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What a whirlwind this week has been

Whoa! I have been sooooo busy since last weekend. I put one rent house ad in the Greensheet and one on craigslist and I have gotten so much response. Needless to say, I rented the house out... but, wow, was it a lot of work. And everyone I talk to has a different opinion about the process of renting. I got so many phone calls during the work week that I could hardly concentrate at work. I might resort back to hiring a Realtor next year. But then again, I know it gets easier every time. Aside from that, Gamaw and I hosted Rani's mother's baby shower. Lawana is having a baby girl in January, Alice Leora (sp) Soape. The party went really well. Great food, family, and conversation. Also, Rick and I have been toying with the idea of investing in another rental house. We met a Realtor to see a house that we turned down so the search continues. We are not in a hurry though. Things have also been weird at work too. I can't elaborate on that but trust me... crazy. Aside from all of that, a handful of us saved the life of a beautiful white male husky from eminent death on Saturday. My friend, Cindy, rescued him from puppy prison where he was on death row. Then after the shower I picked him up and took him to his half-way house (Dad's back yard) where he stayed for a few days until his foster mom could pick him up and take him to the vet. He is a beautiful boy (just look at his entrancing dual bi-eyes) but it was apparent that he had not had human contact before. He did love attention though. I hope he lands in the arms of a very loving and patient family who will teach him all the joys of life.

Mom and Dad's house

As promised many blogs ago, I have uploaded some pics of Mom and Dad's house. (I actually did this post two months ago but just realized that I set it as a draft rather than an actual post. These are months old and they have since moved in but you can get an idea of what all they had to do to the house to make it livable. Not much was don't to the front of the house except that it got painted. That alone made it look a lot better. (This was a real bachelor pad!) The pic on the left shows what the kitchen looked like. (The 3 pics with dates on them are what the house looked like before)In the kitchen, they painted the cabinets, got new p.lam. counters and a glass tile backsplash, some new appliances to replace the ones that didn't work, and some updated lighting. The master bath got a new shower door, new tile, lighting, and medicine cabinet-style mirrors. But the biggest change was to the hall bath. It was 15 feet long! Just long enough to turn it into 2 normal sized bathrooms. So Uncle Paul has his own beach-themed bathroom equipped with a shower, all new fixtures, tile and lighting. And the hall bathroom is my favorite room in the house with Mom's garage sale transformed vanity, new fixtures, tile and lighting. It's so cute and cozy. Other features include removing the wood paneling in the living room, wood laminate flooring in the two formals where there was only concrete, all new paint inside, and new lighting. It sure was a lot of work for Mom to pick everything out but I think it was worth it because the house looks great! It certainly went from one of the worst to one of the best houses in the neighborhood. Mom spent so much time garage sale-ing and at Lowe's and Home Depot and other small tile shops searching for the best sales because if there's one thing I learned from my mom, it's that 'You never buy anything full price!'

There's just something about a new mailbox

Rick and I spent the whole day at the rent house fixing repairs and adding even more plants, like it really needs that. Don't worry, I already got a stern talking to from Rick about waisting my money buying more plants for a rent house but I just can't help myself! I miss gardening. I'm a kept woman now and the same goes for our landscaping here at the condo. But I did want to show everyone what a beautiful new mailbox and post I have at the rent house! It was all Rick's doing and it looks great! the black wrought iron detail really ties into the rest of the house. Way to go, hon! Ok, ok... in an attempt not to have my husband loose any of his masculinity, I picked out the wrought iron detail - but the rest was all him! Doesn't it look great?! By the way... if you know anyone who is looking for a precious rent house in the bay area, please show them the attached flyer and send them my way!

Zoe's 'new' Halloween costume...

So Halloween is my favorite day of the year. I just love dressing up! There is nothing like a good costume, scary or not, and there were a ton of them at the festival we took Zoe to on Halloween night in downtown. The sidewalks weer lined with all kinds of booths from Mad Scientiests, scarry-oke singing, pet adoption agencies, cosmetics, caricatures, raffles... you name it. There was even a small dog park that we let Zoe play in. Then we met up with some of our friends and their dogs who also brought friends and their dog. I was busy greeting all of the dogs and humans when suddenly my baby girl, Zoe, got attacked by another dog. It was the dog of a friend of a friend. The men were able to pull them away before too much damage was done but Rick could tell that Zoe was hurt. He shined his phone on her nose and we sall blood everywhere! YOU KNOW HOW I AM WITH BLOOD!!! And in an all-cream outfit... ug! So we left and took her immediatly to the emergency vet, a place Rick knows all too well from the days of Kendra. During the four hour wait, we reminisced about all the times Kendra had been there. Keeping positive, we did get to watch some pretty scary Halloween movies while we waited... and waited... and waited. Finally we got to see the doctor who said she would need to be sedated and have stitches. I think there are four stitches but I really can't tell as it looks to be a Tara Reed botched plastic surgery job (minus the plastic unless you count the stitching string)
Anyway, she moped around the house all weekend really milking the 'poor pitiful me... treat, please' perspective. And everyone says it hurt me more than it did her. I know that's true... hince all the extra treats! But if you have to get a really scary, bloody, gory, scar across your face, there really is no better day of the year to do so! Happy Halloween, Zoe!