Pink Fox: its Raining...IN MY HOUSE! :/

[Wannabefree]

HAHA you gotta call more often now and do a play by play...I'm wearing shorts mom, I'm sitting outside in the sun mom, I went to check the mail barefoot mom Oh, but be careful, they may want to "visit" for a verrrrry loooooooooooooong time

 

[pinkfox]

lol mum would be more than happy to come live here for the winter, even if i am "too far from civilization" for her liking...i dont think dod would mind either if he didnt have the whole need to work to pay bills issue lol.

talked to them this morning, their power is out but the new Jenny worked great last night, unforutnatly they wernt expecting this and dad didnt fill her up and today with the entire town down places have gas, but no telecomunications for credit/debit...so hes going to have to venture about to try to find a working ATM or a station taking debit to get the jenny filled. CL&P are telling them like the hurricane power out this could take over a week to fix (so many downed trees)

they got about 1 1/2 ft of HEAVY wet snow...it aparently took out their flowering pear (a 25yr old tree thats NEVER had any problems) snapped it right in half at the trunk, theres no saving it so dad will chiansaw it down to the ground come nice weather.
it also took out 1 of the 25+ yr old male trees on the property completly, and the other 2 arnt looking too good right now. the hedge row is so weighted down that its laying flat on the ground (its 8ft tall!) but that should spring back once everythings melted...

otherwise they made it through ok, the driveway is cleared thanks to alot of time and the snowblower on my dads part...
but aparently the entire state is a mess, lots of trees down and lots more comming down from the weight of the stuff.

i definatly got out at the right time...
people kept telling me i needed to wait until after halloween...but im realy glad now i got out when i did, the likleyhood of early novmeber snows are low... but the likleyhood of a late october snow fall was lower so im glad i didnt take that chance.

todays a pretty lazy day...have pork with garlic salt pepper and apples in the crockpot (i love apples and pork yum), slowly putting my homeswarming/birthday/christmas/want it just because lists together on amazon...
doing planning...scouring craigslist for supplies ect, and making "wants" lists for the homestead ready for spring
having a very snuggle with the dogs and be lazy kind of day and im ok with that.

ive decided as soon as my money hits ill be purchasing the paint and painting supplies for the livingroom...i want to get my tank set up but cant do it untill the room is painted (cause once its set up its not moving) so i figure that should be the first big job for november in the house. i mean curtains are up, and things are in for the most part...still need a bench or some kind of bookcase for behind the front door though, but its still "builder basic" so walls and trim need to get done. also going to paint the fishtank stand to match the trim (white) while i can (cause i can move the tank still lol) and need to make a shelf for under there too as that stand is also the entertainment center.

i think paint and some shleves would realy finnish this room up.
still need a small couch or loveseat for in here too, though thats less of a rush.
and some artwork...this room needs something...im thinking it needs to be floral.

then december will hopefully bring paint to my bedroom, add some artwork and some shelves and ill happily call that room done.

january will then hopefully bring the back bedroom to completion...a little more is needed in there, paint, a set of drawrs for guests, and a counter top for my "craft center" ive already seen the peice of artwork i want for that room and its deacently priced too.
id also like some under bed boxes in there for under the futon for storage and need a set of bedding for the futon too...

kitchen is planned for february, paint, mabe something realy cool as a backsplash, shelving in and out of the cabinates and something to finnish off the windows (dont want full curtains but would like a valance).
the kitchen will also need new flooring because the carpet just isnt going to work for me in the long run (going to do a good quality vinyl if the under floor is in good condition). the kitchen however may JUMP up the list in term sof timing depending on when dad comes out because thats the room that needs the most help in terms of heavy duty cant do on my own stuff...the back door needs fixing, to do the floor i need to move the fridge and stove, and if possible id LOVE to replace the window in there. that rooms going to be the bigest job i think.

march will then hopefully bring the bathroom about...i was origionally goign to replace the tub with a soaking tub but given i only have a 30gal hot water tank...i dont think its pratical...so i want to replace the "tile board" (that plywood stuff) around the bath, either with something nicer in the same stuff (poentially faux bead board) or, id LOVE to do mosaic tile...
paint needs doing in there, and i need to replace the sink with something alittle classier, larger and with a vanity under it lol. storage is a big issue in the bathroom as i only have the mirror and a cabinate above the toilet thats falling apart...i do have the cabinate to replace the fally apart one...but its open shelving mostly and i need somewhere to staff the more private stuff so a vanity is a must.

sring also starts all the outside projects so thats when things will get realy busy.

i will admit though, as i sit here snuggling with the dogs...its starting to feel like home

and i think after this lovely end of october snowfall, mum and dad might be joinging the ranks of southerners ome late spring/early summer.

