>> I know I've mentioned it before, but I am nearly at the point where I absolutely loathe, hate and dispise our little local phone company <<

I wrote and SAVED an entire post yesterday..and suddenly the internet connection went DEAD. I mean, right when I went to make sure the post had been saved, it all went away. And yet another phone call to the little phone company...and 45 minutes later, they are still telling me that the reason my internet connection is bad, is because I'm using a phone line to hook up to the computer that's "too long" -- and it prohibits the connection from working properly.

I've never EVAH heard of such garbage in my ENTIRE LIFE -- but that's the only answer I get. Not that, well, the COMPANY may have problems...no, NO!! -- And it's the same story with everybody around here...not just me. And HEAVEN FORBID if you question THEIR "Experts" -- All He** breaks loose, and it just goes to hell in a handbasket.

What I WAZ trying to say yesterday, was that noah & I are 98% finished with the kitchen -- the wallpaper was alot harder to take down than we anticipated, but the change with the pale blue now on the walls is AMAZING -- If the creek don't rise and the cow don't get out, I'll get a shot of the NEW & Improved kitchen tomorrow. We got some of the old holes filled in -- well, noah did the putty work and sanding...I've cleaned up more dust from putty and paint than I thot I'd do -- But it's so wonderful NOT to look at old ..An I MEAN old wallpaper from the early..yup..EARLY 80's up on those walls. Wow.

Now we've started on the front bathroom..and discovered that under THAT shells/sealife wallpaper..is a world of ADVOCADO GREEN..I MEAN -- we always thot the tub/shower color was horrid...

HA!! --

The ENTIRE place was ALL the same color..walls...tub surround...the trim under a couple thin coats of white...yup -- all the HORRID GREEN. When noah looked under the thin coat of paper, and discovered that the color was also on the shower hooks and pole...
"OH NOOO!!! "

Poor Guy...After I heard an horrendous CRASSHHH --- he literally tore the old shower curtain, pole and hardware off and threw it all on the floor.

Right while I waz on the phone w/the crappy phone company.

"Miss..do you need to go see what's going on?"

"No -- tha's just my son tearing a 30 year old bathroom to smither-eens.."

"Well..if your doing construction, then certainly that's why your internet connection isn't working properly.."

Honest, by THAT time, I just hauled off and opened a beer.

Seemed like the thing to do by that point...

So we're on the way to a MUCH fresher bathroom..one with clean walls, a mellow blue embracing the walls, and some antique hardware that the previous owners had installed next to some hardware that looked like they paid $2.95 a piece for.

For Real...

But I gotta run and LAWDY -- le's hope THIS post makes it...


Lady of The Tulips