Dear Diary,

I got some good news. Our former tenant agreed to the compromise I sent him. I mailed out a check yesterday and I feel like now we are done. I can put that to bed. It’s nice that I don’t have to worry about townhouse drama…at least until I hear from the new tenant. LOL.

I was going to go for a jog last night, but the rain was on and off. Plus, it got pretty windy and cold yesterday. Shocker, I stayed in instead.

I don’t know if it is the time of year, but I am somewhat in Spring cleaning and purging time. I am going through old papers, clothes and even photos….getting rid of stuff, updating stuff and trying to be realistic about what I still need or use. What is the rule? If you haven’t worn it in a year, you should toss it.

Got on the scale today. I know I am probably doing too many weigh ins. but I was down another pound. It is keeping me going:)

Talk to tomorrow,

When CARRIE UNDERWOOD gets married this summer she’s doing some things a little different & says, “I’m very traditional but we’re not having a wedding cake, we’re having cupcakes from Ivey Cake in Franklin.  The shop’s owned by the wife of Carrie’s bass player & she says Ivey makes the most amazing cupcakes in the universe. Here are the flavors Carrie will have to pick from:

Chocolate-dipped Ganache
Vanilla with Buttercream Icing
Vanilla with Chocolate Icing
Chocolate with Cream Cheese Icing
Chocolate with Chocolate Icing
German Chocolate
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Icing
Strawberry with Pink Cream Cheese Icing
Lemon with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing
Coconut with Coconut Almond Cream Cheese Icing
Pumpkin (seasonal)
Carrot with Cream Cheese Icing
Chocolate with Peanut Butter Icing
Banana Walnut with Cream Cheese Icing
Vanilla with Caramel Icing

Dear Diary,

I am happy to report that Travis, our pain in the butt broker, dropped off a cashier’s check yesterday. He left it with Jeff’s sister who lives in Minneapolis. I contacted the Plymouth police department and spoke with Officer Trevor Johnson. He was so nice, and even though our case was a civil one…he offered to call Travis and “nudge” him in the right direction. It worked, Travis called me within 5 minutes and said it would be done by COB yesterday.

It is sad that I had to bother the cops, but sometimes going to extremes works. Now, if I could just get Kyle, the sue-happy former tenant, off my back…We  would be golden. I sent him an email on Friday night with a resolution for both of us, a resolution that benefits both of us in fact. He gets most of his deposit back, and I will be rid of him. Not speaking to him ever again is worth paying for.

Jeff’s birthday is in a couple of weeks. I am prepared. I know what we are doing and what I am getting him. I think he will be surprised. I have been playing it off that I don’t want this “item,” so he will be thrown off the track.

Talk to tomorrow,

… new CD??? She finally updated her blog and it sounds like her label’s been going through changes for a while and that’s held things up. Good news is she says she’s going into the studio tonight with someone she says is “ridiculously talented”. Hmmm… who could it be???

~a

Dear Diary,

Jeff and I had a great weekend despite some of the legal crap and townhouse BS. After talking to our lawyer, I decided to reach out to our tenant for an agreement that would be good for both of us. Honestly, I just want this guy to go away. He has been nothing but a headache since he moved in. I will send him some money if it means he will never contact me again. Our lawyer says he did break the lease, and thus, we can keep the security deposit. After thinking about it, though…why should I have to deal with lawyers and figuring out court stuff? It is worth it to me to send some money, if all of this goes away.

Speaking of money, we are now chasing down the head of the company that leased our townhouse to our new tenant. He was supposed to collect a month’s rent for services rendered. Well…he collected that and then-some. He owes us a tidy sum of money…from 2 months ago. Not only have we threatened going to the attorney general, but also the Better Business Bureau. Nothing. Now, we are calling our friends in Minneapolis with the police department and filing a report. What a pain.

On a good note, I am down 6 lbs. It is nice to see results with this diet. It keeps me going.

Talk to tomorrow,

If it were only a drinking game, we’d all be snockered! LOL! Taylor won two Kid’s Choice Awards this weekend, avoiding getting slimed at Nicolodean’s annual party by being on stage a the time, however, she still said thanks and jumped around alot

~a

I just about fell off the couch last night when Blake Shelton was on Chelsea Lately – did you see it??? Oh, I hope so! If not, I’ve looked everywhere and so far can’t find video online, however, it will repeat on E! on TV on March 31st at midnight and 3am as well that morning, so don’t miss it!! He is soooo funny anyway, and you put those two together?

~ a

Ha! Jennifer Nettles posted this on her blog on the sugarland website today…

“…Imagine me saying it in a heavy British accent, ‘Oh yea, we went out and got pissed last night. It was the March Pisser’”

A must read

Happy Friday!

~a

Dear Diary,

I had a great conversation with Andy yesterday. He is the attorney we contacted in Minneapolis to take care of our former tenant who is threatening to sue. Jeff said we might need to keep him on retainer, considering the company we hired to lease our place to our new tenant still owes us over a grand from the beginning of February.

I sent Andy all of our paperwork and he is going to go over it all. I feel like this month, no one is following through. We paid off Jeff’s knee surgery…in full. Lats night, he got a letter from a bill collector demanding payment. I had to laugh out loud when he told the person at the front desk of the knee doctor’s office to get her head out of her a** and find our receipt for the full payment.  Hi-larious…don’t push us, we push back.

This weekend is another weekend of no drinking. I have come this far and I only have another week to go. I would like to have lost more lbs. by now. However, I think I need to work out more. Maybe we will go hiking again this weekend. That’s free, doesn’t involve alcohol and we won’t need a lawyer when we are done.

Talk to tomorrow,

Ladies . . . the next time you catch your man undressing another woman with his eyes, I want you to stop for a minute and think about THIS . . .
–Dr. Louann Brizendine is a professor at the University of California at San Francisco. She’s spent her entire career studying the brain, and she says men are hard-wired to stare at hot women . . . and there’s NOTHING they can do about it.
–According to Dr. Brizendine, the brains of men and women are nearly identical, except in men, the area that controls sexual pursuit is 2.5 times larger than in women.
–And once they reach their teens, guys start producing up to 250% more testosterone. Put those two together, and it causes men to go into a testosterone-induced “Man Trance,” making it impossible to stop thinking about sex.
–So no matter how much they want to, or how hard they try, it’s physically impossible for men to ignore an attractive woman in a low-cut top. Or a short skirt. Or a bikini. Or snowshoes and a parka. It really doesn’t matter what she has on.
–The point is, the next time you catch your guy staring at some cougar’s breasts, you have to try and remember that . . . even if it upsets you . . . there’s nothing your man can do to stop himself. That’s just the way his brain works.