 

[Denim Deb]

The flowering pear, is that a Bradford pear? If so, he doesn't need to cut it down to the ground. It will put out new shoots. In fact, even if it isn't a Bradford pear, I'd wait until next year to see if it puts out new shoots. Many trees will do this. Don't know if you've ever really noticed where they trim the trees for the power lines, you'll sometimes see just large branches left. They put out shoots, and fill in quite nicely.

 

[pinkfox]

i honestly dont know what type it is..it grows conically puts out tons of white flowers in the spring but smells quite honestly kinda icky lol...and it gets these tiny little grape sized "fruits" on it that look like tiny round russeted pears but weve never tried to eat them. my best guesses online for type were some form of flowering pear...
ill definatly tell them to let it alone and see what it does in the spring thanks

 

[Denim Deb]

Yep, Bradford pear.

 

[pinkfox]

lol what gave it away?! the yicky smell?!

in other news i think ive figured out how im going to house the goaties in the spring...
and 16ft combo cattle pannels (the ones with the smaller holes on the bottom) migth just be the way to go with this

lots f ideas

 

[Denim Deb]

The smell was only part of it. Mainly, it was your description.

 

[pinkfox]

bad news today...
with the big snow storm that hit ct power has been down since saturday early afternoon...temps dropped in the house (there running nesecities off the jenny but its expensive to run and so to try and keep things down there closing up most of the house to conserve heat.
unfortunatly no power means no light, heat or fltration on my fishtank...

everyone except Phish the betta is dead.

i know ther "only" fish but they were my fish, i lvoed them they had individual personalites and poor gigantor, well at least he got to live some of the good life before passing on.
its frustrating to think of the mabes...mabe if id figured out a way to rbing them with, mabe if id tried harder to rehome them...mabe if i was still there...
but in reality nothing i could have done woudl have saved them, moving them with me would have just stressed them, with no established tank to put them in they wouldnt have made it...
rehoming them may or may not have helped, CT has been so hard hit that many are powerless and fridged temps ect...
and what would i have done if i had been there?! there was no way to run the filter on the tank (the amonia build up with the temperature deop is what did it i think ) its not like i could have magically saved them or anything...
*sigh*

such a shame, such a waste...

now i have to re-imagine my entire tank...do i want to get more parrots? or mabe take it a different direction?

 

[snapshot]

I'm sorry about your little fish! It's always hard to lose anyone or anything that you care for!!!

 

[pinkfox]

thanks, i love my fish, ive been keeping tropical fish since i was little and there actually considered a "therapy item" because i do find watching them helps with a down cycle and anxiety attacks.

ive been thinking it over and ive got 3 options

option #1: angelfish...in this set up im thinking a nice pair of Koi angels, a large school of cardinals or black neons (or a small school of each) yoyo loaches, a small pleco species some ottos and a group of about 6 corydora.

i like angel fish havent had much luck with them in the past in smaller tanks, but might have better luck in a 55...?

option #2: goldfish...i like ryunkins and was thinking about doing a small pond with ryunkin in it, but not sure how id get power to the set up wihtout running an extension cord...
Id probably go with 5 ryunkin in a combi of red and whites and calicos, or 3 with a small school of white cloud mountain minnows to add a little movment to the tank...

no heater to run on this set up, always a bonus, but more gleaning required.

option #3: the most expensive but the tank ive been dreaming about...a discus tank.

id probably go with 3-5 discus to start and a small school of cardinals or black neons and a small clean up crew (pretty much the same set up as would be for the angels...
like the angles there alot more delicate and are expensive fish, but they are stunning...

weighing the costs a goldfish tank would probably be the "smartest" option. with no heater to run its one less peice of equiptment to go wrong and one less expense for me as i currently dont have a heater for the 55gal.
i LIKE planning tanks...i just dont like loosing my fish in order to plan this one from scratch