Squirrel update

Still no squirrels in my walls! However i found out why there were so many flies in my garage. Apparently there were at least 2 squirrels that were living in my walls somehow and weren't able to get out because i found a second one. Fortunately it didn't smell anymore and I think finding it dead was better than if i had to chase it out again. Owning a house is full of surprises!

New Door

Not sure how many of you saw how ugly my old door was after trying to remove 7 layers of paint and ending up with tie-dye, but this one looks much nicer. It isn't stained yet and it will look like wood when it is done, but it already is a huge improvement. I think the shutters beside the door will be going, and if i ever get around to it the ones by the windows might be painted. I'm pretty sure i'm going to go ahead and order all new windows for the house too, then i'll deal with whatever i can to make the deck stop pouring water along the foundation. Probly doesn't sound like a fun way to spend all this money, but that's how it goes after owning a house.

travel websites

I am working out travel plans to go see my grandmother in AZ this summer. I haven't been out there in a long time. She has been to Connecticut and I visited with her there over a year ago, and only for a short time. It looks like those travel websites don't really save you money though. I went to expedia, orbitz and travelocity, but it was cheaper to just go direct to American Airline's website and order from there. Now this is only about a 5 dollar difference, but still. Mostly i used the other websites for an overall look at the different airline prices. So i guess they are helpful, just not as good as they could be.

weather

Seems i'm not at the computer as much now that the weather is nicer. I think that is a good thing although i apologize to those who like to read my blog for it being neglected. In fact i think i'm gonna go outside and start mowing even.

If you want something to do on your computer though check out Google's new calendar feature. Looks kinda cool and it works with gmail which is also nice.

Yard work

Wow after reading the title you actually started to read the post? Ok well i guess you are a die hard reader and i'll let ya know how it went. It was really nice out today so i decided to be productive. I started to take care of the yard work that my brother neglected to do in the fall while i was away. I took at least 3 trash cans full of branches and 7 or more full of leaves, but it hardly made a dent. I also started raking up some of the stones to even out my driveway. I was glad to get outside and do something other than walk to work, and i think i need to do it more often since i have a lazy cubicle job. I might go take the miata out with the top down if it stays warm for a while. I really need to eat first cuz i worked up an appetite though.

April

The weather for April has been a bit wierd so far. In the same week it has snowed and been convertible weather. Not that i really mind either of those except for the snow not really being enough to be fun.

April also means taxes though ugh. I think i got most of that done, i didn't look at local ones yet, but oh well.

I worked on the car a bit more, it's pretty much dismantled now. I took off the oil pan and oil pump housing so i can replace some gaskets. It was leaky before and i figure while it's apart i might as well get all the problems. It's wierd being able to crawl in the engine bay of my eclipse and knowing that I was actually the one working on it the whole time. Can't wait to get it back together so i can have some fun, but it'll need to be inspected etc first.