The · Life · and · Times · of · Kaitl
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Welp-- looks like we're about to have our most expensive home ownership experience to date (other than the down payment)... This morning when I woke up the house was 50F, but the thermostat was set to 60F... and the blower was not on. Seth flipped the breaker a couple of times and got it to work... but we decided to bring someone in to look at it (b/c the furnace is original to the house c. 1978). Basically from what I've heard so far (the techs are still here), to get the thing in good working condition would be >$700... and it might not last another 6 months even with that investment. We knew when we bought the house that we'd probably have to replace the furnace at some point, but of course we were hoping to not have to drop $3000-$6000 on a house we're only going to be living in for the next 3 years.... Blah. Luckily we have a lot of money in savings, so we can afford to do what needs to be done.
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I was looking through some old photos today and was too excited about what I saw to not post... ( Read more... )
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I'm really excited about our latest home improvement project, so I figured I'd post here. Those who read my photo365 blog, sorry for the repeat. ( The Photos/Story )
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I feel like posting because I just read this excerpt in someone else's profile and it reminded me of my Fuzzy. EXCERPT FROM THE VELVETEEN RABBIT ~ By Margery Williams ~ "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day, when they were lying side by side near the nursery fender, before Nana came to tidy the room. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?" "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but Really loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt." "Does it happen all at once, like being wound up," he asked, "or bit by bit?" "It doesn't happen all at once," said the Skin Horse. "You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get all loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." I've had Fuzzy for 26 years and I still sleep with him every night (how to know a man is right for you? he doesn't tease you when you want to sleep with your stuffed rabbit). Fuzzy had to have a "shirt" made for him (with a stylish " F " on the front for his name) a few years ago because his front was rubbed so bare that he was loosing his stuffing. He also lost an eye years and years ago and had his other eye eaten off by Scout (how else to know a man is right for you? when your dog eats the eye off your stuffed rabbit, he buys a replacement eye and fixes it for you). So here's Fuzzy himself... complete with new eye and "shirt"... 
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Hello lovely livejournal readers... I'm thinking about cutting my hair short now that I don't have the wedding to worry about... Thoughts? Opinions? Other short cuts that *you* think might look good? |
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I haven't posted in a really long time. I guess it's because I'm posting almost daily at kaitl365.wordpress.com I still read my friends page religiously and enjoy seeing what you all are posting about. I don't really see myself posting here with any more frequency than I've demonstrated this year so far... so keep your eye on my photo blog for mini updates on life. Big things right now: :) |
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I'm seriously sick of winter. It's really hard to get out of bed when you know it's 10F outside and you have to walk the dog :( Plus the cold makes everything else less fun, too... I don't feel like going outside to take photos because my hands freeze, it takes forever to go out to do anything because you have to put on a million layers... blah :( I'm a grump today.
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I just heard some weird banging noises coming from the side of our house, so I went outside to investigate and found two kids standing in the street throwing snow balls at our house... Seriously, who the F thinks it's okay to throw shit at other people's homes?? I want to smack the crap out of people sometimes.
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Started off today by weighing myself... And for the first time in YEARS my weight was below 140 (BMI=24)! Woot! Hopefully this positive trend continues through 3:30PM! |
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My oral exam is tomorrow. I'm scared of it. I don't know what to study... they can basically ask me anything they want. We have the room reserved for 3 hours... I've heard of orals taking anywhere from 45 minutes to the full 3 hours.. I'm hoping that I'm closer to the 45 minutes end... *sigh* I just want it over with.
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Has anyone else had issues with their facebook account saying: Account Unavailable Your account is temporarily unavailable due to site maintenance. It should be available again within a few hours. We apologize for the inconvenience. When they try to log in? This has happened to me at least 6 times in the past 2 days and it's making me grumpy...
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My Political Views I am a center-left moderate social libertarian Left: 2.85, Libertarian: 3.28  Political Spectrum Quiz |
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At least with the written part of my quals They went pretty well-- if it were just the written stuff, I would definitely pass. My next hurdle is the oral quals on Jan 29 from 1230-330. I will find out immediately after that whether or not I passed. But for now, a bit of a break... no work this weekend.
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Thanks to everyone who sent good vibes. The first part of the qual went relatively well. I made some mistakes, but got some semblance of an answer for each question before time was called. After talking to others who took it, I think I'm going to be fine regarding this part. Wednesday is my "Specialty" exam. Should be slightly scarier. But Friday's "general" exam will be easy (relatively). So... yay for that.
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So... I'm going to attempt to do a photo 365 project this year... this is (as described on flickr): The rules are simple: I've started a new blog to hopefully document this project. You can find it at: Keep me honest, people.
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So... here are a couple of my new year's resolutions. I have been wanting to work on #1 for a while, but I don't really know how to go about doing it. I'm looking for advice from my lovely LJ friends on how to accomplish my #1 new year's resolution! 1. Be more sociable (ie go out more, be able to hold a conversation with people...) 2. Be more focused on research 3. Teach scout to come when called So-- if you have any advice, I'd love to hear it! PS Here's to a great 2009! PPS I tried to upload some new user pics and they look like crap. Any suggestions?? |
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