Internet = Pictures

Okay, we have INTERNET.  It's fast and wonderful.

Hulu Live TV with Apple TV sucks so far -- enormous learning curve.  So much for USER FRIENDLY and intuitive.  Even hubby can't figure it out yet.  RIP Tivo.

But, I digress.  Here are a few pictures ...

Front door with wreaths from Amazon. I ordered
a big floor mat.  Hope it works out (in brown).

My TWO living plants and ONE of my living dogs.
The rocks in the candle base are from the beach at my aunt's cottage
off the coast of Canada when I went two years ago.  I love "using" them.
I'll get a better picture of the room.  

View from the bedroom.  The trees are just starting to fill out.
It's private and pretty.  We're going to do an electric roller shade
so we can see this view when we want.

My shoe closet.  Elfa system at The Container Store.
It goes on sale twice a year.  We got the 30% off.
August is the 25% sale FYI.  The shelves continue
to the other side (the door opens all the way).
Simple and reasonably priced.  The big closet gets
done at the end of April.

I ordered plantation shutters yesterday.  The bedroom will have a shade and curtain panels (eventually) and a door to the deck will get a decorative shade.  I'm waiting for family room and bedroom furniture before I pick those.  5 weeks for shutters -- longtime, but should be worth it.

I'll start taking more pictures.  Everything is still a work-in-progress, but it's coming along nicely.

Today, I have lunch with a friend and then friends coming for dinner.  They're bringing the dinner -- I'm doing the starter (making brown salsa and guacamole), wine and dessert (buying from bakery).  Can't wait.  I think the weather is going to be nice, but we are in GEORGIA POLLEN now, so maybe not sitting outside.  Everything is COVERED in yellow pollen.  It's annoying, but kind of pretty too.  The annoying part is CONSTANTLY cleaning it and dealing with allergies.  The pretty is yellow everywhere.  When it starts to rain, the pollen falls from the trees in big yellow puffs.

I have to mop the floors today - ugh.  It's a huge chore to do the BIG mop.  But between cement dust and pollen, it's a mess again -- even in the corners.  I spot clean it daily (sometimes twice daily), but that's not enough.

Tomorrow, I'm cleaning the "old" house and it should be on the market by this weekend.  Fingers crossed.

STILL -- my body HURTS.  Everyday is lifting, bending ... moving in a way that sucks for this old back.  Next week should be back to normal activity.  I need a massage!!

Got to take the dogs out -- later gators.