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My neighbors kids is making a huge amount of noise – daily!

August 3, 2011 by Tricia

My neighbors kids was making so much noise jumping around in the house next door yesterday that our furniture was vibrating! Can you believe that a little kid can make that much noise?

I’m at my wits end as to what to do about the noise the next door neighbors two year old is making. she’s slamming doors, thumping around and screaming and all the noise and vibrations are coming through to our house.

There must have been a total of 6 hours of noise yesterday. Not just a little bit of noise at a time or at low levels, no … it was noise that was loud enough to make my dog start barking and to be heard over three window air conditioners in my house! Oh and the couch that I sit on often was just shaking for a good part of that.

I’m starting to wonder if she’s making enough noise and vibrations to start making cracks in my walls. We have a triple light switch cover on the wall between our two joined house and I just noticed that it has a big crack in it that wasn’t there a week ago and the wall seems to have a crack too. I wouldn’t doubt it’s from this kid.

I’m so frustrated from all the noise. We’ve talked with her parents at least five times since the noise started in February and it got quieter a few times but it’s back up to unbelievable levels again and in our last conversation with the father on Sunday the father said – well, she’s just a two year old. Well .. next year she’ll just be a three year old .. and bigger and nosier … I’m scared!!!! I’m starting to think we’re going to have to call the police when the noise starts at 7 am or gets really excessive during the day.

How was your weekend

May 23, 2011 by Tricia

It’s the end of a long weekend here in Canada and all around neighborhood I can hear people letting off Fireworks for Victoria Day. It’s driving my dog nuts! Try telling an excited Lab that all those noises are normal. Uh huh.

On Saturday the weather was really nice so my husband and I ran around and got a few things done and did some work outside the house, however the weather wasn’t so nice on Sunday or today so we ended up being stuck indoors most of the time. We did try to get outside for a bit earlier today but it suddenly got windy and the roses that we were working near started whipping into us and injuring us. I guess we can’t win! LOL

There wasn’t even anything good on TV on the weekend. For some reason a couple of the channels that I like to watch during non-holidays love to run reruns of old shows over and over again – just one show – no variety for a whole day or even a whole weekend on a long weekend .. so if you’re stuck at home and there isn’t much on TV it can be bad. I think one of the shows had something about a Texas truck accident lawyer I sort of fell asleep at that point. Yep .. exciting long weekend for me – huh.

I guess we would have been out doing more interesting things but I feel down the stairs last week and really hurt myself. I bruised my lower back, my left buttock, my left leg and left arm and my neck and even my jaw hurt – after a week. So I’m not in very good shape. I think it will take me about another two weeks to get over that fall.

How was your weekend? Better than mine I hope!

Rain rain go away!

April 26, 2011 by Tricia

Holy smokes I think we’re going to need an Ark if it keeps raining! Just this week alone here in Toronto we’re going to get close to 50 ml of rain! If this keeps up I’m going to have to figure out if boat clothing is what I think it is or not. LOL

Is it raining like crazy in your area too? I hear that by the end of the week or at least by the weekend that the weather is going to get better. I sure hope that it will … because I’m going to need some sun to dry off … it’s going to be pretty soggy around here by then!

Doing my friends make up for her wedding

March 30, 2011 by Tricia

I got a call earlier today from one of my friends. She’s getting married in July and she wants me to do her make up for the wedding. I used to be a make up artist – never professionally but I do have my make up artist certificate and I’ve done the make up for several of my friends and sister in laws weddings so I guess I do I pretty good job if I keep getting asked. It probably doesn’t hurt that I don’t charge too much either.

Anyway …. my friend now wants all kinds of skin care tips. Everything from the best blackhead removal lotions to what kind of moisturizer she should use each night. So … I think I’m going to write up so basic skin care do’s and don’ts for her so that she can get working on things.

Have you ever been asked to do something for a wedding that’s a little out of the ordinary .. I mean rather than being a bridesmaid etc … ?

Dreaming of a warm vacation

February 4, 2011 by Tricia

I was just saying how cold it’s been here in Toronto this winter. We certainly aren’t used to it being this cold. We’ve had it lucky the last few years as it’s actually been quite a bit warmer than usual the last few years during the winter … I guess we’re out of luck this year.

Well .. considering how cold it is this year it’s making me yearn to go on a holiday. On a whim I went looking at Hawaii cruise deals and flights to the Caribbean. We can’t afford a tropical holiday this year … but I can dream … especially on the days when the wind is blowing so very cold outside my door.