Hello friends!
The momma is recovering from her knee surgery and doing OK except that she can NOT sleep at night. Do you think 24 years on graveyard has anything to do with that? :-) She is walking better 'cuz she's been doing the exercises the doctor told her to do. She's was only using 1 crutch around the house, just for extra support! And then yesterday Auntie Terry and gramma Florence came by to pick her up to run errands and to check out the house and she decided not to use any. She said it would be too hard to carry a purse AND use crutches, so she went without and just moved slower!
So, they ran errands (bank, dog food) and then went by the house. Its SO close to being done! The laminate floors are in at the entry way and in the kitchen, Most of the appliances are in except for the microwave (they still have to put in the backsplash first). The marble surround is in the bathroom and looks good with the purple paint!
The momma said that nothing can ever go perfect... first, they put in the wrong linoleum floor in the bathroom. The one they put in looks like the floor in the kitchen (kind of) but the one the momma picked out looks like the marble. So the had to stop working on the bathroom (Larry was putting in the toilet and the new pedestal sink). Second, the faucet she ordered for the new sink is the wrong size - she ordered a 4" faucet, but the sink is set up for an 8: faucet (not connected), so they bought a new one to get it in. Then, the fridge is the EXACT size they said it was supposed to be, but that means its 1" taller than the cabinets will allow, so the cabinets above the fridge had to come out and they had to order new ones with new, shorter, doors. AND they didn't order enough carpet, so they did the whole house EXCEPT for the bar/dining room so they have to come back and add that. Oh, SO close! Lastly, the momma has to have the painter come back and touch up the back of the house 'cuz apparently they weren't done with the stucco before the painting started. Grrr!
All in all, she is SUPER happy with how things are going, just hoping we can start moving our stuff back in next week!
When they were done touring the house, the went out to lunch and then to Costco! The momma got to ride on one of those carts so she didn't have to walk too much (she'd already walked too much yesterday) and she found a new shower head for the new bathroom (only $30!!) and she got the new forever Christmas stamps, so it was a good trip!
Then she came home and our friends Laurie and Higgs were here and then Teresa and Cassie came over. It was a great day!
They are working in the house again today and Friday, so cross fingers that they have most of it done before the weekend. We are scheduled to have the final inspection next week - cross paws all goes well!
Tomorrow, the momma an dad are leaving us home so they can go to Thanksgiving dinner at our cousin's apartment :-( The momma calls her niece Bubba, but her name is Alishia. She is cooking dinner tomorrow for 9 people (but 0 dogs!)! The momma is going to make deviled eggs so that she can eat some! She doesn't like mustard or onions or celery and that's how Auntie Terri makes them. If she gets off her bottom, she will also make some chocolate peanut butter bars since cousin Nicky LOVES them!
The momma is thinking of skipping Black Friday. She doesn't think her knee is strong enough to wait in long lines! I think that will make the dad pretty happy since she's spending so much money on the house! She still has to wait until they move back in to see what they "really" need (silverware, plates, toaster...)
So my friends, that is all for today. Possibly more over the weekend...we'll see! ":-)
In the mean time, we wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and hope that y'all get to spend it with the ones that you love! Don't eat too much!!
Belly rubs to all our hound (and non-hound friends)!! Hugs and kisses to all of our 2-legged friends!
Thanks once again for your continued love and support!!
~Madden and the Smokin' Hot Hounds~
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
October 1 thru November 16, 2012
Hello friends!
Boy has it been busy around here! We started off October with the momma's huge fundraiser "Howl at the Moon and Whine". The momma was SO busy but they raised a lot of money for Golden Gate Basset Rescue, so that was all that mattered!
The middle of October, the contractor gave the momma samples of carpets, so her and the dad got to pick out carpet for our house. They said that they are tired of earth-tones so they picked a light gray carpet and they also decided that they were going to upgrade the padding.
