October 7, 2008
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Tuesday, No News Day
Don is here painting the hallways. We have the bedroom hallway (20 something feet) and a 6 foot hallway that leads from our foyer into our kitchen which is named “Sampson’s hallway” because it’s where his food and water sit.
Mrs. Carper, I hate to say it, but I over bought the creamy beige paint for the guest room, and now the hallways, that I had hoped to paint gray, will be beige, too. I must admit, I’m disappointed there will be so much cream in the house. At least the walls will look clean. The bedroom hallway holds all of our family photos. Sampson’s hallway holds wall thingies that I have had for years – which is why most of them are country blue and mauve – from the 1980′s. Remember those days??? I still like the color combination and wish it was still popular. I took pictures of Sampson’s hallway and actually took out the nails and spackled the holes. I am seriously considering NOT putting my country blue and mauve collection back up there.
WHEN my new camera cord arrives, I’ll show you what the collectible hallway looked like before I decided to change. I have NO IDEA what I will do in that little hallway to replace my collection. I also took pictures of the pictures in the bedroom hallway (leaving the nails in place) to remind me of how they were all hanging before being removed. I’d never get them back in the correct spots without a photo to refer to.
I HAVE to get Jesse’s checks ready for deposit today, so I can pay bills. And they are HUGE this month. A little scary. Yesterday I balanced the checkbook and gasped at what HAS TO BE paid compared to my balance. (Clear! electric shock paddles . . . okay, heart’s beating again!) Yes, it appears that bad this month!
Home school is awaiting me. At least this is what I term an “easy day” with social studies, history and geography. Teaching different grade levels of math, penmanship, reading, and language arts is more difficult and takes longer.
The pork roast dinner was a hit last night. Jesse and I marveled at how much I had prepared and the fact one slice of a boneless pork roast (3.75lbs) was all that was left. I thought for sure I’d peeled too many potatoes and we’d be eating mashed potato leftovers for the rest of the week. Nope! Not even a teaspoon was left. The sweet and sour red cabbage and sauerkraut wasn’t enough. No one go seconds – boooooo!
No idea what to fix for dinner tonight, but I KNOW I’ll have to pick something soon so it will be thawed in time to cook for dinner.
We got next to NO rain from this last “storm” system. It was east and west of us, but hardly anything here in central Oklahoma. Lots of ominous clouds and a sprinkling of rain, but nothing measurable. We have another chance next Sunday into Monday for rain. I’ve even took pictures of the big black clouds, which you’ll see AFTER I get my camera cord!
So, today’s list:
* Enter Jesse’s checks and make out deposit slip
* Finish laundry – Annamarie’s and Luci’s
* Come up with an idea for dinner
* Teach school
* Clean Jesse’s and my sinks in our bathroomDoesn’t sound like too bad of a day, does it?!!!
Be blessed ~
Comments (4)
I’ve had a few of those gasps, too when looking at the bills and what is in the bank. The good thing is that God is always faithful. Blessings!
I’d love to have all our walls painted, but the stairwell & the front entry wall & one wall in the family room. They’ve been “sponged” or something & look really neat. However, I need a color to match them & I’m not too fond of a beige (they’re brownish & beige-ish sponged). The current walls are kind of an off white/ grayish… something. I had a color picked out, but I’m not sure I like it. It’s called Painted Desert & yes, it’s beige. Sigh…. Taking pics of how you want things back up is a wonderful idea!
I’m trying to catch up on my xanga reading this morning, Cherylyn; it’s been too long!
Mmm, your pork roast sounds wonderful. I’m going to have to make one soon! My family loves that. We’ve been oh-so-busy painting, too, but ours is outside, in between rainy days. (Hope you get some rain soon!) We are painting every spare hour, seemingly, but still far from done. Life seems so full and busy (with good things) this season, I can’t even imagine what it would be like if we were involved in all the extra-curriculars that most american families. I can relate to your paint color troubles – we even ended up buying our paint twice to get the color that looks right. Ouch! Maybe I’ll stick the extra in a garage sale? Crazy~
I’m praying for you this morning, my friend… hope that the banking troubles get worked out painlessly!
It’s finally raining here, hallelujah! Now I’ve got to run off to co-op with the children and meet up with the in-laws for one more day. After yesterday, I require a major infusion of caffeine.
Love you!
Lori