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happyNow Playing: Day 2822-Next GP Chapter... Turning Lemons Into Lemonade :)
What do you call a 93-pound German shepherd-husky pup that is only a mere 3 years young?
Why of course! Mr. Snoreo!
The world's biggest baby
We aren't quite sure where his German shepherd side is hiding?. But clearly it's not from his Mom, Sooki. Or his Dad, Ozzie. Snoreo tends to be a bit scared of anything and everything! Maybe putting on this huge mask didn't help matters...or the fact that Eric did so while hiding in the garage until Snoreo got a glimpse of him peering through the window. Heeheeheehee! Talking about not being able to run fast enough across the hard wood floors! We both never laughed so hard in our entire lives!! Hahahahaha!
So much for the guardian and protector of our household. BAH!
We always wonder why some folks will literally walk around us at the trails along the river. Frightened at just the mere thought of how ferocious looking Snoreo is with two different colored eyes! Most of the time...we are the ones who look puzzled when others along the river trails either turn around or literally take the time to find an alternate route in hopes of avoiding contact with Snoreo. Hahahahaha!
Clearly his true intentions are to 'look' scary like a German shepherd. But this big baby is anything...but scary. In fact, we learned this afternoon just how much of a scaredy pup Snoreo truly is after coming in contact with a few members of the scarecrow family!
Notice...a quite frightened 'you-know-who' standing off to the side. As we attempted to literally drag him past the scarecrows in order to open the gate. But it seems even the scarecrows were far too scary for Snoreo. So...instead of playing Frisbee. We had to settle for walking the trails. Heeheeheeheehee!
Life has never been the same since welcoming this big baby into our home. A mere...3 years ago. Not only did he provide happiness and companionship for our beloved Littleblue. But as well to our entire little family.
So...maybe he might not make such a great guard pup. But we love him all the same. The world's biggest baby!
Our Snoreo
special
mmm?....
We are jumping a bit ahead of ourselves when it comes to the final room. A bedroom with some major damage from prior owners having work done to the basement by a friend. A support wall that wasn't installed property which left for some major damage. The most visible damage seems to be with the third and final bedroom that we have been waiting to begin until the bitter end. Why not leave it for the very last?. This way we can put all of our house flipping skills to the ultimate test! HA! 
Since purchasing our home. We have encountered so many remarkable, yet unexplainable occurrences. After what our neighbors told us last week regarding the history of our home and it's prior owners. We are finally able to make sense of everything. Even times when myself and Eric have seen shadows of cats playing around the house with our fur children. Last month we literally saw 3 cats standing at the bottom of the basement steps which scared the you-know-what out 
of both of us! It takes a lot to surprise us when it comes to connecting spiritually. But after hearing about the prior owners from our neighbors. I will never again second guess my ability to connect spiritually with those who visit from heaven. It wasn't the prior owners whom we purchased the house from that needed a major overhaul from the inside-out. But instead it was stories about an elderly couple that were the original owners of the house. We were told stories of the couple who rescued over 12 cats that all lived inside the home as one big family. The saddest part was hearing about the couple's family that would never visit. One neighbor mentioned that due to the couple having no help as their health quickly declined. They also lost the inability to care for their home and beloved cats.The entire story was extremely sad and beyond shocking. Because clearly this couple and all of their fur children are still very much alive and present within our home.
In all actuality. All this house needed was some TLC and lots of love! We now actually believe that maybe things were just meant to be. Maybe the elderly couple that visits were just upset with so many changes we were making in order to restore the house to a much happier place for everyone to live. Clearly this evening, they once again made their presence known. The energy that surrounded us was one of pure happiness and delight! As if whomever was with us only wanted to help with the final repairing, repainting and redecorating decisions. After hearing the voice so loud and clear. Along with the clearing of the throat as if to say, "Hey, I am still here." We got a few pieces of our ITC equipment out and brought it downstairs to the basement. It only took a mere moment for all of the equipment to come to life. At the exact same time an image appeared next to Eric on the camera's screen. As Eric asked for whomever to let us know if they were okay and approved of our changes to their home. The figure on the screen walked right up to Eric and stood as if to listen. Then proceeded as if to shake his hand in acceptance. 
home.
cheeky
I did it again...
NESS! 
YAYYYYYY!
As for what was cookin' on our stove for a few rival football games in the making?. Why of course! A festive veggie dish with all the spicy seasonings that one can handle! YEEEE~
HAWWWW! With a kick! Eric now has enough food once again to last him over the next few days. That means another cooking break for this gal so we can finish up the living room starting next week. Today we worked on the kitchen. Although we had hoped to be finished with both rooms. The repairing, repainting and redecorating once again took longer than we anticipated. But the end result will be more than worth it! 
heart!
bright
We are still honoring shirt orders for the 2017 United GP Walk, Walk-Run-Ride. However we can not promise specific delivery dates of the shirts or other gear from the printing company. As always...United GP Walk shirts and other gear will continue being sold at cost. I made a promise over a decade ago when starting the Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign that it will remain a not-for-profit organization. Over a decade later...I still stand by my word. 
on fire
Why not have a silly~sassy~selfie....Because I love myself~Saturday!
