I have a 14' patio door (actually 3 sections) which are 95" tall. So it makes for less options - most blinds would be custom. And the other problem was that there was only enough room on one side to draw the blinds to. Then when I bought 95" long drapes in the fall, and a 12 curtain rod (longest I could find) - they were so heavy that they bowed. I actually bought the same drapes twice and returned them twice.
Well, I went and found a heavy duty curtain rod with a middle extension to bring it up to 14'. I went back and rebought the drapes for a 3rd time. Well, even the "heavy duty" curtain rod (cost me over $100) bowed. So I convinced my handyman to go get me a plumber's pipe. He had to get 2 ($4 each) and joining piece. We put it up with 3 fancy hooks and kept the fancy finials I had bought. They didn't fit in the ends though. Then I came up with the brilliant idea of gluing a cork in the end of the finial and fitting it into the rod so it was removable. We tried and it worked great but I only had one. So I was FORCED to buy another bottle of wine and drink it! Sheesh - what I go through for my windows.
So now I have lovely privacy drapes with attractive finials on the curtain rod and I can return my $100 curtain rod!
Ok - enough about the curtain rods. Hey - does anyone remember the curtain rod story????
Woman is forced to move due to her husband leaving her for OW. And he has decided to buy her out and move his OW into HER house! On moving day, she sadly looks around. Everything had been moved out but she has left the curtain rods. She decides to leave something else. Something to discreetly "get back" at OW and her ex. So she stuffs frozen shrimp into the curtain rods (good thing for those finials - to hold it in place) Ex & OW will be moving in later in the day. All will be good today, tommorrow and maybe the next day. But then - things will start to seem off, to smell and then they will get downright rank. Eventually OW can't take it anymore and she and ex are forced to move. They could not take the smell and never knew where it came from.
Hmmm... I sort of remember doing something along this line with my ex and OW. Anyone remember???
Ex texted me tonight. Asked how Ry was and if he could see him next week. So I told him I'd ask the hospital for a day pass or he could consider going to the hospital. No reply yet. Undoubtedly - he has to ask "her". LOL. I don't ever have to "ask" about seeing one of my kids. How pathetic...
And yeah - I think salad should go before the meal too. Josh's dad likes it after. So I figure - who cares? It is HIS anniversary and the meal should be what THEY want. Josh says he is just excited about it but GEEZ - we're family! My family wouldn't care if we were just having burgers!
Anyway - thank God that storm has passed. It was supposed to rain through till Friday and that's when I'm flying home. I actually got some sun and swimming in today and plan to head to Sanibel and the beach tommorrow!