Back in July, the momma's momma won a paint consultation at the Niles Dog Show and she gived it to the momma. So on October 21st, she met with Barry Jennings at our house and they went over all the colors the momma and the dad had talked about. Anyone wanting to see what colors they picked go to www.kellymoore.com and look at these colors:
All ceilings, doors and trims (except the front door) are Swiss Coffee
The living room, dining room, hallways and front bedroom are all Rice Straw
The accent wall in the dining room (soon to be the bar) is Autumn's Bronze
The dad's Raider room will be Fairfield Stone in the nook band Sand Dune for the rest of the walls
The master bedroom is Placid Pink with Speakeasy as the accent wall (the closet doors).
The hall bathroom is Pretty Princess
The kitchen is Chapelle Tint
The entry way and the exterior of the house is Fitzgerald Smoke with Roman Chariot trim and Gatzby Brick for the front door.
Most everything is now painted and looks SO good!
So then the momma sent away for samples of laminate floors that looked like stones from Armstrong. They costed money, but the momma said it was worth it to see the samples in person and to take them to the house to look at with the paint. They picked one called Weathered Way that is going to look SO good with the counters, paints and even the carpet in the bar area! The floor in the kitchen AND the entry way will be the same!
Then on October 28th they went to Airport Appliance 'cuz they were having a big sale and they bought ALL of the appliances for the kitchen PLUS a new mattress and pillows!! The momma can't wait to move back home now!! The bed is SO comfy!! It is 6 inches of memory foam with 2 inches of gel on top so its like a Temperpedic without the sinking in and the heating up parts!! Then they went to Bassett Furniture and ordered a new couch, chair and ottoman in a burgandy color that will go SO good with the light gray walls and carpet!! The dad asked them if they get a discount 'cuz they have us basset girls and they were like "huh?!?"... they just don't get his sense of humor! Good thing the momma does! :-)
On the 29th, we had our annual Howl-O-Ween pawty at the dog park! Teddi was NOT ammused 'cuz the momma dressed us up as The 3 Little Pigs! We did win a prize, but she still wasn't pleased (she IS a princess after all!)! Cassie showed up wearing a jockey, Mocha was a fireman, Bo and Alexis were army; Kate was a fairy; Gabby was a jester; Angus was a super hero; Daisy wore a Halloween bandana; Wellington was the sheriff and BJ was his prisoner!! Kewpie, Toby and Frisky didn't dress up but we all had fun trick-or-treating and we raised $76 for rescue!!
On November 3rd the momma and the dad went and picked out which pieces of granite they wanted in their kitchen. It was a good thing 'cuz the Kashmir White they picked out had these dark streaks through a bunch of them, so the momma picked out 2 pieces that weren't that bad and 1 piece that they could use where the stovetop is going! They were supposed to deliver them after the cabinets were delivered and installed. They were delivered on the 5th and finished installing on the 7th and the momma thinks they are AWESOME!! Her kitchen is going to be SO HUGE!!
Well, also on the 3rd they started putting in the new fence in our backyard! Its looking like a fortress and should be no way someone can hop our new fence and get into our NEW house!
On the 5th the carpet arrived with the cabinets. On the 9th all the appliances arrived along with the laminate flooring! As of right now, none of the flooring or appliances have been installed, but we're hoping by the beginning of next week!
