This is good counsel anytime you are living in a kingdom. You'd better listen to what The King tells you to do.
Over a month ago, a catalyst of change was activated. This was due to PC's employment. He was mandated to take a 5% pay cut for the first quarter of 2010. This prompted him to consider his options.
He has been working for his current employer for almost 9 years. In the course of those nine years there have been only 5 (or less) annual cost of living adjustments. None in the last 3 years, and yet the non-salary benefits continue to be decreased or the cost of such continue to increase.
He has applied at a number of places, but the place that appeals to him the most is with the Church or Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in their Family Search department in Orem, Ut. Both He and Snow White have had strong feelings that a move is in the works and when we asked The King if that is what he was prompting them to do, the answer was an unmistakable yes. We are looking now to purchase a different abode in Utah County.
There have been miracles performed on our behalf. With the limited funds that we were able to acquire to fix up the castle, we have been able to install new countertops in the kitchen, remodel a bathroom, paint most of the interior, install 100 yds of new carpet, and repaint the exterior siding, gables, soffits and facia. All that remains is to clean up the yard, and finish a few other tasks. The castle will then be ready to sell.
Today we returned from looking at homes in Utah County. There were two that appealed to us. One is in a cul-de-sac and has a 25% finished basement on .35 acres. The other is 100% finished, no basment on .28 acres. We will see if The King can still influence us as we seek for His help and guidance in this matter.
Most of the dwarves (not so dwarvish any more) are handling the prospect of moving just fine. Others are demonstrating a lamanitish attitude. We'll see how things work out. We feel that this move is for the best and are gearing up for it by packing up all unnecessary items and moving them out to the garage.
All our love
-- PC
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, September 18, 2009
Potty Training take 7
I think I'll rename the 7th dwarf. Lets call her Dopey. She certainly seems to be the clown of the castle.
Snow White thought that since the other dwarfs are working at the mines most of the day now, and getting their little heads full of grand ideas and learning that she would attempt to get rid of all the extra diapers that we have had lying around the house.
Those of you who have a few dwarfs of your own will not find it hard to believe that all dwarfs are not identical. Well, our 6th was so difficult to train that we had expected our 7th to be just as difficult. I guess we just got lucky.
Dopey was so easy to train, it was almost as if she trained herself. The trick with her was a new potty seat, and new panties. We skipped the training pants all together and went to regular ones. I guess timing really is everything, or maybe after 6 times the 7th is just easy. When anyone who reads this gets to 7 let me know and we'll find out if this holds true for all.
Have a Happy Day!
PC
Snow White thought that since the other dwarfs are working at the mines most of the day now, and getting their little heads full of grand ideas and learning that she would attempt to get rid of all the extra diapers that we have had lying around the house.
Those of you who have a few dwarfs of your own will not find it hard to believe that all dwarfs are not identical. Well, our 6th was so difficult to train that we had expected our 7th to be just as difficult. I guess we just got lucky.
Dopey was so easy to train, it was almost as if she trained herself. The trick with her was a new potty seat, and new panties. We skipped the training pants all together and went to regular ones. I guess timing really is everything, or maybe after 6 times the 7th is just easy. When anyone who reads this gets to 7 let me know and we'll find out if this holds true for all.
Have a Happy Day!
PC
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Please Provide Plenty of Pluming Problems
Please excuse the alliteration but over the course of the last 2 months we have had just about all the plumbing problems we can handle here. PC is just about going bonkers trying to figure out how to not only fix things but also how to pay for the fixes.
Last March we had the floor drain in the laundry room back up on us. This was the worst backup we have had. We figured the same method of fixing it would work, you know run a snake down the cleanout? Well this one was a no-go. It made matters worse because part of the snake broke off. Our next option was to send a camera down the drain (can you say $$$) well just for the camera crew (no we did not get a hollywood contract out of the deal) to show up and put a camera in our sewer pipe was $300 plus. They pulled the manhole cover in our yard, and ran the camera all the way to the end of the main line coming from the house. Can you guess what they found? Nothing. We thought that for sure they would find a blockage with part of a snake in it. Well, they backed up, and ran the camera up again. This time we paid particular attention to the junctions coming in to the main line. We found the downstairs shower (they have a camera finder to tell you where the camera is underground), and the main pipe from upstairs, and the downstairs toilet. That is all. Anyone see a problem yet? What about the kitchen drain, and the laundry room drain. Why aren't they connected to the main line? The plumbers came into the laundry room and kindly pointed out to me that there has been some drain work in there already. Some of the floor had been replaced already, and guess what, it was obviosly for the missing drains. Well, $3600 dollars later, they busted out the concrete floor, and connected all the drains in the house to the main line.
