Always something to do

I commented on a friend’s blog this morning

that I have been so busy that I have not been

blogging daily like I was in the beginning.

Spring and summer brings so much to do

that you would not be doing in the winter time.

For me it is the re-new part of life…..re-new

the old, paint, clean, redo, work in the yard

and all that kind of stuff. I have been working

on trying to get some of those things done lately.

I don’t cut my yard anymore (NO….it is not

over grown), I hire my future son in law to

cut my yard. Course, it would not hurt me to

get out and do it, I could use that as exercise,

but with the allergies that have been kicking

in this spring, I am pretty much staying away

from cutting. Also with that, I have not been

working the yard, flower beds and things like

that either. Flowerbeds use to be my out, that

is when I did thinking and planning. I gave that

up years ago when I was watching my grandson,

Caleb in the evening while my daughter Amber

worked nights. I live on a creek and those blood

sucking bugs come out in the summertime really

bad. I could not take the little man out in the

evenings cause the bugs seemed to love the

NEW blood! So I dismantled most of my beds,

now I think I have to much of other stuff

going on and that is my excuse for not having

lot’s of flowers….that is my excuse and I am

sticking to it!

With that said, I did make me a patio on

the side of my house, within the shade of

the house…..but alas, it is also on the side

of the creek. I bought the stepping stones

for the patio last fall. I cleared away gravel

in the driveway for the stones, only to give

up because it was such hard work. I had

managed to get the worst of it done, then

I hired my future son in law again to come

and spread sand and level the stones only

to find out that I needed more to make it

wider. A few weeks ago, I purchased more

stones and I leveled these myself. Nice little

sitting area but I so hate bugs!

Since my work outdoors was done, I

moved indoors. I had company coming

in and I so wanted to update the bathroom

upstairs with at least new paint. I actually

started that the first of May only to develop

sinus/allergy problems that would not seem

to leave me. That put me behind for a couple

of weeks, in time for me to rush to get it

finished before my company came. I worked

so hard for 3 days, and I am still not finished.

I primed the walls, the baseboards and door

frames, I then painted the same items with

several coats. I pulled out old caulk and

reapplied that. I repaired the wall above the

shower, then I laid a floor. I still have new

doors to hang to replace the old. I have a new

faucet to install, need to get a new sink to install

at the same time, but I think this is work I will

hire done. I tried to do the faucet but I could not

seem to develop the strength needed to get a

knob off the old faucet! Then I want to frame

out the mirror and install a new light system.

Always something!

The other rooms upstairs are yelling at me

for new paint. That will be something I will

work on through the summer. Caleb’s

room at my house will be next. After I

finish his room, my room and the hall I

will need to tackle the craft/art room,

which I painted once upon a time in a

dark green (what was I thinking). Those

walls will require priming before painting.

Carpet will be coming up in Caleb’s room

and will be replaced. Carpet will also come

up in the craft/art room and I will put a

floor down. It’s not a pretty site to drop

oil paint on carpet. The carpet in there

now bares the scars of the paintings

I have done!!

Anyway, that is what has been keeping me

busy lately, and apparently will be keeping

me busy for a while to come. Pic’s are

from the bathroom repairs and new

floor. Also including one of my patio.
Enjoy.

Pam