Progress

Dear blog readers,

I’ve been thinking about you. Really, I have. I’ve switched over to a new waking/sleeping routine and while it’ll be good in the long run, it has been hard to get used to. I’ve been tired lately at odd times, so when I figure this whole new schedule thing out, I guarantee I’ll get back to normal blogging. But then again, what’s normal?

Mom asked me how the kitchen was coming yesterday, so here’s where we’re at:

Totally functional, obviously ugly. Really all that Matthew needs to finish is the back splash, the floor, shelves in that open spot next to the window and the edge of the counter on the right there where the 2×4 is. Once that’s all done, I’ll get to do the pretty stuff like painting- not that I’m pretty when I’m painting. I’m not. I’m sure if someone had a camera on me, they would catch me making all sorts of horrible faces. The burden of perfectionism.

I planted two of these over the weekend, my only foray into gardening this year other than tomatoes:

I have a really hard time spending money on annuals since they just plumb die on me after a few months, so these are all perennials. I plan to transplant them after their time is done in the boxes. They add a little something to the porch. At least we don’t look like complete slobs.

And lastly, I was greeted by a bunch of pictures like this, take by our friend Mark while he and Matthew were working on the kitchen last week. Look at those muscles!

Matthew’s mom, dad, sister and niece are coming this weekend for a few days, so blogging may be limited since every room in our house may need to turn into a bedroom! Until next time, ciao!