Over the Hills and Far Away...

It does always seem like the destination is so far away.  And I know it is really supposed to be more about the journey anyway.  But... but...  So here is my (2 week) recap... yea, I'm a bit off this month!

Old Business:

• No movement on church files
• No pages updated on website
• Not only scheduled my test for last Friday, I passed it!  Shew, that was a big one!
• Got 2009 done for Financials.  That's it until I start going through old boxes in the basement
• September pictures done, and uploaded to Flickr
• Had 3 massage appointments last week, 3 this week - that feels good!
• Got mowing done.  Might be the last time
• Still need to transplant flowers - getting down to being too cold soon!
• Still need to make more soap
• Trim from floor project in place - DONE!
• Have another person looking at house today
• We are done moving everything around.  Purging, cleaning, touch ups, etc all DONE!
• Doors are installed.  Wow, that was painful, literally.  I may have chicken-boned a bone in my right hand.  It's getting better.  Back door needs some trim work, but will hold off until I repaint.  Front door needs 1 more coat on the trim, but will wait until after viewers are gone.  Then I need to paint the doors themselves.
• Still working on secret sister project
• Parts ordered and installed for lawnmower
• Trash burned
• Mudroom still needs done
• Vent still needs installed
• Realtor did come & take new pictures

New Business

• Fingerprinting - Monday
• Living room closet door needs a door sweep installed to help with drafts.  At the top of the door!
• Refinish dining room table
• Start reconstruction on mudroom walls (there are parts missing from when they installed the tankless water heater)
• Put new knob on back door
• Paint doors
• Make lotion
• Make fabric softener
• Get car to shop
• I'm getting a massage on Tuesday (I SO CANNOT WAIT!!!!)

Flickr September 2015 Upload

As always, the full stream is here... And here are my faves!  It was a fun month!

 Several cross country meets....  He had a great season, he was the 5th man on the team, so his points counted...

 Went up north for Labor Day with friends... It was a great time and we got hobo dinners again!

 And going to Lake Michigan!  Thanks T for taking the picture of us!

Starting the Living Room refinishing project... It is mostly done.  Now just some trim work.  You don't often get to see pictures of me!

 Practicing for the Chicagoland Flyover.  That's me (again!) in the back...

 Nappanee Applefest Parade Flyover...  It was rainy and cloudy but still a good run!

 Chicagoland Flyover - So very cool!

 Homecoming weekend - Really, really neat to see him interact with friends!  And play his horn.

 Another meet... passing the time with one of the team members.  Great bunch of boys, and a great coach too!

eLearning Pasta Bar lunch.  Yup, its what we do!

Take a Chance on Me

Yup, I think it is fall.  We've had our first fog delay this AM!

Old Business:

• Still (not) working on church files
• Got another page done on the website
• I got my ATT (authorize to test) for my certification.  However, not doing so good on the practice tests now.  Lots of material we didn't cover so, it's also knuckle-down time. So no progression on Heart and Soul
• Still (not) working on financials
• August pictures are done.  And on Flickr
• No massage appointments last week or this week so far
• Need to mow
• Need to move/transplant more flowers
• Still need to make more soap
• Living room carpet and floor is done!  And beautiful!
• House is back on the market, and 1 person has looked at it
• Took the sign back, got more poly
• Moved the boys into their own bedrooms upstairs, moved my bedroom to the downstairs.  Couldn't have done it without the boys.  We are in the final processes of putting stuff back together.  Patching holes, touch-up paint, pictures rehung, purging.  Many, many things thrown away and taken to goodwill
• New doors for the front and back have been purchased, should be going in this weekend, if the weather holds
• Did not go to the Warbirds fly-in.  Weather did not permit.  So I worked on the floor.  Got to see the homecoming event.  Loved it!

New Business:

•  Go through my old closet, pack away unnecessary stuff
• Art project for my secret sister at church.  Making a canvas of their last name, and then putting in kids/grandkids using those letters.  Like a crossword
• Need to order parts for the lawnmower
• Need to burn trash
• Get doors installed
• Paint mudroom & repair wall/ceiling
• Install vent
• Have realtor come take new pictures
• Get test scheduled, taken and passed

August 2015 Flickr Upload

As usual, you can see the entire upload here....
and here are a few of my favorites....

 Car show at Gilmore Farms, it is always so much fun.  I loved this little Isetta.  It's the original Smart Car!

 We put the Willys in the MVPA display along with a few of our friend's heavier equipment.  It looks so tiny!

 Having fun over at grampa's.  Nothing like some time in the pool to cool off after a hard day's work trying to demolish the shed!

 Driving the big truck around....

Future Circus Strong Man Star!

 Flying with this man never gets old!  Hooligans doing a flyover for the race in Norwalk, OH.

 So proud of him being in Pep Band... First football game of the season.

 Growing more yummy things in our garden....

And so proud of him being in Cross Country.  This was after the first meet in Manchester.