There was a Work Bee at the church school to help with the refurbishing following the flood in December. I didn’t go. I feel guilty, but we had so much to do here that we could not justify NOT doing it.
A few weeks ago I started to re-paint the family room back to a “family room” look instead of a “hippie mom” hang out. (In other words – dots are gone.) However, with puppies taking up 1/3 to ½ of the room, it was stupid to even start the project. It was impossible to move things around to get to the walls. I gave it up for awhile.
Now the puppies, except for Nick’s little Tidas, are gone. So with all their confinement area taken down and being able to move furniture back to its rightful positions I got the paint on the walls.
I know tomorrow when the light is better (it was late in the day when I was finishing) I’ll see spots that need touching up. Plus I know I got some on the ceiling and that will have to be trimmed out in white. But now instead of my room being dots, it is milk chocolate brown. Nick calls it “poop” – regardless of what you call it, it is like the room sighed a HUGE sigh of relief as it calmed down. It looks less cluttered and busy and much more restful to the eye. I like it so much better.
Still need to hang my Brian Andreas pictures on the wall and put up my Brian Andreas wall words … another Sunday project probably! I have to put up FIVE pictures in a straight line. That’s going to take some concentration on someone’s part … Randy????
The dots were fun, and I thought they were pretty neat looking (bragging a bit, I guess!) but not for me for the long run. I had to many conflicting styles. Maybe if I’d been able to replace the furniture to a more contemporary look it would have been better. The furniture tho – has to stay, so the dots had to go.
Randy worked on cars today. Several things needing done and attention. I think he did some stuff with the corn thing too – but not sure what.
Friday we lost our puppies. One went early in the day to the Muscatine family. The other two were later in the day as we met the Minnesota people (they were from Champlain) and dropped Rory off to the Pharr-phamily on the way.
Tidas had a rough first night after they were gone. He cried and cried. Nick had him in the small travel crate in his room. When we put him in the big crate down here, he is okay. So that is probably where he’ll be at for the most part. He got to go on his first walk in the park on Sabbath. Every smell and texture was so much fun for him. He’d never seen or felt such things. Who knew? The guys took him back today. I didn’t go along. It was colder and I was trying to get this room finished up.
I did give him a nice bath this evening. He was smelling a little gamey. Now he is fresh and clean. He seems a lot happier now that he is dry again. He was pretty chilly for awhile.
Our HUMAN baby is still “in the oven”. We’re glad for that, but have to admit we’re anxious to meet and spoil her. Rhiannon hasn’t had any more problems. We’re thankful for that.
This will be a full week. It is “first of the month” and that always means a lot of extra work. I had to go to court earlier in January and then again on Friday because some people hadn’t paid, except for $214, any rent since they moved in in September. The judge was pretty decent, and didn’t seem to believe them when they said they didn’t realize they owed that much (nearly $3000). The people were fairly decent about it over all – but the man got kind of an attitude with me, like I wasn’t trying to work with them. Huh? $214 since September???? I’d say if anything I was TOO LENIENT or it wouldn’t have gotten this far behind. Will see if they get out on their own or if we have to move them out physically. I’m hoping for the first part of that sentence.
We had a great turn out, I think anyway, to our card making class on Thursday. Tammy P and I put it together. It was held in the community room at the Welch. Let people come and go, Open House style. They could make one or all three cards. Several were new to card making and LOVED it. We’re going to do another one in February (the 24th). This is part of our church’s “get involved in the community” effort.
Nick’s birthday was Sunday. He got his diploma in the mail on Saturday, but we must not have picked up the mail until Sunday because there it was for his birthday. He’s a college grad! I’m so proud of him. It was a long haul and he made it!
I know, like usual, I’ve babbled on and on too long. So I’ll say good-bye and hope to hear from YOU soon!
Vonda
Sunday, February 1
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