October 20, 2007

• Happy Weekend

  We just got back from the fall harvest festival at Megan's school. I think both girls had a lot of fun, they went in costumes and played booth games, munched on goodies and visited the haunted house.

  Last week was really busy and  I spent a good deal of time at the old house. We have ripped out the vanities in all three bathrooms and installed a new bathtub in the master bath. The old one was fiberglass and had a badly repaired hole in it and was looking very shabby and sad. A new water heater was installed, just in time, as we noticed it was leaking water just two days before it was replaced! We bought the new doors and Joe took all the door knobs off all the doors, in preparation for painting. A plumber has fixed the dishwasher so the drainage and air gap is now to code, hurray. Finally, ductwork and a heating and A/C unit have been installed and that should all be working some point next week, once electrical is finished. Meanwhile, Joe and I picked out and ordered the flooring on Friday and starting Monday we will have workers in to fix cracks found in the cement slab, so they don't turn into structural problems.

  Becca got her report card on Friday and made Merit List. (Basically a B average). Becca has also added a course where she will make a glider for the Science Olympiad (in addition to Reptiles and Weather).

  Megan won 1st place with her penguin pumpkin! Yeah! And she had a really great time doing horse back riding with Girl Scouts last week. She would like to take more lessons, so I am going to look into it, since we are always looking for more ways to get her physically active. I was surprised, I didn't expect her to get that excited about the whole thing.

  And of course, since I have so much to do, I have hurt the tendon in my elbow. I think I messed it up when I was trying to work in the koi pond and slipped and slide into the water. Duh! Anyhow, now it hurts to grasp things and/or life anything with weight, even something as light as a grocery bag or purse. I am on prescription strength Aleve which helps, but doesn't totally kill the pain. I tend to start to feel better, then over do it, then really pay the following day. Argh! Oh, and of course it is my right arm!

  Anyhow, I am hoping for a farirly quiet Sunday. I want to devote some time to working with the laser cutter and hopefully just relaxing, because next week is going to be another busy one. We have tons going on at the old house, I have piles of painting left, and the girls have short days at school all week, due to parent-teacher conference!

  I hope everyone is having a great weekend and doing well!

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