April 28, 2007

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Monday is a Big Day!

and the big day is…..that Paul is going to give three months notice at work! That’s a huge milestone for us – and almost perfectly coincides with the 95 days remaining on our Countdown clock! Amazing that it is already here. We are also excited for our next trip to Mazatlan, and we are going to be looking at houses. The work here at home is moving along very well. The painting got done, and looks wonderful. We are having...

These are some crazy times

It’s funny how I am fully experiencing every day lately. Not like sometimes, where only looking back do you realize how great a day was, or how much you liked something. For example, today is a day to remember. The painters are here, and plastic is draped all over everything. The kitchen was totally taped and plasticized before I realized I was hungry so while they were out in their cars eating I untaped a couple of places and grabbed...

Hard Labor

I’ve always been a tomboy. Skinned knees and stubbed toes. Messy hair and dripping brow….dirty and able to work with endless energy. When we moved to this property I embraced the garden – dove right in and came up sweating and dirty. As I mentioned before, one of my favorite things is my weed whacker – a professional model with a harness. When I strap that thing on I am Wonder Woman Weed Whacker! I can go all day, and...

I’m Lucky

  I sat outside this morning with my coffee, listening to the birds and noticing all the signs of spring. The dogwood is about to bloom, and the japanese maple behind it already has its leaves. We had a busy weekend, mostly moving wood chips to make the place look neat for when the house goes on the market. We are about halfway through the huge pile of chips our tree trimmers left us last winter. We spread weed block...

An unexpected treat

  Image courtesy www.lostandfoundinmexico.com I had an email a week or so ago from Caren Cross. She said she was enjoying our blog and thought we might be interested in her documentary about living in San Miguel. I clicked on the link and then purchased the DVD. What a treat it is! Paul and I could really identify with the sentiments most ex-pats expressed, and were swept up in the amazing atmosphere of Mexico she portrayed. The film is called...

Progress continues….

It has been a while since I posted since the projects I am doing around here don’t really seem blog-worthy. I spend my days painting, caulking, shopping at Home Depot and working outside when the weather permits. We seem to have had endless days of rain at least part of the day, so outside projects have been mostly abandoned for now. I finished painting the laundry room and got it put back together after the handyman installed the lower cabinets...

Every day means more progress

  The kitchen seat still needs a couple of throw pillows but I am very happy with how it turned out. We started this blog to document the process of our move to Mexico, and right now most of our focus is on getting our house and property ready to sell. It is exciting now because everything I do is so visible. We still have a lot to do but I have a week-by-week to-do list and so far our...

April already

Time is just flying by! We are in our last month before we list the house and lots of projects are being completed. It feels so good! We have been working outside quite a bit and the property is looking great. I’m glad we had the tree trimmers leave us a huge pile of wood chips when they were here last winter, as we have been putting them on all the beds. I have been transplanting and dividing lots of...