new paint and more

Jürgen and I will try 3 new paint colors for the house. They are all darker shades of terracotta. So we will see if we can agree on a terracotta. The painter wants to start painting in 2 weeks. I guess I will return from my trip to America to a freshly painted house. I do hope we get it right. We may very well go with the yellow we have. That is the safe thing to do. I've said all along I want terracotta, but it is very hard to get a good shade of terracotta. It is often too pink or too brown.

Nicole travels to Oregon today. She looks like she had a great time in Seattle. I'm sure she will be sad to leave.

I'm home today with Jessica. Her teacher is sick and taking the whole week off. Jessica got sick last night. She started to throw up and has a fever. I teach for the Heidelberg MOPS group (mothers of preschoolers). Jürgen will take the morning off so I can teach. I'm talking about practical tips on cleaning a house. My house isn't always clean, but my kids give me allot of opportunity to clean. I'm a very experienced cleaner. So I'll share some of what I know. I’ll try to post some of those tips tomorrow after I teach.

Comments

Shelldell said…

The upper terra cotta looks good with the brick

2:57 AM

chicken coop idea

Why not start with an IBC and cut a hole for the door? You could build closed laying boxes into it, and something for the chickens to roost on. Put some straw or saw dust on the floor. You could add vents to the side for air. If it sat inside a chicken run that you can walk into, the chickens could be safe, dry and happy. I have an extra IBC. Maybe this could be my chicken house? I bet I could even plant the outside of it with mud and grass for extra insulation and good looks.

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The Opel Agilia

I think I don't want to spend the money for the VW New Beetle. It's a very cute and safe car, but cost about 17,000Euros new. I can find it for 13,000Euros (this is the most basic model) but that's more then I would want to spend. I don't really drive that much. I'm pretty cheep at heart. I need real value for my money. I keep thinking we really should take advantage of the money Germany is offering to trade old cars in for 2500Euros towards a new car. If I buy a car that's around 10,000 Euros, then the Government is actually going to pay 25% of the cost of that car. That's really a very good deal. Since I know I will need a new car in the near future, I feel I should get a new 10,000 Euro car. The Opel Agilia is around 9,900 Euros. It's got 5 doors, and room for 5. It is pretty safe, and comes with a 6 year warranty. I would not call it my dream car, but I could easily afford it. I'm trying to be wise here. There are other cars in thi

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