What a Week!

I have been so busy. Any spare time has been spent with either Sophie or working on staining/waterproofing the deck (a task I never expected to take this long!)

First let's start with Sophie. She seems to be enjoying our house. She spends her days playing with Kahlua, emptying the toy boxes, and chasing the neighbor's dog though the fence. She does occasionally nap, but she is more of a go go goer until bed time. Last night I had to force her and Kahlua to stop playing so she would settle down for bed! I will make the decision this week as to whether or not she will be a permanent part of our household!!

Now, the deck. I guess I either A: underestimated the time it took to stain, or B: underestimated the size of my deck!! I think it's a little of both, plus when you add in hand cramps and sunburn it adds time on to your project. I have been working on all the pickets and railings on the inside of the deck, and Dad has been handling all of the ladder work pieces (he's so nice!!!) After about 1 week we have finished almost all of the pickets on the inside and ladder side, and I'm going to attempt to tackle the flat surfaces of the deck, landing and stairs tomorrow! I am ready for this one to be done. Thursday I decided to put on Suntan lotion, where I could reach... This became the major point seeing as I couldn't reach my whole back and now I have sunburn marks in the form of fingertips from where I was unable to reach with the sunscreen. I didn't think I couldn't reach that much but just ask my back, enough was missed for it to A: look weird and B: hurt! Lesson learned!

I have really enjoyed having a project though to focus on. It keeps me from doing stupid stuff, and actually accomplishing something. I think the next project is going to be A: painting Joe's TV room, and B: redoing the raised planter I have outback that is slowly crumbling away...

Well, let's see what else fun has happened this week??? OH YEAH!! My (kitten) friend at work, Thumbelina, got adopted within hours of going on the adoption floor. She is preciousness bottled into a kitten. Seriously. She is polydactyl which means she has thumbs, and the extra finger or two!! It's not a deformity, it's just a rare occurence in nature. It's what Hemmingway's cats had. In fact they are often referred to as "Hemmingway cats." She is the sweetest thing ever. She had the most curious face. She was always interested in what you were doing, or saying. when it came time for loving you could always count on her. I'm happy she found a home and so quick!! YAY Thumbelina!!

Joe got Beatles Rock Band today. We have been playing it most of the evening, but I had to take a break. I'm not the best at it and I appreciate Joe's patience for letting me play with him. I get frustrated when I suck it up, and then I lose my beat and it's all downhill from there.... Joe on the other hand is AMAZING!!! He is soo good on drums. I think the first two songs he played on EXPERT he got 5 GOLD stars!! He's a Rock Star in my eyes!!!

Well I'm off to finish up some laundry and relax so that I am well rested to finish the deck tomorrow!! I got a new tool that is AMAZING and will make the last parts I have left fly by!!

Happy Day!!

Lisa

PS Pictures to come on my next post... Mom has been the photographer for most of the project so mine are all at the very early stages of the deck project!!