Are You In Dyer Need?

Where does the time go - 10 years of hairdo's

2007-06-15T11:58:00.000-05:00

It's almost like watching that Jim Carrie Eternal Sunshine movie and how her hair color changes. We still look the same, only our hairdos change.

Summer 1996 when Andy and I were just dating

1997 Wedding

1998 First anniversary

1999 2nd Anniversary

Ed and Katie's Wedding, but I don't remember what year this was... 2002 Mexico with Andy's family

2003 Nathan's First Birthday - wrapping eggrolls.

Baby Martin

2004 Seattle with Andy's brother and girlfriend

10 Years!

2007-06-09T07:38:00.000-05:00

I've just celebrated my 10 YEAR anniversary with my husband! We knew we wanted to be together, but I never thought 10 YEARS would go by this quick. We really are in our mid 20's, yaknow.

I've noticed a lot of things that has the number 10 in them -

-We watched "The Pirates of the Caribbean" and Orlando Bloom could come to shore only every 10 Years. Too bad for him... He got married and made the wrong choice. Not me, I get to be on shore all the time!

-One of my clients would be celebrating her 40 year anniversary, but her husband is not with us. But that's (4) 10's. How neat is that.

-Do you remember the 10 little Indians song? I do.

-I will have exactly 10 people look at this post, even though that may not comment...

-I have more than 10 teeth, but I have all my 10 toes and fingers.

-Harryette may have 10 ticks attached to her body - that Andy will have to find.

If I get a scanner today, I scan in our wedding photos, just for laughs...

Long Weekend

2007-05-26T08:26:00.000-05:00

Memorial Weekend... It's a long weekend!!

That means, I'll have plenty of work to do on Tuesday. I won't think about that until Monday evening.

Here's a fun picture of my sister and her family - my super cute nephews!

I think baby Adam looks like me when I was a kid. My brother thinks he looks like by brother.

I'm gonna try posting more this summer again. Maybe more about my co-workers, always about what Andy is up to, and other fun things. Read and comment often....

The Work Environment

2007-03-15T11:57:00.000-05:00

I often hear Dire Staits - Money for nothing and the chiks for free - as if it's a reminder of what my last name is.

I never played in any sports in high school, so I never got used to people calling me by my last name.

I often get my chair pushed while I'm trying to work. Lots of people walk through my space. Although I still have a stappler, I'm thinking this post is only added fuel to the fire and I will be moved to the storage area.

I hear weird noises: monkey sounds, the word "FRENCH TOAST!" in a song, I've heard that girls make gun shots noises differently than guys, and the Elmo song that never ends.

Yes, theses are people that work in my neighborhood.

and the Administrative Assistant

I hope you guys and all my blog readers have a good weekend. I know you may think I don't work at home but:

"I've got my country's five hundredth anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, My wife to murder, and Guilder to frame for it. I'm swamped."

One thing to remember

2007-02-03T16:00:00.000-06:00

Hi guys

If you can remember my blog (www.areyouindyerneed.blogspot.com), you can remember my website. I just added a new domain name to my website. www.areyouindyerneed.com As soon as it gets its "new look", I'll be the coolest Interior DESIGNER on the block :)

Guess What!

2007-01-04T12:45:00.000-06:00

I'm picking up my parents today from the airport.

My Mom has been in Germany since the middle of October, helping my sister with the older 2 nephews, as my sister had a new boy (Adam) the beginning of November.

My Dad left the middle of December for his vacation...

I'm looking forward to hearing stories and seeing some stinking pics.

Bet you can't guess

2006-12-08T16:19:00.000-06:00

I bet you can't guess what I finally did to my blog page...

My X-mas card to all my blog readers

2006-12-08T15:33:00.000-06:00

I've sent long drawn out, boring Christmas letters of what Andy and I did that year.

This year I'd like to change it up a little bit and dedicate this to Assistant #1.

I'd also like to call this Christmas letter: what technology I got this year. It's amazing.

1) We started our January off by getting hi speed internet. My life changed. Not only could I talk to my vendors, but I could also be looking at the materials online while talking to them. I told some friends, at my poorest in Germany, I still could buy cigarettes every day. By February '06, we had no money, but we still had internet.

2) My next adventure, after getting a job at Ryan Companies, I got a cell phone. My FIRST EVER. Yes, that surprised the sales rep. There are very few like me left. It wasn't until Novemeber did I discover how to answer my call-waiting.

