be going with him tomorrow to make choices and arrangements for the guest room to be done.  It will take 2-3 weeks for the carpeting to be delivered and installed and that works for us.  That room doesn't need repainting but mine does.  I will be cleaning the humidity marks in the next couple of days and then we will start moving stuff out of here so the Beast can paint while I am gone.  I may even help him pull the carpeting up so it can be thrown away and save us over $100.  We can throw it in with Tara's weekly trash pickup since they take everything and not just a special trash container.

    We also decided to get a real pest control company in here to start taking care of our ant problem and the field mouse one that the Beast says we get in the garage.  I only thought that happened in winter but I guess not.  They are also going to treat the house property to prevent termites.  I'm not going to futz with that and what they use will be more effective.  I've been concerned about termites because of the fact that the crawlspace stays wet even during the hottest summer weather and there's also an area underneath the deck that does, too.  The company pays for repairing any damages done by termites while they are treating it.  They inspected it today (no termites) and will start treating it on Thursday.  They have to notify the city that they are starting treatment due to the fact that they will be putting down whatever it is they use 14" below the surface.  They will be treating the house for ants, spiders, wasps, etc. on either Monday or Tuesday.  I'm not sure which only because I let the Beast handle that part of it.  My mistake because his mind loses more information than it retains.  His memory seems to be getting more and more selective. 

    I am a bit concerned because he will have to remember that Chewlee will be in HIS trust when I am gone.  I need to let the Princess know about that, too, so SHE remembers that.  Clearing out the rooms will allow us to throw away stuff that should have been thrown away years ago.  Also, the repainting in here will remove all traces of the cigarette smell especially with the added bonus of putting in new carpeting.  We are getting Stainmaster carpeting in here with a 15 year warranty.

    Love you all.  Have a great weekend.  Do something fun....and outdoors.  The Princess, Johnnycakes and Chewlee are going kayaking tomorrow.  No rapids to make it exciting (not around here anyway) but it should still be fun for them.  Temps here are supposed to be 86-90 tomorrow and about the same on Sunday only with late night showers.  I hope to do a little shopping for my trip.  That's coming up fast.