Here I was struggling to learn this site....and complaining, of course, which I in my mind was just a little while ago....but no, I was talking about the beginning of Autumn.....that's certainly more than "a little while ago!" .....since it's Spring now. Where does the time go? Why does it go so fast now? I had heard that time passes more quickly when you're old but I thought that was just a silly old wives tale....guess not. I'm still strong in my resolve (in my head) to write/read more here. Especially so I can get the hang of it quickly. If I just spend a little more time here, I'm sure I can figure it out. I usually don't have trouble understanding, navigating online sites so this should be no different.
Life is still good. The re-modeling of the house is progressing......about as slowly as possible. Like most things like this, as soon as you start one part, you find something has to be corrected/changed before you can continue. It's like actually living that show on HGTV: Love It Or List It.
It's still on-going....I'm sure we'll be done by next Christmas!! (geeze!)
The worst part is coming up and we just agreed to the bid we received so any time now, I'll be enduring and complaining and stressing about the mess, dust, noise, workers in the house, etc. We'll be demo-ing the ugly gruesome tile floor in the dining room and entry that was installed in '72 and continuing the wood flooring that's already in the small-ish kitchen and the large breakfast room. At least that's what we finally named that room because we have no idea what it really is. The living room, dining room, breakfast room and kitchen are all very open and "flowing" (per our interior decorator) w/ floor to ceiling windows everywhere in the back and those are part of the reason we loved this house 4 years ago.
Sorry...started to babble on and on again....an unfortunate new habit I've aquired recently. Anyway, I dread this step. I know. It will be over soon. It will be wonderful once completed. I will be happy to have done it.....but I dread it.
For more happier talk: I get to see my grandchildren at least 2x a week, Tuesdays and Fridays. They are here most of the day and prior to that, their mom was here also. Now that the baby is 7-8 months old and the happiest child I've ever seen, my daughter is finally able to sneak out (w/o them noticing) and run some errands, do a little shopping, and some me-time for herself. Before that, she was always here, doing most of the child-caring. We were not baby-sitters but just extra helping hands and it gave us wonderful "bonding" (hate that over used word/phrase) with the kids. I always felt great that she took care of her kids herself, just needing some help, especially while the baby had colic. We never felt "used," just part of a family. Right now, we're all happy, watching the children play in this almost empty living room and a dining room that has chairs w/no seats. The cushions are w/the upholsterer, as is one of the new sofas, which had to be modified because it looked different than in the catalog. When it's done and approved, the other sofa will be taken away. I will post pictures when it's done and if I can figure out how to do it.
I've babbled enough now. Pray for my sanity and my ability to learn the ins and outs of this site. All it takes is time....which seems to disappear instantly. :)
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