If you're gone...

...maybe it's time to come home... ah, but where is home.  I've lived so many places in my life, I'm not sure I know where that is.  I usually just tell myself it is where I am right now.  So I guess right now I have 2 homes.  And I guess that is OK.  I don't know why that song has been so big in my mind right now.  It is a chilly still summer morning, but we are definitely leaning toward fall.  And I suppose that makes me a bit introspective, and maybe melancholy too.  One more year coming to a close, closer to my goal, supposedly, but what is my goal?  I struggle with answering that.

Old Business:

• Still tabled becoming wise
• Weeding is done, now just maintenance.  Clippings are good in the bed, and now preparing for the winter decomposition, so that means building it up as much as possible.  Which, really, we have been trying to do all summer
• Garage, yup, still needs some tidying, but have become more regular at it, so it is more manageable
• Made some peppermint soap!  Now need to make more face, honey & oat, and pumpkin pie.
• Lost a couple more shrubs.  Think it is from drainage issues in the yard, and their feet are staying too wet
• Lost a dogwood, was able to replace it.  It is slightly bigger, hopefully this will help.  The one that I replaced this spring is doing OK, but I worry about it.  Having a hard time getting them to live past year 2
• Just when I gave up on the garden, whilst weeding, I found a tomato plant that must have survived being washed out as a seedling. We have enjoyed some very yummy tomatoes from it
• Have a test section of gutter apron done.  When I went do to it, realized this is what they tried to do to fix it.  So we did some modifications.  I need a good downpour. Probably not gonna happen until it is too cold to do the rest! LOL
• Shed trim is done! Yea!
• Tools still need rehung, but hardware is here for it
• Ramp, Back Stoop,  and Fence still need staining
• Roof is still problematic
• Two more layouts done, trying to get more consistent/habitual
• Less flying for me, now that school and cross country have started
• Lots of laughter during conversations.  Plus love hearing 016 becoming so much more like an adult with his thinking.  He is such an old soul
• Been to a couple cross country meets.  Always fun to watch all the boys & girls give so much of themselves.
• Fahrenheit 451 completed, but loving the notes in the back
• Have read more magazines
• Soap orders have increased
• Scrap orders have increased
• Massage appointments seem to have leveled off.  Been working on some promotions to attract new clients
• Church has been busy with district conference (making pie), a wedding, and summer speaking schedules

New Business:

• Make soap to replenish stock
• Make pies for progressive dinner next Friday
• Make promotions happen!
• Continue to scrap
• Continue to keep desk better
• Live in the moment more
• Get a new bed for 013 on his birthday
• Paint 013 bedroom for birthday
• Get kitchen ceiling scraped (another spot found and done, another spot needs done) so I can mud then paint
• Work on flowerbeds over at dad/s