Did you ever have one of those days that every minute was spoken for? I don't mind them...I feel very productive! I got more done today before 2:00 then Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday combined. A few errands, loads of laundry, a "meeting" with girlfriends, food shopping, pick lulu up at school, stop home for lunch, feed the pup, sew a few seams, run on the treadmill, ship some bags, shower, start dinner, and out the door for parent/teacher conferences. I did manage to stop into Old Navy just to pick up a tank for pj's I am making for a birthday gift. Came out with a bag of stuff for C and E...I always get sucked into the "2 for deals" there! I am not normally a fan of Old Navy, but the had some cute stuff I can "work with" for the girls.
My neighbor's house it still TOTALLY decorated for Christmas! Icicle lights, ribbons ties on trees, and a dead wreath on the door! My husband and I are betting when the decor will come down...I say not before April 15th...he says way beyond. One year they were up all summer long! Oh, well.
Caroline, our oldest daughter has been invited to a slumber party. She just turned eight...is it too young? She has been invited to others but, we were able to dodge them, for one reason or another. This one is hard to avoid. The birthday girl has been in her class for a few years, I know her parents fairly well, and she really wants to go! To make matters worse...I will be away on a girls weekend. What if she gets homesick and wants to home in the middle of the night and my husband has to wake the other girls up to go get her? Am I over reacting? Is it time to cut the cord? Help!
What a weekend! Friday I had a custom handbag party...fun, fun, fun and late,late,late! I got into bed at 3:00 AM and had to be up at 6:00 AM to drive two hours to the "shore" ...Sea Isle City, New Jersey. I am NOT a late night girl...I NEED a full night sleep to function. To my surprise I was quite pleasant all day Saturday. My husband and I have flipped a few beach houses and our latest purchase we have decided to keep for ourselves. It is a 102 year old Victorian beach cottage. Sounds nice, doesn't it? We are the fourth owners, the couple that we bought it from was there for 25 years. We did a ton of work last spring...cleaning it out was the biggest job. They left EVERYTHING...all the furniture, dishes, towels, and even their tooth brushes. We took out 45 bags of trash. Not to mention the furniture, etc...We painted the every room, the kitchen cabinets, basically anything that wasn't moving got a fresh coat of paint. We rent the house for the summer and hope to someday build our dream house on the lot. The house cannot be saved. In the fall, we ripped up all the carpets to expose the original wide plank pine floors. We found 2 layers of carpet, padding, tacks, staple, and glue! So we sanded a few weeks back and this weekend we decided to paint the floors. Saturday morning we primed the floors. Saturday afternoon we put on the first coat of paint. Sunday morning we put the second coat of paint! I think it looks great. So fresh, clean, and cool! I did not take before pictures of the house but, will be sure to post some pictures of the "shack" as we call it when it is all ready for summer! PS...I can't wait for the summer!
