2. Tomorrow is my mom's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM!! You are a wonderful and holy woman. Thank you for your example of a beautiful life!
3. I harvested my first tomato from the garden today. I think maybe that I am not watering the plants enough, but it was pretty good anyway. I am going to wait until it is a little redder next time:
4. Saga of the Leaky Pipe Update: We first found the leak on June 29. This week was demolition week. A demolition team came out and spent two days riping out knotty pine paneling and the drop ceiling. The basement looked worse than ever with piles of rubble on the middle of it. I did not take a picture of it since it was painful. Today they surprised us and sent out a carpenter to do the framing for the drywall including that for our spare room (egress window to be put in at a future date). I think I am going to call it "the sewing room" in hopes that I actually sew something. And now I am going to treat you with some pictures.
The "Sewing Room" framing. One day this might have two bunk beds and teenage girls in it... |
The laundry room through the "sewing room" wall. |
The family room, stairs, and door for M's study. |
I found this palette on Pinterest. |
6. M's summer night class that he has been teaching is over. I have learned a lot about my vocation having to put all three kids to bed two nights a week. I am not sure I want to go into detail right now, but I think I am closer to the kids because of it and have more confidence in my ability to care for the children at bedtime alone...
7. I feel like I need to make a big deal about our first day of home school preschool for G. I am feeling a little left out with all these "first day of school" photos on Facebook. But you see in Minnesota, I have heard it is not acceptable to start school before the end of the State Fair which ends on Labor Day. I think this is reasonable, since in Minnesota Winter is so long and Spring comes so late. It is good to give the kids a few more weeks to run around outside before they are cooped up for 6+ hours a day (another great reason to home school). If you are my Facebook friend, we are still having summer here, so look for the first day of school photos after Labor Day.
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From a practical view, cream colored flooring might not be the best unless it has flecks of other colors in it. Even the grey might be best with flecks of other color..that has been my experience. Yellow walls should brighten the place, so that even a dark grey flooring will be fine. The contrast might be a good thing.
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