been a long time....

It feels like so much has happened since last I blogged.   We decided to tempt fate and get busy around the house renovating again.... painting, sanding, fixing and trying to make at least some of the outside decent.  I say tempt fate as every single time in the past just over 10 years when we have made a huge effort to do some work on the house someone has died or we have become carers.  This time was nothing different.  Not that long ago we had my mother in law visiting, sitting in the chair outside talking about what we were doing, now we are about to become carers again.  The project will be put on hold like all the others.   This lovely women had a stroke a couple of weeks ago, mild in the scheme of things (she is still with us).  Down her right side and when they say mild is it still amazing what functions cannot be preformed. Basic functions like feeding yourself, getting dressed and walking are all being relearnt. I am so pleased that I have some skills to help and I do massage on that side every time I visit. I just wish that it never happened.

Whilst this lovely lady is in hospital and rehab, I have been between moments trying to work on the projects.  I have been sanding, bit by bit. I break the house up into sections otherwise sanding, undercoating, cleaning, fixing and painting the whole house is just too mammoth a job to even contemplate, even with lots of help from my other half.

So I have moved from the front bit all sanded, to the side underneath the kitchen window.  I am about to get up the ladder and work on the higher bits, then mow. Today is very productive.  My hurricane is busy watching "thunderbirds are go" his new favourite and his sister is at a movie with her best friend.  She finally has found the most gorgeous little girl and they have clicked. Its very exciting watching this happen. They have their own language, the stand close as they can to each other, there goes all my space invader training she says smiling, they enjoy similar things and they are oblivious to the world when they are together.  Her first play date today going off without is to GOLD CLASS to see Despicable Me and then lunch.  She hardly slept last night she is so excited.  My Petal is having a lovely time having a beautiful best friend.  I must say I too am thrilled to bits.

Ok back to sanding!  I will try not to leave it too long.