so much paint!

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Too much going on!

That being said, I would like to say most of it was all good. It was productive and tiring and for the most part, rather satisfying.

Riley is now with her mama, which is awesome. Sarah came and picked her up on Saturday and it sounds as though everyone is doing great! It really is a wonderful match. As much as I will miss her, I know I get to see her grow up. Plus, I told Sarah that if she goes out of town, she can always have Riley bunk with us. Yay!

I managed to paint three of the hallway doors. I did the easy ones. LOL! They were the ones that could be yellow all over. I couldn’t do the other ones yet since two doors are being redone since they are too high, and the others I didn’t want to mess up the color schemes. Hopefully I can get to those this week.

Ken finished the tile in our bathroom and is working on the grout. That part seems to be going easier. He had to stop on some since there was still tile that needed to dry. It should be done Tuesday and Ken will also install the toilet which means bye bye port a potty! YAY!

The gas was turned back on and everything is good there again. We also have a new water heater, which is awesome. Since the boys don’t have homework tonight, I think I will spend time at Steve after work and do some more painting of trim. I have one more coat of copper on one set I was working on yesterday. I need to paint the rest, too. I just don’t have room. LOL!

We have to have the floors all cleared off by the 22^nd, which is when they come to sand the floors. I think that this week perhaps I can clear some room for painting on the table in the family room. We will see.

The Brenans come on Wednesday to attend Grandfriend’s Day at the school. I had considered taking the day off but it doesn’t look like this is possible. I have a flu shot scheduled at work on Wednesday so I don’t think I can make it. We will see. I was hoping to also get some blood work done in the morning, so who knows.

Mr. Dax has either pulled a muscle in his upper thigh or is dealing with some growing pains. I could see either one. He has been playing soccer non-stop. So he and I are now working on stretching together. I may even try to do some yoga with him or something. It would be good for both of us. Also, Alyssa challenged me to the 30 day squat challenge again, so he will do a handful of my squats with me each day to help strengthen him. I did ice his leg last night, and I put some icy hot on his leg, too. On Saturday night we woke up at like 3 am screaming because he had a muscle spasm. It was awful. I understand those pains all too well. We also picked him up some bananas for some extra potassium.

We went by a puppy adoption that was at the Petco in Redondo. I had seen this one pup online and thought she was adorable. She really would have been great, but once again, we were disenchanted with rescue groups. This was a pup they had only had for 2 weeks. She wasn’t spayed yet, nor had she received any vaccinations. Yet they wanted $300 for this dog. No joke. I told them that we would handle all of the doctor stuff, but they were clearly not interested in negotiation. Plus, I had the money discussion with them and only after they were clearly not budging did they mention someone had already filled out an app for her. They also mentioned a home visit, which I refuse to allow. So it means when I am ready I will either luck out at a shelter or go the Luna route.

My folks are going to China tomorrow! Crazy! I have them on strict orders to take pictures, but they are not as crazy about the pics as I am. Really, is anyone?