Cheryl Schatz

TL,
Yes it has been very quiet here. I have been so overwhelmed, it has been almost impossible to carve out time even to read the comments. I can see from the questions (from Craig’s question that I have been meaning to answer) and from Waneta’s question, that I will need to spend some quality time in answering them. If God grants me that time, I will try for this week during my evening “down” time.

Here is what has been keeping me hopping busy:

My front yard is now completely destroyed with the renovations. I am the resident ditch digger, wood stainer and go-for girl along with keeping all the other important home things together. I am working outside as much as 10 hrs a day so that we can keep the costs down. Everything has been coming at us at once in the last week. This coming week my front yard is supposed to be replaced with a semi-normal look and then a tent is to be set up for the workers to begin work on the front. Meanwhile the new roof has not been shingled and the rain is coming in which makes it very hard to keep up with the staining of the wood. But the new roof can’t be installed until I have the wood stained. The outside work should be done in about 4 – 6 weeks so I am really hoping that if my life doesn’t get back to normal before then, at least after the crew all leaves, I can schedule a blogging time for myself so that I can get out all that is inside my head and heart.

In the meantime this is what I can look forward to more of tomorrow morning, come rain or shine:

There goes my concrete front steps and any semblance of order. At least for a few weeks.

If you remember me, pray for my sanity 😉