Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Dreaming of Normalcy while Renovating

It's been a great day. We stayed at the Springhill Suites at Louisiana Downs for the past 2 nights. Such nice rooms & free breakfast to boot. But the shower, omigosh, I thought I'd never get out. I asked Jeff if I stunk. He said no, that I smelled like baby wipes. Very charming, I thought! After breakfast we watched the jockeys & horses work out on the track behind the hotel.

I got home this morning & tried to clean as best I could (this is like using baby wipes instead of taking a shower.) I swept, put away dry dishes & washed the dirty ones. Have I mentioned that the house has no dishwasher? I didn't know houses came w/o dishwashers & garbage disposals anymore. Hope a dishwasher is in the budget. The new 1/2 bath is usable now. I bought a picture for it and am going to use it to determine the paint color for the bath and the family room, or Jeff's room as we call it. The living room is in the front of the house and is my room. Of course we can sit in each others room, don't get me wrong.....but sometimes, you just need to get away by yourself. Jeff asked me if he could decorate his "room" any way he wanted. I said yes, as long as it is approved by the general contractor :)

Tony started laying tile in the master bath today. The room is walled in so I can tell where everything will be. It's gonna be a terrific bathroom, even better than I imagined.

I went outside this afternoon to sit in the sun. I had to wear a jacket at first, but then it got warmer & I took it off. Our burn pile was flaming. We have garbage pick up once a week, but us country people also have a burn pile. I read the USA today & just felt so cozy.

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