I’ve been M.I.A.
Source: Greg Westfall
I’ve been gone for so long, and then it got to be so long, I thought I had to have a really good post when I finally did write something again. Well that just led to more procrastination so here I am!
I’ve been feeling a bit like the kitty in the above picture lately, my batteries need recharging in the worst possible way! The reno’s on the house might be starting next week. I know, might? Well the contractor had told us, he only works on one project at a time. It made perfect sense, which is why we’ve been waiting for the work to start. Well now the reno he is working on at another house is at a standstill. His materials are going to take a week or two to come in. So, that means he can start at our place. But (big but), he will have to go back to the other project when the materials arrive. He said he would not leave anything unusable.
The first thing being worked on is the main floor bathroom, and then he would like to start on the upstairs bathroom and work his way down. I told the The Hubs that if he could just focus on completing the main floor bathroom in that time, before moving to another area and leaving it unfinished for a week or more, I think that would be okay. I of course have no idea how much time it takes to do any of this work!
The bathrooms are getting new paint, ceramic tile flooring (just have the stick on laminate stuff now, and its coming off!) vanities, sinks, faucets, toilets and light fixtures. The main floor bathroom is also getting an exhaust fan…since there is a switch for it, and right now the hole where it should be is empty, and covered in duct tape! It’s quite small in there so it might not be a *huge* job, but then that’s if everything goes as planned of course.
Last weekend I threw a double birthday party for my sister and my nephew. My family was over for my nephew’s birthday, but my sister had no idea we had planned to celebrate her’s as well! We all played Wipeout on the Wii…silliest game ever but I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time!
This weekend is my grandparent’s 60 anniversary party. I’ve been a bit (okay a lot) stressed over it, because it was planned a long time ago, but then basically nothing happened. All of a sudden, we all found out it was still on. Of course that has meant last minute scrambling. I think I still want to add more to their gift, but then its the problem of, “what do people in their mid 80’s really need?!” They also say they’re trying to get rid of ‘stuff’ so I hate giving them trinkets they just don’t have room for. So far its consumable things, like a set of jams and a spreader from a little farm marketplace I love, and a glass jar of good mixed nuts for my grandfather. I’m thinking of embroidering a tea towel, and maybe making some pumpkin bread or scones. Maybe a gift card to a food shop I know they visit. Think I’ll be hitting up the stores for a basket and cello wrap tonight!
Tomorrow I wake bright and early for my food contribution. I’m making the coleslaw and the tomato salad for 30 people. I don’t eat either, which means I’ve never made either! I love tomatoes but I just can’t stand cucumbers, which is half the salad. I love pickles but they don’t have that cucumbery taste! Never been a coleslaw fan either, I’m using a recipe from Barefoot Contessa (my fave food network personality), and just omitting the blue cheese. Not really looking forward to having my kitchen smell like cabbage at 8am tomorrow, but my reward will be a Tim hortons cheese bagel so I’ll make do!