Whew! plumbing problems solved right? Think again.
Last weekend, I noticed that the water near the downstairs shower that we thought was coming from the dwarfes not utilizing the shower curtain properly was actually coming from the location near there where the drinking water comes into the house. In fact, it appears to be through the same hole. Yesterday I tried to remove some of the wood and framing around that location, and loosened one of the weld joints just before the main shut off valve. That allowed even more water to come in. The ground water from our spinklers was already comming in through the hole, and now drinking water was coming in from the hole in the pipe joint. Thankfully the city utilities has an emergency number and they came and turned off my meter. I only hope that I don't break it more while trying to fix it today. I hate to be the optimist, but odds are slim since I'm dealing mostly with galvanized pipe. If I do make it worse, it may end up as a $1200 repair to re-run the main line from the meter into the house.
Wish me luck.
PC
Last March we had the floor drain in the laundry room back up on us. This was the worst backup we have had. We figured the same method of fixing it would work, you know run a snake down the cleanout? Well this one was a no-go. It made matters worse because part of the snake broke off. Our next option was to send a camera down the drain (can you say $$$) well just for the camera crew (no we did not get a hollywood contract out of the deal) to show up and put a camera in our sewer pipe was $300 plus. They pulled the manhole cover in our yard, and ran the camera all the way to the end of the main line coming from the house. Can you guess what they found? Nothing. We thought that for sure they would find a blockage with part of a snake in it. Well, they backed up, and ran the camera up again. This time we paid particular attention to the junctions coming in to the main line. We found the downstairs shower (they have a camera finder to tell you where the camera is underground), and the main pipe from upstairs, and the downstairs toilet. That is all. Anyone see a problem yet? What about the kitchen drain, and the laundry room drain. Why aren't they connected to the main line? The plumbers came into the laundry room and kindly pointed out to me that there has been some drain work in there already. Some of the floor had been replaced already, and guess what, it was obviosly for the missing drains. Well, $3600 dollars later, they busted out the concrete floor, and connected all the drains in the house to the main line.
Whew! plumbing problems solved right? Think again.
Last weekend, I noticed that the water near the downstairs shower that we thought was coming from the dwarfes not utilizing the shower curtain properly was actually coming from the location near there where the drinking water comes into the house. In fact, it appears to be through the same hole. Yesterday I tried to remove some of the wood and framing around that location, and loosened one of the weld joints just before the main shut off valve. That allowed even more water to come in. The ground water from our spinklers was already comming in through the hole, and now drinking water was coming in from the hole in the pipe joint. Thankfully the city utilities has an emergency number and they came and turned off my meter. I only hope that I don't break it more while trying to fix it today. I hate to be the optimist, but odds are slim since I'm dealing mostly with galvanized pipe. If I do make it worse, it may end up as a $1200 repair to re-run the main line from the meter into the house.
Wish me luck.
PC
Sunday, January 25, 2009
My Confession
Good evening everyone. My name is PC and I'm addicted to genealogy.
Wonderful you say? Well, maybe.
Hmm... I wonder if there is a 12-step program for this addiction. I suppose that there are lots of worse addictions I could have. No, please don't buy me the genealogy addict mug I don't drink coffee or even hot chocolate.
Oh the thrill of finding one or two more names, dates, or places.
I have recently been looking through my Uncles source files. There is still a lot to do there as far as documentation, and research. I was able to find some names there that haven't been documented yet. It was thrilling, and yes, I did find that one of my ancestors could have been married in a different place than I had originally thought. We'll need to do more research.
While we were sitting at the dinner table, I noticed that one of the buttons on my shirt was coming off. The dwarfs asked why. Well, It was about the place where my genealogy flash drive hangs down from my neck so I said that it was a sign that one of my ancestors wants me to do more genealogy. Well, we had a good laugh about that.
For those of you who read this and wonder what it is like to be addicted to genealogy, here are a few indications.
10 indications that you are addicted to genealogy.
Wonderful you say? Well, maybe.
Hmm... I wonder if there is a 12-step program for this addiction. I suppose that there are lots of worse addictions I could have. No, please don't buy me the genealogy addict mug I don't drink coffee or even hot chocolate.
Oh the thrill of finding one or two more names, dates, or places.
I have recently been looking through my Uncles source files. There is still a lot to do there as far as documentation, and research. I was able to find some names there that haven't been documented yet. It was thrilling, and yes, I did find that one of my ancestors could have been married in a different place than I had originally thought. We'll need to do more research.
