Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2003. We were celebrating Mattie's first birthday and the theme was ELMO! Mattie absolutely LOVED Elmo. In fact, Mattie would multi-task during Sesame Street. But when Elmo came on the screen, Elmo's voice would stop Mattie in his tracks! Mattie would be glued to the TV in the presence of that furry red character. If you look closely in the photo, you will see Mattie was in tot wheels and checking things out!
Quote of the day: When you go through something, you learn to appreciate little things – the birds, trees, flowers. ~ Grizz Chapman
This morning, I got up at 5:30am, in order to get myself ready, my chores done, my dad washed, dressed, downstairs for breakfast and then to his memory care program, so that I could then drive to the hospital for a blood test. Truthfully by the time I got to the hospital, I felt like I had a FULL day! The hospital is about thirty minutes away, so basically I drove an hour round trip. When I got back home, I juggled laundry, grocery shopping, and emails.
Over the last week, I have been working with Nate, a professional power washer. For the most part I try to do everything at home on my own, if I can. But after talking to my landscaper, I realized I needed HELP. There was no way I could professionally clean our stone patio, clean our deck, stain it, and seal it on my own. I sent these before and after photos to Nate today, because I just can't get over how he transformed our space.
When we bought this house, I fell in love with the on-line photos first, before ever seeing the actual house. I found the porch and backyard had southern charm, and was like a private oasis. However, in order to keep the beauty of this area up, it requires a lot of attention. It is a daily task that I take on. But no matter how hard I work, I could never accomplish what Nate did in a week!
- Dealing with Ricki Raccoon. Trapping him, removing and dumping large items that were destroyed in the shed, disinfecting the space, and then beginning a more intensive clean out.
- Raccoon proofing the roof.
- Patio and stone cleaning.
- Flushing the sump pump.
- Managing the septic tank pump out.
- Computer/technology tune ups.
- Health insurance paperwork.
- Taxes.
- Fighting my health insurer for medication and a MRI.
- Literally the list just keeps growing.............. and today, I actually used a coinstar machine for the first time ever! I had a large collection of change and when I don't know how to do something, I first get nervous about doing it, but then charge forward. I asked the fellow at the Giant store today how the machine worked. He told me to follow all the instructions on the screen, and that I would find it easy! He was correct.
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