We are officially moving...our landlord doesn't seem to think they can avoid foreclosure on the home we are renting. We signed papers last night for a different house here in Chowchilla.
It will be a big change...we've lived in our current home for over a year and a half, we've settled in pretty nicely. Same size home but totally different style. Our current home had never been lived in when we moved in...new everything, huge vaulted celings and stark white walls. (which I dislike greatly) We did all the landscaping in the backyard which took lots of time and effort...it's sort of sad to leave it behind but that's just how it is when you rent anyhow.
So the "new" house was actually built in the 80's so it's not new at all...recently remodeled, ONE story-THANK YOU JESUS...the sound running and thumping at 6:00 AM will cease. It's on 14 acres of alfalfa, lots of huge mature trees and it has a barn and a dog kennel.
The best thing about it is it has a mother in law's quarters which will NOT be used for its intended purpose but I will use that area to teach my classes and have my little preschool. It will be really nice to have a work place separate from the rest of the house.
It's really funny because before we even moved to Chowchilla, I looked at this particular piece of property and even asked the owner if they would consider renting it out. (It was on the market) They said no at that time, but now it's been 2 years and I took a leap of faith and decided to ask again and they said they'd like to work it out. We are praying we can be able to purchase it from them after awhile.
So its a horrible time to have to move...we are gong to Disneyland right after Thanksgiving for a whole week so I have scads of stuff to do before we leave. Not only that but I have a 12 page research paper due Monday. I have 3 more assignemnts due before we leave for the Thanksgiving holiday. Do you think I have even started them? Nah. I think I will be burning the midnight oil a LOT this weekend!!!
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11.22.2008
11.18.2008
Commercial for moms or any other clean freak
My life is crazy busy right now...research papers due, a 3000 square ft. home to pack up to move, a 7 day trip to prepare a family of 6 for, a wedding to plan, a "pre" thanksgiving dinner to plan for Saturday, sunday school lesson to prepare for Sunday and the list goes ON!!!
BUT I thought I would take a brief moment to fill you in on the latest gadget I've fallen in love with. I'm sure you've seen or heard about the little handy steam cleaning machines you can pick up for about $30 at Walmart or Target...well, I never tried one so I can't say how they perform but my neighbor let me borrow her Shark Pro-Steam Blast by Euro-Pro. It costs $99 at Lowes, and let me tell you it is worth every single penny! It is amazing...I was cleaning my bathroom sink area and has already wiped it down with a rag when I decided to try this steam thing and when I did the additional crud it dislodged AFTER I had already supposedly cleaned was incredible. I cleaned my fridge with ease...the steam just blasted the junk out of all the little rubber seals and hinges. The only thing I think is that you should have a shopvac with a small attachment nearby to suck up the debris as the steamer doesn't do that, the directions say to have a rag handy to wipe up the mess which works fine for small jobs, but a job like my refrigerator needed a bit more...I just let the mess fall to the floor then I sucked it up with the vacuum later.
Lastly, after my refrigerator, sink, stove, microwave, window sills and countertops were sparkling, I swept the floor and used the steamer's floor attachment to sanitize the floor. Little chunks of gunk that I had been to lazy to scrub up for days came up with ease! My floors were so clean and with no dulling or sticky residue. The fresh steam clean smell just made me the happiest housekeeper on the planet. I will say it isn't the most quiet machine I've ever used...I was cleaning out our empty 55 gallon fish tank to sell on craigslist, (such a fun chore hubby left me with) I had my head in the fish tank with the steamer and I had a few moments of feeling like I was inside a jet engine) It produces a LOT of steam too...I could hardly see inside the fish tank...lol.
But overall, I was impressed exponentially. So...go out and get yourself one...I plan to as soon as I can!
BUT I thought I would take a brief moment to fill you in on the latest gadget I've fallen in love with. I'm sure you've seen or heard about the little handy steam cleaning machines you can pick up for about $30 at Walmart or Target...well, I never tried one so I can't say how they perform but my neighbor let me borrow her Shark Pro-Steam Blast by Euro-Pro. It costs $99 at Lowes, and let me tell you it is worth every single penny! It is amazing...I was cleaning my bathroom sink area and has already wiped it down with a rag when I decided to try this steam thing and when I did the additional crud it dislodged AFTER I had already supposedly cleaned was incredible. I cleaned my fridge with ease...the steam just blasted the junk out of all the little rubber seals and hinges. The only thing I think is that you should have a shopvac with a small attachment nearby to suck up the debris as the steamer doesn't do that, the directions say to have a rag handy to wipe up the mess which works fine for small jobs, but a job like my refrigerator needed a bit more...I just let the mess fall to the floor then I sucked it up with the vacuum later.
Lastly, after my refrigerator, sink, stove, microwave, window sills and countertops were sparkling, I swept the floor and used the steamer's floor attachment to sanitize the floor. Little chunks of gunk that I had been to lazy to scrub up for days came up with ease! My floors were so clean and with no dulling or sticky residue. The fresh steam clean smell just made me the happiest housekeeper on the planet. I will say it isn't the most quiet machine I've ever used...I was cleaning out our empty 55 gallon fish tank to sell on craigslist, (such a fun chore hubby left me with) I had my head in the fish tank with the steamer and I had a few moments of feeling like I was inside a jet engine) It produces a LOT of steam too...I could hardly see inside the fish tank...lol.
But overall, I was impressed exponentially. So...go out and get yourself one...I plan to as soon as I can!
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