While we were sitting at the dinner table, I noticed that one of the buttons on my shirt was coming off. The dwarfs asked why. Well, It was about the place where my genealogy flash drive hangs down from my neck so I said that it was a sign that one of my ancestors wants me to do more genealogy. Well, we had a good laugh about that.
For those of you who read this and wonder what it is like to be addicted to genealogy, here are a few indications.
10 indications that you are addicted to genealogy.
- You wake up in the middle of the night thinking that maybe John Doe lived in New Mexico, and not Texas. Then you spend the rest of the night on the Internet.
- You're spouse calls the Library to see when you are coming home.
- You get excited when you drive past a cemetery.
- You plan family vacations to places where you need to do research.
- You spend date night with your spouse at the library.
- You have your research on a flash drive and carry it with you at all times (except in the shower.)
- Your dream vacation would be to spend a week or more at the LDS Library in Salt Lake City.
- You have switched to a fiber-optic Internet connection just for research purposes.
- All of your Internet favorites are related to genealogy.
- Whenever you sit at the computer your children / grandchildren ask. "Are you doing genealogy again?"
Friday, October 31, 2008
Lipstick anyone?
Something very funny happened last week and I nearly died laughing! It was so funny!!
I was getting ready for bed when I noticed that Playful was in our room and was holding something. I wasn't quite sure what it was at first but when I got closer to her I realized it was a glue stick. Now it wasn't a hot glue stick, where's the humor in that. This is the kind of glue that dispenses like lipstick.
Well, It turns out that Playful thought it was lipstick too!!
I guess that the makers of the glue stick have had a bit of experience with kids because when I took it away I saw on the side in big bold letters "Non-Toxic"
Well, for about 5 minutes after I took the glue away, Playful kept trying to spit stuff out, and giving us raspberries. It was so funny!
PC
I was getting ready for bed when I noticed that Playful was in our room and was holding something. I wasn't quite sure what it was at first but when I got closer to her I realized it was a glue stick. Now it wasn't a hot glue stick, where's the humor in that. This is the kind of glue that dispenses like lipstick.
Well, It turns out that Playful thought it was lipstick too!!
I guess that the makers of the glue stick have had a bit of experience with kids because when I took it away I saw on the side in big bold letters "Non-Toxic"
Well, for about 5 minutes after I took the glue away, Playful kept trying to spit stuff out, and giving us raspberries. It was so funny!
PC
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
The Naming of the Crew (dwarves)
No, it isn't another Shakspearean Play, or even anything similar to it. It is simply time to identify ourselves. You all know who PC and SW are, but here are some names you haven't heard yet. It was difficult to come up with some of these but we tried to match the dwarf with the dwarf's dwarfinality.
Here we go!
PC
Here we go!
- Artsy - Because she's crafty
- Stealth - Well, that's obvious
- Humerous - See's humor in most everything
- Dreamy - Likes to daydream
- Touchy Feely - It's how she learns
- Felicity - Obvious again.
- Playful - Not a noticable personality yet, but likes to play.
PC
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
The Middle Dwarf Enters the Kingdom at Last!
On Saturday, Sept 6, the middle dwarf finally was able to enter the kingdom.
It isn't every day you get to witness the kind of power that was exhibited on that day. It was so wonderful that PC just couldn't hold his emotions back. It was very touching to say the least. Perhaps the dwarf's personality had a bit to do with the experience but PC thinks that there was a higher power at work. The King was there that is for sure and certain. PC really thinks that He was very pleased with the events of the morning. It was a very humbling experience for PC to say the least.
It is very good to have another person admitted through the gate into the kingdom. We will see how well this helps out PC and the others here at the castle. Perhaps we will all get back to see the King together. Now that the Middle dwarf has chosen to enter the kingdom. There are only three others left to follow. We (Snow White and PC) hope that this event will help to change the way things are done here. Only time will tell.
PC
It isn't every day you get to witness the kind of power that was exhibited on that day. It was so wonderful that PC just couldn't hold his emotions back. It was very touching to say the least. Perhaps the dwarf's personality had a bit to do with the experience but PC thinks that there was a higher power at work. The King was there that is for sure and certain. PC really thinks that He was very pleased with the events of the morning. It was a very humbling experience for PC to say the least.
It is very good to have another person admitted through the gate into the kingdom. We will see how well this helps out PC and the others here at the castle. Perhaps we will all get back to see the King together. Now that the Middle dwarf has chosen to enter the kingdom. There are only three others left to follow. We (Snow White and PC) hope that this event will help to change the way things are done here. Only time will tell.
PC
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