Kelef
We had a large Alsatian boarding with us, just overnight. This is Kelef, who is a young dog, but eager to please. Click to see the bigger picture or print.
Kelef looks rather small lounging beside the dryer, but he is an outstanding example of his breed, handsome and big. He was not happy about being shampooed (I only have the family tub in which to bath dogs at this time) and as he tried to go through the wall on the other side of the tub, three large ceramic tiles came off. So I had some shower stall repair to do as well as trying to get Kelf dry in the time I had left. I had a work out!
We need Mike Holmes to come and do a complete bathroom makeover. It was a huge improvement to take out the "tub surround" which was there when I bought this house, but the tiles were installed (by me) over the existing gyproc, and now have moisture behind them, especially on the bottom row. The floor is spongy in one spot by the tub, under the linoleum; I replaced one small section of subfloor before I put new vinyl tiles in the bathroom, but we need new fixtures and waterproof shower stall & bath, new subfloor and flooring, new vanity and more. While we're at it, we have talked about buying a low water use toilet as well. Home improvement, maintenance and repair is so costly and we're just trying to chip away at what we need as we can afford it. We keep buying lottery tickets.
I don't have too much else on the agenda today. I had planned to go to the bank, but it is storming outside again. A week or so ago, I sent a cheque to a friend in the U.S. to help with a huge ordeal that her family is going through; now we find out that her bank will not cash a Canadian cheque without sending it back to the Canadian bank for conversion and then charging $16.50! I'm furious about that, though of course I didn't want to make a fuss and make my friend feel worse. I told her to rip up the cheque and that I would replace it with a U.S. money order. I want to make it REALLY S I M P L E for the American bank to cooperate. My bank in "small town" B.C. cheerfully cashes personal cheques from the States and EVEN accepts money orders which read, "Cashable only in the United States of America". I receive the various forms of currency for items I sell on eBay, or for my Raggedy Ann dolls.
I finally started the newest Ann Rule Crime Files collection last night. I've been playing Scrabulous and Chatting, and even I can't believe the book sat unread for a few weeks. I like Ann Rule's full length books, but particularly enjoy her collections because I can sometimes finish a story in an evening. I couldn't stay awake long enough to do so last night, but as always, I'm finding her writing fascinating.
Kelef looks rather small lounging beside the dryer, but he is an outstanding example of his breed, handsome and big. He was not happy about being shampooed (I only have the family tub in which to bath dogs at this time) and as he tried to go through the wall on the other side of the tub, three large ceramic tiles came off. So I had some shower stall repair to do as well as trying to get Kelf dry in the time I had left. I had a work out!
We need Mike Holmes to come and do a complete bathroom makeover. It was a huge improvement to take out the "tub surround" which was there when I bought this house, but the tiles were installed (by me) over the existing gyproc, and now have moisture behind them, especially on the bottom row. The floor is spongy in one spot by the tub, under the linoleum; I replaced one small section of subfloor before I put new vinyl tiles in the bathroom, but we need new fixtures and waterproof shower stall & bath, new subfloor and flooring, new vanity and more. While we're at it, we have talked about buying a low water use toilet as well. Home improvement, maintenance and repair is so costly and we're just trying to chip away at what we need as we can afford it. We keep buying lottery tickets.
I don't have too much else on the agenda today. I had planned to go to the bank, but it is storming outside again. A week or so ago, I sent a cheque to a friend in the U.S. to help with a huge ordeal that her family is going through; now we find out that her bank will not cash a Canadian cheque without sending it back to the Canadian bank for conversion and then charging $16.50! I'm furious about that, though of course I didn't want to make a fuss and make my friend feel worse. I told her to rip up the cheque and that I would replace it with a U.S. money order. I want to make it REALLY S I M P L E for the American bank to cooperate. My bank in "small town" B.C. cheerfully cashes personal cheques from the States and EVEN accepts money orders which read, "Cashable only in the United States of America". I receive the various forms of currency for items I sell on eBay, or for my Raggedy Ann dolls.
I finally started the newest Ann Rule Crime Files collection last night. I've been playing Scrabulous and Chatting, and even I can't believe the book sat unread for a few weeks. I like Ann Rule's full length books, but particularly enjoy her collections because I can sometimes finish a story in an evening. I couldn't stay awake long enough to do so last night, but as always, I'm finding her writing fascinating.
