Sunday...wish there was more

Hello dear readers - its Sunday night at 9pm, I've watched The Amazing Race and it's about this time of the week that I turn to Mr Big and complain that there isn't just one more day before going back to work.  Wouldnt it be nice to have more three day weekends friends? Haaaaaaa, what a nice thought.

Mr Big and I had a spectacular weekend with one another, and it was very productive (always good). 

I've had a lump on my swan like neck for over a month now so I thought it was about time to head to the quacks for the annual physical/lump checking visit all in one.  It really was quite a delight filled visit. 
1.  I've lost 6 pounds in 3 weeks 
2.  The lump is a swollen lymph node - nothing to worry about 
3.  Mr Big was there holding my hand at the dreaded blood test portion....I know what you're thinking and you're right.  Now that Im a grown up and 39 I should just pull on my big girl panties and take a deep breath and not worry about blood tests - Im in good hands, this is what these people do ALL DAY....but still, I was filled with terror.  The blood letter was very nice, though I have to say lady - I hum when I am nervous, and you were humming ALOT, especially when you had gone to the second arm and couldnt find a vein.  Really friends, I do have veins, I just think that they are afraid of needles (like me) and so they go to defcon five and yell DIVE DIVE DIVE when they get within 50 paces of a lab.  Its the way they roll.  Anyhoo, she got her vials and asked Mr Big to hold the cotton ball in place while she bandaged my arm, he ably came to her rescue and immediatly flicked off the cotton ball.  A nurses aide he is not, but he is still my hero. 

Doctors visit -  check, Labs - check, Breakfast? LETS GO COZY CORNER CAFE IN BOTHELL!!!!!  I was promised french toast and delicious bacon and I got it.  The Cozy Corner on Main Street serves the greatest french toast in the world bar none.  Only trouble is you must be very very patient because good service there is .... as rare as boobs on a bull lets say.  The ladies are charming, but they are sloooooow.  It took us about 10 minutes to inhale our food once it finally arrive (folks - I hardly ate on Friday at all and then by the time I realized I was starved it was 9pm and time for the actual fast to begin!!) and from sit down to finish we were there for almost an hour and a half.  Pretty bad, but actually worth it for the FT.

So this weekend was the weekend for pulling carpet off the stairs.  Mr Big pulled the carpet and underlay in about 45 minutes on Friday night:

And then we finished most of the rest of it (save for the 5 million staple in the risers we need to still pull out this week).  Actually we are thrilled - the stairs don't look too bad for 100 year old's- though there are a couple of treads that need replacing it largely looks like a good sand should bring them up nicely.  It's amazing the sound muffling value of carpet friends - these stairs were creaky before but now there is no way in hell any of the kids will be able to sneak out at night without us hearing...sorry kids!

The kids are with us next weekend so it wont be till the weekend after that we start the sanding phase which I am guessing will at least be 2 days work.

While we were out on Saturday getting pry bars we also happened across The Prospector a little known treasure trove of stuff in E-town.  Looky what we had to have even though we had no cash in the checking account (hey, there was only one left and it was such a screaming deal at only $29) - fortunatly it was breezy all weekend so it was whirly like a crazy thing both Saturday and Sunday.  We positioned it right by the dining room window so we can look out at it and marvel in it's whirlingly goodness.

We also purchased some evergreens for the side yard - they were on sale for $2.50 each!  Who can resist such a deal?

These are going to go along the fence line and I for one cannot WAIT to see them sprinkled in snow

Speaking of the white stuff, I have been promised via Farmers Almanac that we are getting a very chilly winter which is fine by me as you know -  anyhoo, in readiment Mr Big got new filters for the furnace and it was deliciously toasty in the casa this evening - here he is putting a filter in our MONSTER furnace

and it was chilly today - so chilly that I even had to break out the slippers

We rounded off the day with the Amazing Race while scoffing homemade Chicken Pot Pie  - one of our favorites...and here we are at 9.38pm - time to get stuff ready for the work week dear ones so I must fly - have a wonderful week!