Dress Up, Dine In

March is a lucky month for the Ranch. It means Seth gets his profit sharing check and the Ranch gets a face-lift. We finally admitted defeat with the last of the (four layers of) wallpaper and hired someone to "mud" over it. When he's finished we will have the appearance of real smooth walls. I'm probably most excited about the bathroom looking less depressing. In preparation, we all but gutted it. Seth felt very manly and I was proud of him. Back when we were house hunters I enjoyed putting up weird things we found while hunting. Unfortunately none of them top this weird thing we found while dropping part of our basement ceiling. How foul is that? It's a mouse and I'm guessing it's also from the 70s. I feel bad for the Ranch (and the mouse). If it had been left to its 1950s glory at least the mouse would've been from a hip decade or wearing some gorgeous Bakelite. (In non-Ranch news...) Yesterday we had an earthquake drill with a soundtrack at sc

I promise I will update on Ranch progress, how we ended up with 4 puffs, and what we've been up to since December but for right now all I can deliver is some alphabetical random information about myself. ABCDEnjoy! A. Age: 27 B. Bed size: Queen C. Chore you hate: cleaning the bathroom because no matter how clean it is there’s still sad wallpaper on the ceiling and glue-destroyed tiles on the floor D. Dogs: are my best friends. With 4 of them it’s like I really do have a Puff Ranch. E.Essential start to your day: Sirius XM F. Favorite color: pink in all forms G. Gold or silver: let’s be honest, I love all shiny things H. Height: 5’0 I. Instruments you play: at one point I have played the recorder, the cello, and the guitar (the last one I still attempt to play) J. Job title: 1 st grade teacher aka mom, grandma, nurse, counselor, event coordinator, field trip specialist, BFF, shoe-tying queen, person everyone saves a seat for, etc., etc. K. Kids: