The basement is painted - Arcadian Blue, if that matters to you. It's actually more purple than blue. Spike says it looks a teensy bit girlie, but I promised to man it up for him with an accent wall or something.
Flooring is laid.
Carpet comes next week.
And I will have my basement back - much, much better than it was before.
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Lumber has been cut and sanded.
Staining will be done next week. I would have finished it today, but rain threatened all day long so I couldn't take the chance. Plus, I was feeling pretty darn lazy today, and I'm not ashamed of it.
Then Spike and my b-i-l will make our big front porch look new and beautiful.
My Dad has volunteered to paint the green eavestroughs and trim, because ... I don't like them.
And the outside of our house will look soooo much better.
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Peach Festival this weekend. Followed by several days of canning - peaches, tomatoes, salsa, beets, I presume.
My sister really is in charge of that. She just tells me what to do, and we split the results.
And I will feel proud all winter long, with my home-canned foods.
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Books have been ordered.
Including something called a "clicker".
I don't know what that is. But it cost close to $50.
And I start back to school, after ... well, let's just say a number of years.
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Can it be? Have all these things really been accomplished - or are about to be???
Good for us!