3) Close after my cell phone experience, I had my own blog started for me. As you can see, other than loading videos, I've discovered all sorts of ways to express what's happening in my life.

4) By September Andy had his FIRST EVER cell phone, but he read his manual. He told me he'd never use it. For a while, he forgot to bring it with him. I'd call his cell to come home and find out it was on the Kitchen counter. Now, he talks to me almost daily :)

5) Andy then proceeded to buy a video ipod so he could hear teaching tapes in his car while driving to work. We drove to MOA, threw down a bunch of money and quickly left. He did the tutorials online (because we have hi speed internet, ya know).

6) I got my ipod. Some of you know the story. I walked in to Walmart, "I want a video ipod."
"You do?"
"Don't I?"
"If I were you, I'd get the new Zune"
"I do?"
So, I got the Zune on Wednesday and it was returned for a regular ipod by Saturday. I won't tell who strongly suggested this... :)

So yes that our story of technology this year. Just so you know, I'm starting to eye up Andy's video ipod. Now that I know I can sync it with my outlook calendar... (mine won't do that).

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! I'm looking forward to not using any of my new technology, but curling up and reading a good book :)

Frohliche Weihnachten

2006-12-06T08:55:00.000-06:00

These are my cute nephews and this is how I spent my holidays with my side of the family this year. I'm not sure if you know it, but most of my family (not my brother) will be in Germany this year. I would love to be there with them - working on my poor German, but I won't. Since we'll be in India next October and we're having a new furnace installed (even as I write this note). We won't be going to Europe. I'm looking forward to spending some quiet time at home. I've noticed how Andy and I are constantly running - you'd think I'd lose some weight... Anyway that's it for now.

This is dedicated to the nephews I love

2006-11-28T20:53:00.000-06:00

This photo is for Nathan and Martin. If you look real hard, you can see Mean Steve. He does like to get his chest scratched, but that's only if you hand makes it to his fur before his teeth meets your hand... Harryette, sweet Harryette. She's good, they're both good. I think they're on the lookout for squirels!!

Tschuss! I liebe euch!
Tante Laura

I tried to upload this image last summer some time, but for some reason, it never worked. Here is what Andy did last summer. Now, you can go up to him and say, "I know what you did last summer." Since my summers don't exist, I didn't spend much time here. I'd like to. Maybe next summer...

What i'm doing for Thanksgiving Vacation

2006-11-20T12:23:00.000-06:00

I know most of you know, but if you don't - My sister, her husband and my 3 nephews are living in Germany for the next 2years. My left to help my sister with my 2 nephews when my sister had my 3rd nephew. So, 1/2 my family is overseas. My other half, being me, Andy, my Dad and brother are left here to do what we want.

As usual, all my time is spoken for but this year I get to:
Wednesday make cookies with the Friis while eating greasy pizza.
Thursday eat dinner with my in-laws. I'm planning on finishing my fiction book at this point.
Friday, I'm hangin with my Dad and brother - eating ham, not turkey.
Lastly, Saturday I'm going to a theatre thingy and a museum with an old college friend.

I'm so excited to do things friends and some family this year!! What are your plans, let me know.

LD

No time left for you, on my way to ______

2006-11-13T12:19:00.000-06:00

I never really know the words to most songs... Some of my blogger friends know this first hand!

Anyway, I apologize for not creating a new post. I've been busy creating many things like the following;
Creating large messes in my Kitchen that I don't make the time to clean up, but at least we eat.

Creating large messes on my Home Office desk, that often spills to the floor. I'll go to the meeting then dump everything to prep for the next meeting.

Mean Steve has been making creating little messes in obvious spots to let us know that we're not home enough, I'm just glad I haven't stepped in one yet.

Andy doesn't have anything to make messes. He has created a desk in his new office with found wood (mostly from his parent's house).

Harryette, wonderful Harryette, she has not been making messes or creating things. She's always sad to see us leave, but so happy to see us come home. Even though she has not been making messes or creating things, she lets us know that she's ready to play at any moment!

I guess that's it for now.

