Ok, so here's the color combo....

I think I'm going to stick w/ this combo (at least for now anyway, I love to change stuff up)
Now we need to work on adding in 'fun' stuff to the blog, ie: pics, clocks, and whatever else strikes my fancy.

For my bday last week, C got me a cleaning service, one that will show up every other week. I'm very happy to have the help. I hate doing the floors in this house. I just wish they could fold and put away laundry too! lol C doesn't help so somebody has to do it. I figure it will eleviate a lot of stress in our home. Plus these ladies will do all the nitty gritty stuff that I only get around to doing every couple of months... like the baseboards, and windows, and all the dusting.... it will be good I'm sure. I'm just nervous about the $$$ part. C says he's got it all worked out, so I'm just gonna trust him on that. Today is their first day, and I'm nervous and excited at the same time.

OK now to ramble on about my sibling like I promised, cause I know you were just waiting w/ baited breath! I have one older brother, B. He is 5 yrs older than me. He is married w/ 2 kids. H e still lives on Long Island and I don't get to see him as much as I'd like. He is currently having marriage problems and I'm praying that they can work things out, for many reasons. He LOVES to play golf and poker. (hence, the marriage problems) When we were kids we fought like cats and dogs! We would hit and yell and scream (well, I would scream). We hardly ever got along. When I was in HS things started to chage. He was living in our grandmothers house right next to our house and at the time he was going through a rough patch in his life. I would hang out over there and we would watch movies and go to Friendlys for ice cream. I remember having some great conversations w/ him at this point in our lives. Then I went out of state to college and we only talked when I was in town. Again, we were growing up and maturing so our relationship only got better. Now, as adults, we can talk on the phone for hours at a time. I love my brother and would do anything for him. He is funny, smart, and cool. He's a teacher, so he has the summers off and I'm trying to get him to come down here for at least a week this year. Who knows, maybe w/ all the strife at home (actually he moved out, but...) he will need to get away for a while. but I'm not dumb, I know my brother... he ain't coming to visit me in TX!