More Bailey

I can't help myself.

I like the ending.

My New Golf Clubs

No longer will I suffer through the Spring, Summer, and Fall being asked to go golfing and having to constantly say no, as I do not have clubs.

Today I picked up a 10 year old set of Taylor Made clubs for $100. The story behind the clubs goes something like this: The previous owner is an avid golfer. He knew these clubs inside and out, boasts a single digit handicap, and advised he worked in a pro-shop when he was younger. Back in the year 2000 he went golfing in Arizona and his clubs were stolen. Insurance paid for these clubs as the replacement, which supposedly cost $1400 at the time. He knew I'm new, and made very clear these clubs are not good as good as $1400 clubs today, but advised he stopped golfing for about 6 years, and these have mainly been used at the occasional corporate retreat. They have a graphite shaft and the grooves on the face of the clubs look to be in good condition. They apparently have a larger sweet spot than he liked, which allows for more forgiveness for a newb. The owner was asking for $125. Even if he was full of it, for $100 I think I did okay to start out.

Bailey, Meet Bailey

Meet Bailey

After much consideration, and despite the advise from many, Sarah and I have brought a new friend into our house.

Bailey was born on January 19th to an American Cocker Spaniel mother and a Bocker Spaniel father (split cocker and beagle). She came to our house the night of March 17th.

She's super friendly, and super spoiled. She loves to wimper if she doesn't get her way; she's been doing a lot of wimpering. The first night I slept out on the couch with her. Sarah wanted her in a little kennel but Bailey wasn't having it, so I stayed with her in the living room. She slept all night on my belly. She seems to learn fairly quickly, although she still needs a little training to avoid certain accidents. She's starting to let us know when she has to pee, but she's not so great with the number 2's. We've been taking her out once every 60 - 90 minutes just to make sure she does her business outside.

Today was a big day for her. As Sarah and I were getting ready to run out and grab some groceries, Bailey jumped off of our couch, which is a big jump for such a little puppy. So big that we almost thought she broke a leg. She couldn't walk on it, so instead of grocery shopping Sarah and I took her to the emergency animal clinic in Dartmouth. By the time we got there she was able to walk with just a slight limp. We think she just wanted to trick us into taking her for a drive. Then we took her to a couple of pet stores; Bailey attracts lots of strangers, people just loved her.

She'll have her first full day alone in the house on Monday. We don't want her to have free reign so we've been debating different options in regard to limiting the space she can walk to.

Enjoy the photos.

Kitchen Renovations Part IV

Our adventure in the Kitchen continues, though for the moment, we rest. The upper cabinets are finished, the floor is done, new baseboard has been put in and we've bought a new baseboard heater. We're still waiting on the counter-top from Rona, we have to finish painting the older bottom cupboards to match the new, we're going to put crown moulding up, some work still needs to be done on the new drawers and we're looking for a new light fixture. Also, the cupboard with the unpainted panel across the front, we're going to put a waste basket behind it on rails. It'll look like a cupboard, but really you'll just pull it out, and there will be our trash.

Tomorrow we head to Port Hawkesbury to see Dr. Boucher; wish us luck. Tomorrow night will be a much needed night to ourselves. The most awesome in-laws have departed and Sarah and I have our house back.

Kitchen Renovations Part III

We're still working at it...

This is how it looks here; how does it look there?