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We have been so busy!

I just haven't been able to write anything.... I've actually had lots to write about, but no time to do so. We are attempting to do everything at once and we all know that doesn't really work. It's really hard to prioritize. Since it is now May and planting season starts soon, we are trying to give a big push on finishing up our yard projects, so we can finally ENJOY our yard for once.

Things to be done:

• Finish small retaining wall that goes around the garden and the pond.
• Finish our flagstone pathway.
• Build the pond.
• Clear/sort/clean out the garage.
• Plant.

All these things each include many steps and most likely many setbacks and things never go as you planned.

When it comes to house projects, here they are:

• Make our newly acquired basement a bit more livable(tenants just moved out and we've taken over :D ).
• Rip out the upstairs hardwood floors and sub floor,
• Then insulate, put new sub floors and new hardwood.
• Re-do ceilings in living room and three bedrooms.
• Finish bathroom counter top.
• Build concrete counter top to mach the kitchen's counter tops for our new bar cabinets.

There are many smaller projects intertwined in there...

Then we will have lots and lots of cleaning to do after all the work and dust and so on.

And THEN, maybe we'll be able to enjoy our summer.

All of this will be in addition to trying to keep up with our spiritual obligations.

I dunno how we are going to do it. We have to figure out how to prioritize. The house is now in more chaos than ever (Although I should mention that the basement is coming along nicely). We've been spending a lot of time outside now the weather is finally starting to warm up. This makes for a lot of going in and out of the house for food and clothing, while wearing dirty shoes. We are really bad at not cleaning up after ourselves after eating or anything else, as we are just anxious to get back out there and keep working.

Hubby HAS completed the rabbit pen. It is soo great!! He has put so much work into it, but we think it was worth it. We love it and so does D. He is now able to walk right in and play with the rabbit. I'll have to tell you our rabbit's story one day. Quite amazing, he is such a nice rabbit. He keeps running in circles around D's feet. So cute!

We were able to go to the zoo last week, myself and the kids that is. It was Friday, so T was working. I had registered D at a Homeschooling Toddler Bird Show. I'll tell you more about it soon. It was so nice for him. He really enjoyed it.

Today I really really need to catch up on all our laundry and clean up the house. It is a disaster. As soon as T comes home from work, I will take the baby and go run some errands and pick up some groceries.

Have a great day too!!

P.S.: I just put both boys to sleep and now the youngest is crying.... And I thought I might have time to myself to clean !!!!!! Yeah right. ;)

Oh and did I mention all 4 of us are coming down with a cold?!