Ta Da

2006-10-11T07:59:00.000-05:00

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Forgiveness

2006-10-04T07:43:00.000-05:00

Forgive me blog readers for it has been since September 14th since my last blog. I have been working on so many things at one time my friend Karen would be severely disappointed. She hates that I never finish one thing and then move onto the next. If I kept working on the Master Bedroom, Karen, we wouldn't eat and we'd starve, we'd be naked and work would be very mad at me.

I'm seeing the end of this madness. This weekend whether I'm finished or not, I will reveal the secret new Master Bedroom to Andy. Then, I can post some of the pictures....

More next week

Love Box

2006-09-14T11:13:00.000-05:00

I got a love box from Andy yesterday. It's very similar to a love letter, but it was box shaped with a peanut roll treat inside the box and the letter was written around the box. All his letters make me laugh and get teary eyed and are always creative. How did he know I was "Jones'n for a sweet treat? Please don't ask me when the last time I wrote a love letter to my husband. Most text to him is in the form of a honey-can-ya list. I guess my newest show of affection will be the bedroom. That should make up for a lot of letters...

Just to update you. I haven't touched the room since my last blog. I thought mud takes a week to dry? Just kidd'n - just no time till this Friday or Saturday. I received the last of my fabric and I'm ready to sew. Anyone else want to help?

Knee deep in mud

2006-09-08T10:13:00.000-05:00

Today I'm working on my secret Master Bedroom project. I've never actually did taping and sanding, but I understand the concept of it. I also understand the concept of changing the oil in our car, but I've never done that either.

Labor day weekend was a lot of hard work. But, I'd like to thank:
My Mom for cooking and cleaning
My Dad and Brother for building stuff
Rachel for painting boats
Lori for ironing
Deb for sewing
And Bonita for filling in with all jobs and discovering my sewing kit was stupid

I still have to figure out how to resolve this issue, but isn't that a job of an Interior Designer?

Stormy Weather

2006-08-14T12:32:00.000-05:00

I told you it was coming.

I'm no longer listening to Jethro Tull. It's now Pixies, Flatfoot 56, Buffalo Tom - music that keeps my energy up. I have a deadline tomorrow in the AT&T Building at 9am.

Last night Andy made french press, yummy. He served it around 8:30; when I'm supposed to not drink caffiene after 7pm. Well you guessed it, I was up half the night. Mean Steve was a brat, too. He was so busy keeping me awake. I eventually threw him out of the porch. I didn't shut the door all the way and he came back in to bug me. Of course he sleeping now on the chair. If I get more time later this afternoon, I'm gonna wake his sorry butt up and bug him.

Short and sweet

2006-07-31T12:16:00.000-05:00

It's the quiet before the storm.

I can feel it.

I've started many layouts for projects both residential and commercially and now I'm waiting for the storm. There is time now to blog, so I must blog.

I'm sitting at my computer with hershey's chocolate bar with almonds and Jethro Tull and the quiet rain. It's awesome! Just so you know, I was turned onto Jethro Tull from Andy after we got married. I grew up on the Cure, Sex Pistols and other various oddities. We grew up on very different music, although we similar bands like the Talking Heads and Portishead. That's just like our marriage. We're very different, but at the same time there are ties that connect us together. I'm thankful for the music Andy brought to our relationship. I wouldn't be enjoying the rain as much if I were listening to the Beastie Boys or something like that.

Crap he's back... I should go and spend time with him instead of talking about him

Thoughts and Memories

2006-07-21T22:28:00.000-05:00

I'm working on trying to load little videos that are funny, but as usual, it's not working for me. Here I am in the cities tonight with an old college friend. I may go with her and her b-friend to music and movies in the park. It's in Loring Park and the last time I went I saw Babes in Toyland and the movie 'Rebel Without A Cause.' So, I haven't been to one of these since before I was married. Man, how time goes so fast! I think it would be fun to do something like this in our backyard, although, I don't think country folk would think this is cool, like the city folk.

Have you ever wondered why it's cool for someone in the city to wear a cowboy hat or cowboy boots, but it's not for country folk to do that in the city?

Also, on the way to work today, Jensen Lawrence passed me near Woodbury! That's so crazy!

I'm off, that's going to have to be my new post, even though I was hoping for something else.

Things are Loopy

2006-07-14T11:23:00.000-05:00

I have a meeting today at Loopy's Grill and Saloon, in Chippewa Falls. I'm so excited. Not only do I work on residential projects great and small; but within the last month I've started Tenant Improvement in Minneapolis and now restaurants!

