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Happy Thursday
Good morning, ladies! Today is my Friday and I'm pretty darn excited about it. Tonight I'm going to make some cookie dough for our first open house on Sunday. I'm starting to get super nervous. I hope people show up! We're going to have to put the signs on top of those huge mountains of snow that are everywhere. I want to put the signs out Saturday so people can see them, but H thinks we should just put them out Sunday morning. Any thoughts?
The rest of my weekend will consist of cleaning and doing my midterm. Sounds like tons of fun right? At least the weather is supposed to be nicer this weekend 
Re: Happy Thursday
I would put the signs out Saturday since most people are out and about then and can see the signs, Good Luck!!
This week has been crazy, DH and I have been running around all week trying to get things with the expansion of the business. It's going great so far and will hopefully be ready to use in 2 weeks
I'm gonna vent a little here
My grandmother got put into a nursing home last weekend b/c she needed 24 hr care....she's been there for not even a full week and I'm already getting tourtured about when I'll go and see her by my mom who doesn't work and my two cousins who also don't work. I seriously think some people think I'm sitting at home all day doing nothing. I literally walk in the house from work, eat dinner and go to my DH's business until 8pm...Give me a break! Ok vent over 
I hope everyone has a good one!!
put the signs out on Sat if you can. the earlier you do them the more people will see.
good luck with your midterm!
i am going to pick up my new craigslist table this weekend. i sold my dining room set for $275 and bought a used one for $50! haha!
I would put the signs out Sunday morning (with balloons). I know that I rarely look at any signs - yard sales, open houses, etc. - unless it's an event for the current day. GL with whatever you decide!
Today's my Friday, too. Much needed. Exhausting week.
Kristin, I can sympathize. My parents, who recently moved to MD, have been bugging me to get down there. It's a 2 hr drive, and I don't have the availability to pick up and leave for a whole weekend at a time. They (who are retired) don't seem to understand this. It's frustrating...
I'm very jealous of you ladies having the day off tomorrow...Enjoy your long weekends!
Izzy - I would put the open house signs up on sat - I'm always glancing at them when I'm out and about on the weekends. GL!
I wish today was my Friday!
With the signs, it would depend on how well they're marked that it's for Sunday. I always get confused if they're not for that exact day. Did you put an ad in the paper or on Craig's List?
ny, it's tough dealing with a gparent in the nursing home. Is she close? If she needs 24-hr care, I'd make an effort to go down once every couple weeks if at all possible. Looking back, I'm glad I did make the effort when I could to visit with my grandmother.
We are headed to MD tomorrow night, actually. We do that drive almost every other weekend since MIL is sick. Totally different story from you, eb. Where in MD are they again (I know I've asked)? We're lucky that since we moved further south, the drive is only about 1.5 hrs.
My parents are in Easton, near St. Michael's. It has to be diificult for you with getting ready for the baby and all. I just have a really tough time leaving everything behind. Even when we go away for vacation, I stress about all the stuff at home that needs to be done. I may start going Thurs. night - Saturday eventually since I'm off on Fridays.
This alas is my Thursday and tomorrow I will be at work.
Make sure your signs have balloons. If the balloons are floating I tend to think that it is a new sign and I should read it. Also put an ad on Craigslist about your open house. If you want I will come to it for some cookies. I'll walk around when other people are around saying "oooo this place is really nice and priced well under market value", and "Look at this fabulous bathroom", etc..
ny - You should try and go visit your grandmom like Kat said. If she needs 24 hour care she may not be around that much longer. I'm glad the H and I went as much as we could when my grandmom was in the hospital.
eb - My parents moved to SC and think we can just come down for the weekend. My mom emails me discounted plane fare updates all the time.
Thanks for the suggestions
We're definitely using balloons for Sunday and next weekend I'm probably listing it in the paper. A Craigslist listing is already up, but I'll look into putting one up for an Open House.
Lily--H said he would play the role of an interested buyer too. The two of you could have a little bidding war....ha ha!
Izzy - good luck with the Open House! I think if you put them up early Sunday morning with balloons, that's good.
Today is also my Thursday, but I had Monday off...so that helped a little. I am looking forward to a low key weekend!
EB - I can sympathize a little. My inlaws live about 100 miles away, in the lehigh valley. We used to go up about once/month, but now with Jack they come down here more. At least we have the baby as an excuse! It still makes holidays difficult and annoying.
She's currenlty in Marlton and we are trying to get her moved closer...I've planned on going to see her this weekend...and she's only been there a week and I guess they expect me to go during the week which isn't possible. I just don't want to be made to feel bad if I can't go every single week....I plan on going atleast every 2 weeks if not more, but it's annoying that after her only being there 6 days they are all ready bugging about it. Like they expected everyone to take off work or something.
The part that drives me nuts is the one cousin who gets all of us on facebook and says "Go see grandmom!"...like she's trying to put a guilt trip. I wanna respond with "Go getta job like the rest of us, we have to work during the week, unlike you!!!" But that would be mean
Th-Sat would be great. I hate going for just one night. It never seems worth it. And you have quite a bit further to go. But it should be nice in the summer, right? MIL's house is on one of the rivers so I love going in the summer and just sitting on the dock.
Yea, one night seems like a waste of driving time. What town are your IL's in? My parents aren't on the water, but their boat is at a marina about 10 mins down the road. It'll be a more attractive option come Spring/Summer.
ILs are in Severna Park, just outside of Annapolis. I love it down there and lived in Annapolis during grad school. If we could afford it and didn't have jobs we like up here, we would consider moving down there.
The boat will definitely make the spring and summer more fun!