Last weekend they primed the outside of our house and then started painting it! The only thing left to paint is the front door! It does NOT look like the same house at all!! Good thing it still has some of the old smells in the backyard 'cuz none of us would recognize it - not even the momma and the dad! :-)
On the 12th, the momma FINALLY had her knee surgery. Sasha and her friends tore her meniscus in her left knee by running into her so Dr. D had to sew it up. She was gone ALL DAY and came home really groggy and icky feeling! She said the stuff that knocked her out upset her tummy so Auntie Terri boughted her some 7-up and Ginger Ale and some orange jell-o! The momma says she is the bestest sister EVER!! She stayed with the momma all day and took very good care of her!! Thank you Auntie Terri!! XOXOXOXO
The momma invited all of our dog park friends to come by the right now house starting on the14th so that Sasha can have play dates and the momma doesn't have to leave the house. On Wednesday Hula and Frisky came by to play. On Thursday, Hula, Higgs, Cassie and Kewpie came over. On Friday, Kewpie came over and we played find the biscuits inside 'cuz it was raining a little bit outside. When they left Cassie and her momma came over just to bring the momma some Pepsi and to say HI! Then Higgs and Frisky came over to play! The 3 of them played SO hard until 6pm and then they went home to rest! They're all supposed to come back on Tuesday! :-)
The dad is supposed to be taking care of the momma since she had surgery. This is his idea of taking care of her: on Tuesday night, the dad went out and bought Taco Bell for dinner. On Wednsday they warmed up leftover pizza. On Thursday night, they went out to dinner with Granny Florence, Aunt Terry and Uncle Lionel for granny's birthday. Friday night, the dad took the momma out to dinner to El Burro and then took her grocery shopping 'cuz they were out of milk and bread and ice cream and stuff.
The momma is going to be home with us for a couple of weeks at least 'cuz she doesn't go back to see Dr. Duhgman until the 28th. We're hoping she can stay home with us for at least 4 weeks since her knee seems to hurt the most when she moves it (rolls over or lifts it up) or when one of us girls tries to lie in her lap 'cuz we're taking turns protecting her!
Anyways - that's all thats going on around here. I got into some candy on Thursday so I've had a tummy ache for a couple of days now. The momma has been giving me pepto bismol so it helps me, but I need to go lie down now! Plus the momma needs me to lie down with her to help her heal more quickly (but not too quickly)! When I start feeling better, and more things start going on with us, I'll write more often!
Until then - thanks for your continued love and support!
Hugs!
~Madden and the Smokin' Hot Hounds~
Boy has it been busy around here! We started off October with the momma's huge fundraiser "Howl at the Moon and Whine". The momma was SO busy but they raised a lot of money for Golden Gate Basset Rescue, so that was all that mattered!
The middle of October, the contractor gave the momma samples of carpets, so her and the dad got to pick out carpet for our house. They said that they are tired of earth-tones so they picked a light gray carpet and they also decided that they were going to upgrade the padding.
Back in July, the momma's momma won a paint consultation at the Niles Dog Show and she gived it to the momma. So on October 21st, she met with Barry Jennings at our house and they went over all the colors the momma and the dad had talked about. Anyone wanting to see what colors they picked go to www.kellymoore.com and look at these colors:
All ceilings, doors and trims (except the front door) are Swiss Coffee
The living room, dining room, hallways and front bedroom are all Rice Straw
The accent wall in the dining room (soon to be the bar) is Autumn's Bronze
The dad's Raider room will be Fairfield Stone in the nook band Sand Dune for the rest of the walls
The master bedroom is Placid Pink with Speakeasy as the accent wall (the closet doors).
The hall bathroom is Pretty Princess
The kitchen is Chapelle Tint
The entry way and the exterior of the house is Fitzgerald Smoke with Roman Chariot trim and Gatzby Brick for the front door.
Most everything is now painted and looks SO good!
So then the momma sent away for samples of laminate floors that looked like stones from Armstrong. They costed money, but the momma said it was worth it to see the samples in person and to take them to the house to look at with the paint. They picked one called Weathered Way that is going to look SO good with the counters, paints and even the carpet in the bar area! The floor in the kitchen AND the entry way will be the same!