Hahahahaha! Come on! Who can really take themselves seriously when striking a pose for a selfie?! BAH~Hahahahaha! Yep...today was finally a good day for me!
Thankfully most of the trails are shaded with hundreds of trees. We also bring cool rags, bottled water and a small bowl for Snoreo to enjoy in order to keep him cool. Actually...make that for ALL of us to stay cool while walking the trails! Exercise is not only good for the heart. But good for the soul! I would go nuts or most likely be dead if I sat around 24/7. That includes a very strict diet that I have also proudly stuck to over the years. There are always going to be days when it isn't easy. But I am determined as hell to keep fighting as long as my body allows! Can you believe this gal will be turning 47?!? 
Heeheeheeheehee!
By the end of fall. We should be ready to work on few other new projects. Eric has another lawsuit to file with regards to this house. It's an unfortunate situation with a major bank screw-up on their end. Nothing against Eric. But he has to file with the courts instead. As for myself? I plan on making good with my temporary work permit blessing. I am doing everything within my power to successfully jump over this latest medical hurdle. Then it will hopefully allow for a clear road of opportunity ahead of me! Possibly...permanently. Financially...it will help out our entire little family. I also want to be able to cut two checks if god willing! One to those whom were kind enough to help with medical expenses. The other to the sibling who threw a one-time GP benefit back in my face time and time again. I haven't forgotten nor will I ever forget. Having the opportunity to throw a check back to that sibling for not having their heart where there wallet is instead will be beyond gratifying! Personally...it has been a dream of mine to dip my feet into starting two separate online businesses. Sure, it's a quite bold and very gutsy move with medical odds stacked against me. But look so far what I have accomplished with this blog and the Gastroparesis Awareness Campaign website! Both were started on a blank slate. A blank webpage. All created, designed and marketed by little ole me. Look how far they both have come from just a little idea in the making! I plan on taking everything I have learned over the years and apply it towards two separate businesses. Running them both from home. With a little help behind the scenes...
Shark Tank anyone? Yep! Just wait till you see what's ahead!
HINT*
celebratory
Like...cleaning every single window, door and screen...YAYYYY for Eric!!! YAYYYYY for playing in the water and finally being able to utilize what used to be our RV brush! BAH!
everything turned out made us both feel SO MUCH better! Clean screens make for cleaner air to breath indoors during this upcoming fall season. These screens were filthy! UGGGGG! Nothing that a good ole RV extension brush and a little bit of Ivory dish detergent can't handle! 
CLEAN!
Our current house flipping project, the living room, has been quite a nightmare! I anticipated this to be somewhat of a challenge. But it seems once again, I was sadly mistaken. Especially when it comes down to the timeframe on this massive feat in the making! Two weeks? Yea...r-i-g-h-t! It seems to be a project-within a project-on top of another project. Ha! The fireplace has been a project all on it's own since it can no longer be used. Trying to come up with an idea on how to close it off, on top of finding a creative do-it-yourself country-coastal theme fireplace cover has also been quite a challenge! I have been determined to stick with our overall theme through out the entire house. But since there seems to be nothing that works as far as online. I decided to make our own fireplace cover. Eric's job was to design something to safely close off the fireplace that can no longer be used. What we both have created separately could still work for next years potential buyers if they don't plan on putting additional money into having the fireplace liner repaired. As for us...we have put in enough time, money and energy. Along with far too many claims with our home warranty company. I have a feeling that someday soon. Around this time next year. The new homeowners might possibly have a fully functioning fireplace for the winter.
We still have another project that I began a little over a week ago which will also go along with the new fireplace enclosure. What we thought would also be a simple project. Is turning out to be a two-week project in the making! Between taking an old fireplace screen and literally cutting the sharp edged screen out. We also had to sand blast the old paint and redo the entire screen along with quite a few repairs. I have really enjoyed refurbishing old antiques. Without stripping too much of it's history. This old wrought iron fireplace screen is going to turn out to be one heck of a beauty! 
Regardless of how I feel. Our house~flipping project must carry on! Since I am down for the count. Eric has been taking over our next big project. Repairing, repainting and remodeling the living room. Since we had to push back our listing date to early spring 2018. Days when we have other important matters to attend to...we at least have the time now to take a break. This house 
has been far from any sort of easy flip! The hidden lemon gems are still surfacing. And so is having to redo really shoddy repair work. At least now we can laugh about the next gem that awaits to be uncovered. Who knows what the winter season will bring as far as any shifting or moving foundation settlement. But at least now we have a far better understanding of what happened prior to this house that we bought a little under a year ago. A place that for now we call...home. Thanks to neighbors who let us in on other important, yet pertinent information about the history of our house here in the country. Now...it all makes sense. Perfect sense!
We plan on not only selling this home after our major~flip. But also finally coming to realization with our far bigger dream. Moving out west. The time couldn't had come any better! There are other huge changes over the horizon not just for Eric. But as well for myself. So many chances for a change for the better! There has yet to be something that we said we were going to do and literally did not do. Some things, like this final move, just had to take some extra time. Everything has to line up at the right place and at the right time. It may have taken longer than we ever could had anticipated. But life happens and so do unfortunate situations. You can certainly bet that when we finally arrive at our new home in Nevada come next year, 2018. We will be far more appreciative for it! Amen.