That doesn't include the 6 seminars from Fall '06-Spring '07 on the Importance of the Master Bedroom. This seminar is an observation as an Interior Designer, looking at how important our relationship with are spouses can be. Hopefully it will be an encouragement to any Christian woman.

Awesome Install!

2006-07-11T20:02:00.000-05:00

I had this great client that needed a bedroom update. I liked the European color scheme, but the homeowener couldn't stand another day with it... We chose new colors for the Kitchen and Living area and the new duvet cover, pillow shams and draperies went along with this new idea.

You have to look beyond the water spots on my camera and check out the new 5-star-hotel bedroom. The homeowner with be searching out a new picture/painting to go over the bed.

After Andy helped me install the draperies (he's not just my cute car mechanic), we went out to eat for breakfast. I was so exicited about this bedroom that I want to start on my bedroom. If you don't already know, Andy and I are doing our own little trading spaces... I get the Master Bedroom and he has no clue what I'm up to. I'll be working on this project between August 15-September 30th.

Right now Andy's working on our garden area, so when you come over to help with my Master Bedroom, we can take a break and relax in our new sitting shed! Let me know if you can come and help!!!!

ALMOST NORMAL

2006-07-07T08:20:00.000-05:00

It seems that some things are starting to fall back into place... 2 of the 3 missions groups are back and I'm looking forward to the Cornerstone folks coming back also. In Ellsworth last night we got to hear stories from Bonita and the Haugleys.

You won't hear me complaining, but I tend to get a little introspective when I look back on the past weeks. God seems to put me in increasingly difficult situations to see how I'll do. As my life became unstable and uncomfortable, as some many people were gone at church, and I started a new job, there was nothing normal or comfortable. At the same time, I look forward to the days when I know that God will be able to handle anything. For, ANYTHING is possible with God!

As for the new job, every day things seems to be a little bit more under control. I put out another drawing set on Thursday. It looks like construction drawings for visually impaired folks, but I have time to figure out why my text is so huge on Monday.

Poor Andy, I keep picking on him... This is the only picture that went with this posting's title. He's always a good sport!

Saga of an Interior Designer

2006-06-29T14:32:00.000-05:00

I've had this new thought about magazine pictures. I meet with many people that have 'clip files', including myself. We pull out of magazines what we like and stick em somewhere.

The interesting thing is these photos are unique and creative. The become reproduced as soon as someone wants to copy it. What I've noticed is that some people are afraid to try things that are new and different, although the picture they show me was at one point a new idea??

Does this make sense? I think it's great to use pictures as a vehicle, or a starting point, to create a newer unique and creative idea. I it's my job to help clients' go above and beyond what is typical.

I saw an ad in a magazine once that said, "Fight Sameness"(showing rows of houses that looked the same). I think I should add this to my business card under Interior Designer, fighting sameness daily. Or my other new quote comes from Thrasher magazine, "We instictually do the things that inspire us and stay away from the things that will bore us to death." I don't think this one will fit on my business card, but it still makes me giggle.

Maybe next time I'll talk about Sage Green? Do you have any interior design questions?

2006-06-23T14:44:00.000-05:00

Stop the world and let me off

2006-06-22T21:51:00.000-05:00

You know, I'm not so good with these computer things, you see.

I just found the stupid place to load a picture! This isn't the first or my last computer troubles of the week. I started a new commericial contract on Monday and ever night I've take the computer home, my software has not loaded correctly.

The entire thing is nuts. I'm sitting down town Minneapolis watching people be busy and think to myself, "River Falls doesn't have such large buildings" I've hit a parked car, one of the car attendants wanted to charge 2x the parking fee because, "taxes are higher in Wisconsin", the lady at Subway got mad at me because I didn't tell her I wanted cookies instead of chips and besides that fact I have no clue what I'm doing.

Although, after the bible study Wednesday night in Menomonie, Andy and I went to Dairy Queen (yummy). We ran into my childhood neighbors who has a hobby farm 2 miles from where I spent my high school years. Their sons were good friends thru high school and college. Sonja said we live in a nice town. River Falls is nice.

I have to end abrutly. Do you know what time it is? Don't you realize I have to go to bed early because I'm getting up early???

Good night.......

I'm new

2006-06-21T09:10:00.000-05:00

This is the first blog on my new blogspot.