As you know we are having our floors replaced on April 28. The entire house (except the bathrooms which are being remodeled next). This means we will be living someplace else for at least a week. So we already booked and paid to stay at a La Quinta Inn & Suites April 27-May 1. They are very dog friendly as well.
BUT we are having problems with the contractor we chose. He just seems a bit... aloof! Ken things he is on drugs or something. I like to deal with a professional when I am shelling out thousands of dollars, and he aint it!Weeks have gone by, and we still haven't gotten the contract that he keeps promising. That and just a bunch of small little things that keep adding up. So we decided to find another, more reliable guy. Which means, starting from scratch! Arrgh! I spend so much time on this already! I have found a promising local company, apparently ranked very high ion customer satisfaction. They are suppose to call me to set up an appointment to come to our home for a quote. I sure hope this is it. I am sick and tired dealing with this!
On another irritating note: we went to the Florida Strawberry Festival yesterday. Almost 1 hour drive there... to discover it isn't until NEXT freaking weekend! How could I have missed that when I bought the tickets online? Oh well... We took it pretty good I think... But it isn't like Ken has a lot of extra time now at the height of tax season, but we made the best of it and took a long walk together around a lake nearby. It was actually pretty nice too! And hey, we still have the festival to look forward to next Sunday...
Doing some gardening today. The weather seems to have stabilized now with highs in the 80s (over 30C), and we are going towards warmer and warmer days. Time to get my annual herb garden going! 7 different herbs this year. I love cooking with fresh herbs! We are also planting some Mexican Petunias by the front door. Every year we try something new, but nothing seems to like growing in that spot. Well, the Mexican Petunias are suppose to be almost impossible to kill, and some people hate them because they just grow and grow. Sounds like what I need! Plus, the flowers are pretty too!
Mexican PetuniasHave a great day!
2 comments:
Jag blir verkligena vundsjuk när jag hör om er trädgård!!! Jag äääälskar verkligen att odla just kryddor, och även en del grönsaker till "husbehov"! Men har inte gjorde det sedan vi flyttde från Stockholm. Haha, vår lilla balkong i Stockholm var så full med plantor att M tyckte det var som att ha en kolonilott! ;-)
Och 30 graders värme låter härligt! Här ska det bli snö i veckan. Brrrr!
Lycka till med golvprojektet. Det finns många bedragare därute, så var försiktiga! Fina petunior ni har.
Förresten, undrar bara om du är med i SWEA? Jag är nämligen webbmoster för SWEA Tampa Bay, och då du bor i Bradenton så skulle du tillhöra vår avdelning. Vi kommer att ha en invigningsfest i Ybor City den 15 mars, så alla svenskor och deras vänner, makar etc är välkomna. Om du vill veta mer gå in på www.swea.org/tampabay.
Så, slut på reklamen :)
Hälsningar från Tampa,
Nina
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