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Weekend Snapshots

Remember how I said I can breathe better here?

I also sleep better here. And this, for me, is a big, big thing.

The deep sleeping that happened this weekend may also, however, have been a byproduct of the fact that we have not stopped moving for five days. Between the hours of 6:30AM and 11PM, we’re hammering, folding, Home Depot-ing, arranging, and wrangling (animals and babies).

But let me take a moment to say: hello, my love.

I know you’re not going to believe me, but I have literally never been to Costco before in my life. I had no idea what I was missing.

That box of diapers that’s half the size of Kendrick cost just a couple of bucks more than the teeny-tiny package we used to pick up a couple of times a week from the corner bodega. Let’s not even get into the price of that dog food bag.

Proud new convert over here.

One thing we didn’t do a ton of this weekend: cooking. I whipped up some bacon-chocolate-chip pancakes on Saturday, and last night I made ribeye steaks and corn, but mostly we’ve been doing improvisational, whatever-we-can-scrounge-up meals…

like Top Ramen and Sauvignon Blanc, accessorized with some Yodels for dessert. (We watched The Rock while eating this particular dinner, so it was like a perfect storm of things I love.)

Of course, we took a little time out every morning for some family wrestling in our new bedroom. (I really love this picture.)

Two more things the weekend was full of: home improvement projects (lots of B&As coming your way!)…

and bubbles.

Oh, and bugs, but that’s another story. (Did you know that there a lot of bugs in your house when you live next to a lake and woods? This is something that hadn’t occurred to me pre-move, but oh it has occurred to me now.)

This is my favorite room, I think. I spent the entire afternoon there yesterday, catching up on work and making accidental eBay purchases (wait until you see the ridiculous thing that is about to become the centerpiece of our living room).

And if you’re in the New York area, you saw that torrent of rain that came down last night. I couldn’t resist. (The clicking you hear in the background is because when one of the stove burners is lit – we were boiling corn – the other one won’t stop firing…any suggestions? Google has failed me on this one.)



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August 6th, 2012 | Posted by Jordan | Love | 5 Comments »
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  • Juliet

    Most likely cause of clicking is moisture caught in the spark igniter, which can happen when you clean it, or when something boils over.  Take all your little removable parts out so the ignitor is as exposed as possible for a day and see if it drys out on it’s own.  If you have little rings that go over the ignitor, make sure to line them up so there is a hole right in front of the flame…it could be trying to find air.  If not, it could be a faulty ignitor and I’d have someone come take a look at it.  Better to spend $ on a service call than have an unknown cause of sparky thing + flammable gas going on.

    For the bugs: cute diy citronella candles that are more effective than store-bought…
    http://www.positivelysplendid.com/2010/06/homemade-bug-banishing-candles.html 

  • jordanreid

    so helpful, thank you!

  • http://avalonandkelly.blogspot.com/ Jeanine Marie

    I remember commenting to you before about the good sleep you will have at the new house.   I am glad to hear its been true for you.  

    The bugs are a problem they are only bad on the hot nights. Since you live by water you will probably hear a chorus of owls, bugs and toads singing every night.

    I would love to know how your pups are doing in their new digs.  

  • jordanreid

    they’re doing great! we have some video coming up next monday (i shot the move for JITH, and lucy and virgil figure prominently :)

  • guest

    Oh the lovely bugs. My home that we bought last year is directly across the street from a huge park. I never gave it a second thought until I lived here for a week.  I am not a bug person at all….once they get under my door or through a window, you better believe I am killing them.  If you live in the suburbs, sometimes you just need to get an exterminator. They come every 6 to 8 weeks in the hot weather just to do a foundation spray…or you can do it yourself. In the hot and humid months we have a problem with all types of beetles and mites…clover mites, spider mites, wood mites…you name it.  They are usually harmless but so small that it freaks me out. After a heavy rain storm, you will see them lurking in window sills…so I have become  so anal that i wipe my windows down at least every few days…with a bleach/ water solution or with windex with vinegar.