Then on October 28th they went to Airport Appliance 'cuz they were having a big sale and they bought ALL of the appliances for the kitchen PLUS a new mattress and pillows!! The momma can't wait to move back home now!! The bed is SO comfy!! It is 6 inches of memory foam with 2 inches of gel on top so its like a Temperpedic without the sinking in and the heating up parts!! Then they went to Bassett Furniture and ordered a new couch, chair and ottoman in a burgandy color that will go SO good with the light gray walls and carpet!! The dad asked them if they get a discount 'cuz they have us basset girls and they were like "huh?!?"... they just don't get his sense of humor! Good thing the momma does! :-)
On the 29th, we had our annual Howl-O-Ween pawty at the dog park! Teddi was NOT ammused 'cuz the momma dressed us up as The 3 Little Pigs! We did win a prize, but she still wasn't pleased (she IS a princess after all!)! Cassie showed up wearing a jockey, Mocha was a fireman, Bo and Alexis were army; Kate was a fairy; Gabby was a jester; Angus was a super hero; Daisy wore a Halloween bandana; Wellington was the sheriff and BJ was his prisoner!! Kewpie, Toby and Frisky didn't dress up but we all had fun trick-or-treating and we raised $76 for rescue!!
On November 3rd the momma and the dad went and picked out which pieces of granite they wanted in their kitchen. It was a good thing 'cuz the Kashmir White they picked out had these dark streaks through a bunch of them, so the momma picked out 2 pieces that weren't that bad and 1 piece that they could use where the stovetop is going! They were supposed to deliver them after the cabinets were delivered and installed. They were delivered on the 5th and finished installing on the 7th and the momma thinks they are AWESOME!! Her kitchen is going to be SO HUGE!!
Well, also on the 3rd they started putting in the new fence in our backyard! Its looking like a fortress and should be no way someone can hop our new fence and get into our NEW house!
On the 5th the carpet arrived with the cabinets. On the 9th all the appliances arrived along with the laminate flooring! As of right now, none of the flooring or appliances have been installed, but we're hoping by the beginning of next week!
Last weekend they primed the outside of our house and then started painting it! The only thing left to paint is the front door! It does NOT look like the same house at all!! Good thing it still has some of the old smells in the backyard 'cuz none of us would recognize it - not even the momma and the dad! :-)
On the 12th, the momma FINALLY had her knee surgery. Sasha and her friends tore her meniscus in her left knee by running into her so Dr. D had to sew it up. She was gone ALL DAY and came home really groggy and icky feeling! She said the stuff that knocked her out upset her tummy so Auntie Terri boughted her some 7-up and Ginger Ale and some orange jell-o! The momma says she is the bestest sister EVER!! She stayed with the momma all day and took very good care of her!! Thank you Auntie Terri!! XOXOXOXO
The momma invited all of our dog park friends to come by the right now house starting on the14th so that Sasha can have play dates and the momma doesn't have to leave the house. On Wednesday Hula and Frisky came by to play. On Thursday, Hula, Higgs, Cassie and Kewpie came over. On Friday, Kewpie came over and we played find the biscuits inside 'cuz it was raining a little bit outside. When they left Cassie and her momma came over just to bring the momma some Pepsi and to say HI! Then Higgs and Frisky came over to play! The 3 of them played SO hard until 6pm and then they went home to rest! They're all supposed to come back on Tuesday! :-)
The dad is supposed to be taking care of the momma since she had surgery. This is his idea of taking care of her: on Tuesday night, the dad went out and bought Taco Bell for dinner. On Wednsday they warmed up leftover pizza. On Thursday night, they went out to dinner with Granny Florence, Aunt Terry and Uncle Lionel for granny's birthday. Friday night, the dad took the momma out to dinner to El Burro and then took her grocery shopping 'cuz they were out of milk and bread and ice cream and stuff.
The momma is going to be home with us for a couple of weeks at least 'cuz she doesn't go back to see Dr. Duhgman until the 28th. We're hoping she can stay home with us for at least 4 weeks since her knee seems to hurt the most when she moves it (rolls over or lifts it up) or when one of us girls tries to lie in her lap 'cuz we're taking turns protecting her!
Anyways - that's all thats going on around here. I got into some candy on Thursday so I've had a tummy ache for a couple of days now. The momma has been giving me pepto bismol so it helps me, but I need to go lie down now! Plus the momma needs me to lie down with her to help her heal more quickly (but not too quickly)! When I start feeling better, and more things start going on with us, I'll write more often!
Until then - thanks for your continued love and support!
Hugs!
~Madden and the Smokin' Hot Hounds~
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