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Here's to tell you that I don't have a very exciting update on the house. In fact, all I can do is whine...
Yesterday was supposed to be the big day for carpet. At noon I called the carpet place to find out where they were...."oh, I was just going to call you...I received a fax that there is a delay in production." I've been working with this local store since November and not once - I repeat, not once - has the lady called me. I have called to get my answers every single time. She always has the answer ready, but must have lost her phone and found it when it rang...or something. Looking back, I can't believe I stayed with the same store for 8 months. Lack of communication is my BIGGEST gripe.

So...today we cancelled the order...and today I went looking for another carpet....and today I found something else...and tomorrow it will be in the store ready for delivery. It helped to tell the new store about my unhappy experience. When I said I needed the carpet yesterday they took me seriously!

Now, another whining warning...
Why didn't the in-home grocery delivery idea catch on and stick?
I like to use my time very efficiently, like haul all five laundry baskets down to the laundry room at one time. Or, run errands without backtracking a single time.
It is impossible to grocery shop efficiently. Here's why:

• push the cart around the store unloading groceries from the shelf into the cart
• at the register you unload the groceries from the cart to the belt
• then from the belt to the bags
• then you load the bags to the cart again
• then you load from the cart to the vehicle
• then from the vehicle to the kitchen
• then out of the bags
• then into the cupboards/fridge

So much backtracking! So little time! Tell me again why in-home delivery didn't become successful?

• order groceries
• greet delivery person
• put groceries away

I would spend way more money that way. Anyone looking to start a business?

Ok, so it's not all bad. Randy has been working with the tractor (did I say working, I meant living with the tractor :o) since he got it. The back yard is really coming together and we hope to plant grass this weekend. I'm very excited about it because it just sort of evolved as he worked on it and it's turning out spectacular!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

What is wrong with this picture?

It looks a little more like Father's Day, don'tcha think?!
The first project....cover the old septic tank. It has been "covered" with ugly plywood, with two mounds of ugly dirt sitting beside it, for almost a YEAR!

Kaylee took over in a matter of minutes

The Dirt Hill's days are limited...finally!

Trevon couldn't be more excited.

Check out his expression in this picture!

House update

I'm getting too old to crawl around on the floor.

My knees ache, my back aches, my hammered finger hurts, I can't think straight from paint fumes...but the good news is...

We are READY for CARPET!!!!

Tomorrow is cleaning out tools, scrap lumber, and garbage day.

Then we can sit back, relax, and install plumbing fixtures.

Here's a peak at the half bath

Moving along...

Here's a little update on window trim.

It is ALL officially painted and done!!!

Master bedroom window

The laundry room window
I'm now painting baseboard trim and working together with Randy on the flooring. We installed the office and guest bath floor last weekend. This weekend we did the entire laundry room and most of the master bath. The 1/2 bath will be the only thing left for laminate flooring. I'll take some pictures this week after I wipe them up a bit. Everything is SO dusty.

After we install 527 linear feet of baseboards we can call the carpet store!!!
And the chiropractor!
And all our friends to come visit.
(Oh, I keep forgetting we have to hook up all the plumbing too. That may take a little time.)

PAINTING!...again

I've started painting the window trim!! Finishing touches always make it feel like the end is near.

As excited as I am to be painting, I'm ready for this day to be over and will look forward to a new day tomorrow. I think I sniffed a little too much paint. Here's a list of my mishaps:

1. Thought I was leaning on the window sill, but actually put my entire hand in the paint bucket.
2. After feeling the cold wet feeling of paint, I shrieked in terror and shook my hand frantically.
3. Frantic shaking of a hand covered in paint results in white paint splatters on all windows and walls within arm's length.
4. Tried a new trick my brainy husband thought up: instead of taping off the walls, hold a wide mudding spatula next to the trim and paint a clean line without touching the wall. This would require holding the spatula with my left hand and painting with my right hand.
5. That would require way more coordination than I have ever had.
6. After playing Twister on the ladder, I paused to do the dreaded taping.
7. Never try to tape next to wet paint. I now have more touch ups on the bathroom window trim as a result of taping.
8. Tonight was a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand was doing. As the right hand was painting, the left hand was dumping paint down my pant leg. Note to self: Always keep the paint tray level.
9. I spray painted the corner pieces white (because painting them by hand is so tedious). The white soaked in completely and looked white-washed. So, I primered them gray and sprayed them white again. The white only stuck here and there. Now I have gray and white tied-dyed corners. Lovely!
10. I made a concoction for dinner that was very scrumptious using leftover halibut. That made me feel very smart after such a doofus day.

Oh well, I got the first coat done upstairs and the laundry done done.