Bring It

I am so ready for this weekend. Not for the usual reason. Trust me a break isn't coming any time soon. I'm actually excited to get some work done. There's nothing we can do about the bathroom. The concrete is drying and it's not ready to be painted yet. Heck, we don't even have a toilet in there at this point. Oddly that doesn't bother me nearly as much as one might think it would. Bathroom aside, there is plenty of other work to be done around here.

Chiggie's bed came this week and it needs to be put together. That's all we were really waiting for to finish the bedrooms. They will all be in their own rooms now hopefully sleeping through the night. If we get all the finishing touches done I'll post some pictures. It's been such a long process, but I'm finally beginning to see results. Fixing up one room at a time can really drag things out. I hope I have the energy I'm going to need to get this stuff done so we can return to normal, whatever that is....

Goofin' Around

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Mess

I definitely underestimated the extent to which this remodel was going to effect my life. I thought that because I wasn't actually doing any of the physical work that it wouldn't really be that stressfull. I now present you with exhibit A:

It would help, I'm sure, if this particular bathroom wasn't the hub of the house. The girls and I tried to stay away for most of the day and when we were home we stayed upstairs. I just keep thinking of how nice it will look when it's all done. If I can make it that long...

Relief

Just today I got around to buying the allergy meds. I am trying Zyrtec for the first time and praying it works. If it doesn't I might well go insane. I had to buy some pediatric allergy meds as well for Midge. It seems that poor child is allergic to everything. She was miserable today rubbing her eyes and saying her nose was itchy. I know how she feels!

Patience

I am trying so hard to be patient right now. We are down to 1 bathroom right now. It's not like only using 1 bathroom is difficult it's just the bathroom we're using we didn't previously use at all. Weird I know. It's all the way upstairs in the room that will soon be Chiggies'. The location is really inconvenient for community use. The girls really aren't old enough to use the bathroom frequently without supervision, so we just use the downstairs bathroom for practical reasons. Now it's off limits for I'm not sure how long. The contractor comes back on Wednesday for the demolition. That's the only part I might have had fun doing myself.

In the meantime I just have to be patient. I spent the day today emptying out said bathroom and preparing for its fate. I never knew how much junk was in there until I had to take it all out. It took most of the day. On top of that Chiggies' new bed came today and it came without a part that I was certain was included. Now I have to do some careful searching just to complete the ensemble. I'm not getting too upset about all of the projects and set backs it's just frustrating. I have to make a conscious effort to realize how lucky we are to be doing the projects in the first place.

March

The first signs of spring. My bulbs are coming up. The weather is in the 70's today. The trees are starting to get buds. Wow I didn't even realize how excited I was. Here are some of the little things I am excited for this spring/summer:

• No socks. Seriously I hate socks. It is so much easier to throw sandals or flip flops on.
• Lemonade and Iced tea. I am very seasonal type person and only really enjoy these things when the weather is warm.
• Green grass. Although I think we are going to need to lay sod this year if I want to see any of that in my own yard.
• Flying kites
• Swimming, we all love this.
• Camping. Hopefully we'll be taking our annual trip to Cutty's.
• Blossom Festival
• All the summer birthdays

I could go on and on and today definitely has me dreaming!