Still waiting for rain.....

We had some last week, but are supposed to get thunder boomies and such tonite. I love thunder boomies. But then I love blizzards too...so go figure.

Anyway, it is very windy...hot (mid 80's)...and the clouds are a piling!! I am soooooo glad it is Friday. This was a long week. And parts of it were not very much fun. The better parts were I got new carpet installed in the hallway and the guest bedroom. Love it. I discovered the home remedy of the eucalyptus oil on my pillow WORKS!!!!! I am not doing the choking, coughing, really ugly stuff in the morning any more. And my room smells delicious!!! The oil doesn't stain and I drift off to sleep in a cloud of wonderful scent. Love it, too.

The bad part was one of my favorite people on my team got seriously injured at work on Wednesday. He is doing real well, thank the Lord, and is already back to work doing light duty things. He went to see a plastic surgeon today to see if they will be able to reduce the scarring. His left thumb is a mess. I won't go into details....just suffice it to say it was very messy and very bad. But he is expected to recover fully with full use and no nerve or tendon damage. Very, very lucky.

I need to spend a bit this weekend painting baseboards so I can put the guest room back together. The mattress and box spring are in the front foyer leaning up against the wall. Not exactly the best decoration for just inside the front door. But I didn't want to put the room back together only to move everything again to paint. The walls are done...just the woodwork needs finished. I am never going to be done painting........

I need to get the garage sale stuff figured out too. Next weekend...and all &%#*&#@ breaks loose. In some ways I really don't like the Trenton Garage Sale....but man, can you get rid of "stuff" in a hurry!!!! I plan on pricing the stuff so it does NOT come back in the house. It will go to the curb before it comes back in here.

Soooooo.....to all the Mommies out there....Happy Mother's Day!!! You deserve it. It is the hardest job in the world. And the best...so I am told. Later.......

Waiting for rain.....

It is supposed to be raining. It is dry as a bone out there. Where is the rain??? Of course it will start pouring the minute I decide to step out of the house.

I have no idea why I am up so early. I suppose I should get started on the list for today, but thought I would goof off for a few minutes first. I have a lot to do today. Nothing earth shaking, just a big list of errands and such.

I need to find a GNC to get some pure eucalyptus oil. A friend at work told me to put a few dots of oil on my pillow around my head to help with the nasty congestion I have with my allergies right now. I am willing to try anything at this point. She did it with her daughter and it worked. We'll see.

I need to go make up my mind about carpet for the hallway and the extra bedroom. I said I would wait until construction was over....well it is over....long over.... and I MUST get rid of the filthy, icky, tromped down to nubbins hallway carpet. Ick.

I need to finish working in the garage. The Trenton Yard Sale weekend is coming soon and I need to get the garage in shape to use. I need to get rid of the mountain of stuff I have separated in the work room and the pile in the garage.

I need to clean house. But then, I always need to clean house.

I need to go get on that blasted treadmill before I do any of the above. I need to fix the sound issue (no sound) on the TV in my room so I can watch something while I walk.

So I guess I NEED to get off this contraption and go do something....I am up this early for a reason and I better go get my day started.

Later.......

Here Comes Peter Cottontail......

Happy Easter!!

I am sitting here thinking about Easter's past....I remember when a certain red head decided to test the theory of centripetal force with her Easter basket full of candy.....under the ceiling fan. I remember hunting eggs in the snow. I remember hours of dye, food coloring, boiling eggs, and hands that looked like an abstract painting for days afterword. Good Memories......

It was an absolutely gorgeous day yesterday!!! 84 degrees!!!!!! Today it is supposed to rain. Oh well. It IS spring after all. My yard got mowed yesterday for the first time.

I also discovered...should I say "decided"...that I am going to have to have the other maple tree in the center of the back yard taken down. Pooh. I knew it was coming, but it is still sad. I really don't like cutting trees. I had the other one taken down last year. I still have the big, messy mulberry and the biggest maple back there for shade. But still.....

I also discovered that one of the patio doors out to the deck is rusting.....blast it. Now I have to replace doors.....and I just got done messing up that end of the house with the remodel. Pooh. But at least I found out it isn't gonna cost me an arm and a leg. The doors I want aren't really that expensive and I can change the way they swing open from what I have and that will help with the family room. The door swings into the furniture now...and the new one will swing up against the refrigerator cabinet. Better.

I need to replace the deck too. Just open wallet and let it fly!!!! I really would like to put the composite decking out there, but with a 12 x 36 foot deck.....I would need a pile of money I don't have.

The house needs pressure washed and stained this year too.....aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

I quit...I'm going to the grocery store....later......