The College Mama

Fortune Friday

A good friend who reads this blog sent me a picture this week that I just had to share for Fortune Friday.

Hectic times

There's not much blogging going on for me this week. Life is a little hectic right now...hectic, but fun. We're in the middle of our kitchen makeover which is much more work than we ever thought it would be. I know...I should have realized. I'll post some pictures once it's done. I think it's going to look fantastic. Jeff and I are also in a play that's being produced by our local Community Theater group. We're having a great time but it's also very time consuming. The play is "The Outsiders". It's based on this novel,

In our spare time we're trying to work. I know work should probably come first. Don't tell anyone.

Fortune Friday

Between college tuition and this, my heart must be overflowing.

Drop the catnip and put your hands in the air!

Yesterday my son Jordan sent me this picture of his cat, Remi, with the above caption. I guess you could say that this cat is my first grandchild.

 

Just call me "Mom: Saver of Lives"

Last night's instant messaging session with my PSU son:

Ben:     Could you do me a humongous favor?

Me:      Sure. What do you need?

Ben:    I'm studying for a test and haven't really had a chance to go in to town and don't really have time to so, could you hook me up with some delivery?

Ben:     It's one of those two tests a semester ordeals.

Me:      Sure...want me to order a pizza?

Ben:     Hold on let me see what good brain food is.

Me:      LOL

Ben:     Looks like carbs are the answer so pizza will work.

Me:      I'll order it now.

Ben:     Thanks so much. You're saving lives. I tried a can of soup but those things just aren't enough they only have like 300 calories.

Me:      Love you Ben!

Ben:     Love you too.

Me:      I'm glad I could save your life. Anytime you need saving, just let me know.

Ben:     Oh...anchovies. Don't forget the anchovies.

Me:      Brain food?

Ben:     Nope. I just like them.      

The look...

Just so you don't get the wrong impression and think I'm nice all the time...

This is perhaps the worst picture ever taken of me. It was taken recently and no, I was not drinking.  Now that you know what I wasn't doing, let's see who can figure out what I WAS doing. Leave a guess in the comments.

So much for a plan

Jeff and I woke up Saturday morning and decided to go shopping for a new refrigerator; something we had been planning for a while. You would think that would be a fairly simple task but we have a tendency to complicate things. By the time we left the store we had purchased:

This...

And this...

   

And this...

And last but not least this handy little microwave/convection oven to go above the range...

So much for having a plan. When we got home we began looking at our kitchen and decided that our cabinets would look much better with the new appliances if we painted them. So, we did a little research on colors and then headed to the paint store. We have a large kitchen with a lot of cabinets. Painting them is no small task. Once we started painting we realized that the color of the walls would look better if they were different. Again, we have a large kitchen with a lot of cabinets AND a lot of wall space which means this is also no small task. A couple of hours later the light bulbs started flashing again. In an effort to be brief let me say that the next bright idea is going to involve a carpenter moving this cabinet there and changing this and that portion of counter top. Hopefully he'll be able to do this task by the end of the week since the appliances are being delivered next week. All of these bright ideas have left our kitchen in a huge mess. I think I'll take a few pictures tonight to be able to compare the before and after. With any luck the after will look like the vision Jeff and I see in our minds. At least we're both seeing the same thing. At least I think we are. Who knows, maybe we'll end up with a line drawn down the middle of the kitchen with one side being mine and the other side his. As long as he ends up with the side that has both the sink and the dishwasher, I'll be happy.