Still alive, barely

Happy Canada Day!

Today is the day to celebrate Canada's birthday. With parades, picnics, concerts and fireworks. Unless you live in the House of Insanity, then it is just another day closer to L-day (listing day), which happens to be Thursday. We're close, so very close but still working oh so very hard to meet that goal.

Back in a day or two with lots and lots of pics.

It's Snowing

In my living room!

Still Alive

Barely. Hopefully by tonight the sanding will be completed. Then at least no new dust will be created. Mike's gone to pick up more supplies so I'm stealing a couple of minutes on the computer. Next week I'll have pics of the finished rooms, Yay!

Off to get coffee before resuming painting.

Disaster Zone

My house is....... I can't even think of a word to describe it. All the rooms needed drywall work done so there is drywall dust everywhere. Plus we are sanding the stairs and floors to refinish them. The sand and dust coats everything. Every night I clean as best I can and every morning when I get up everything is white again. It's in my clothes, my bed, my hair, the corners of my eyes, my nose, I feel so gross.

Back to cleaning and painting.

School's out for summer!

I am so excited. I am one of the few parents who prefer when their kids are out of school. I hate making lunches and I hate having my day dictated by the school's schedule.

Mack received a medal for overall academic excellence, he excelled in all areas of his schoolwork. His teacher's only complaint? Mack writes too small and the teacher is getting older and has a hard time reading it. Mack also received a pin for being a peer mediator which meant he helped resolve student conflicts peacefully.

I am very, very proud of him!

Nineteen Again?

This morning I went and picked up a friend to come out to the house to help with the renovations. Since he is a smoker I stopped at the gas station to get him a pack of cigarettes. I ran in and asked for XYZ brand. The clerk looked me up and down and asked if I had ID to prove I was 19. I started laughing and said out in the truck. The clerk asked if I would mind getting it. When I came back in with my drivers license he turned red and apologized.

He absolutely made my day.