Here we go again…

August 11, 2009 | 1 Comment 

Tomorrow morning the mold rememdiation crew will invade our home. Our bathroom walls will be cut about 3 or 4 feet up and once they can see inside the walls, we’ll know the extent of the damage. (Please, Lord, let it be minimal).

One might think that because it’s just the bathroom, it wouldn’t affect our lives so much. Think again. Since it’s the shower that Collin uses, we had to remove the door and shower doors on our other bathroom so he can use that one while the moldy one is out of commssion. (If you’re new here, Collin is in a wheelchair, so special accommodations need to be made. It’s not just that he’s picky about his shower, but wouldn’t that be a hoot?). So, that means that we need to change our morning routine, which we have down to a fine art.

Also, because there’s a chance that Elyana’s walls are also affected, we had to clear out her entire closet. I don’t know about you, but other than clothes, closets are where I put stuff that I don’t really want to deal with. Translation: we have a lot of crap in that one closet. So, now, all of her clothes and all of our crap is in our dining room.

This brings back a lot of memories of when I was a kid and we remodeled our kitchen. My bedroom became the place where all of our kitchen stuff was stored, we did dishes in the bathtub and everything was all askew for what seemed like forever. I don’t even remember where I slept, I just remember that my daybed was storage for our pots, pans, crock pots, dishes and tupperware (it was a mighty big day bed). And I remember eating a lot of peanut butter and jelly. I digress.

Isn’t it crazy how a project can completely uproot your entire household? So, bear with my moodiness as nothing is in it’s place. Maybe you could pray for Collin, too. He’s a saint for putting up with me. All the time, not just during mold season.

We’ll keep you posted…

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Happy Friday!

August 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment 

And, oh, what a happy day it is, because I got to stay home with Elyana today!  Our friday sitter’s daughter is sick with some icky, contagious virus, so that means vacation day for Mommy!

I’m so excited because there is a truck-load of things for me to do today.  Next week will begin the work on our bathroom to remove the mold, which means cutting out as much of the wall as is needed and men in big, scary, white suits to professionally remove all the mold.  We’re praying that it will only be the bathroom wall that needs to be cut out, but since that wall is also attached to Elyana’s room, there is the possibility that her wall will be affected and need to go as well.

So, today, I’ll be cleaning out her closet, trying to clean up the house and then, wait for it….wait for it….

WE’RE GOING SHOPPING!!!

Hooray, Mommy and daughter shopping together!  It is as the world is meant to be, I think.  And since I got a bunch of gift cards for my birthday, I can teach her how to shop frugally and within a very tight budget!  It’s never too early to start on life’s lessons, right?

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