First week kids back to school

It's been kind of a long emotional week, the kids had their first week of school and they are very please with their teacher. Their comment on Friday was, "She actually likes us!" which is a lot compared to last year's teacher. All my kids even hugged her Friday, so I'd say they are on the right track.

As far as me, this living without the hubby stuff has its low points, especially when you have no one to share the little things. For example, I picked out paint colors, wall paper and border and I think I have a plan to finally conquer the kitchen. I have had no vision for this room for the last 2 years, it seems its the only house in the room that never even got looked at, much less redecorated when we moved in 2 years ago. Trust me, this is a big deal, there has been no paint on the cupboard doors, the doors have been striped but not repainted, the ceiling, stucko, but no paint, it's really a rather pathetic room. I have always like the fat Italin Chef thing, and I got curtains in there I love and a few cute pieces, now I have the rest, now I just gotta do it. And the bitter sweet part is that we finally have the money to do these little projects, just not together. He doesn't even know what I picked out or what colors are going in there, it'll all be a shock come his next visit. When we talk on the phone, I can tell him I'm painting, but it's not the same as sharing that transition experience together.

Well either way, I may have to post some before and after pictures here as this project may take me most of the winter, every piece of wall and ceiling need to be painted, including new lights.

I got into this painting mood all over a bench I bought at a local flea market I frequent almost every Friday. Well today I finished painting my entry way, which has taken me almost 6 months. Then I painted this bench and a shelf I bought to go into there, now I have to finish the wall paper and it will look AWESOME, I love how the bench turned out. Will have to take a picture and post it.

Then I wrote my Society Meeting notes for church tomorrow, so I can excuse myself from all the ministries I'm serving in so I can get this house ready for a renter or for a market to sell so I can be with my hubby, I'd hope to say within a year, depending on what the Lord has planned. Lord knows I'm not going to last much longer, we've been doing this long distance thing since December 7, 2007.

So tomorrow is church and maybe some more painting, I'm on a roll. Ha Ha