Things are a little slow here at the office so I thought it would be a perfect time to let everyone know what has happened the last couple of weeks.

I had a very busy Memorial Day weekend. It was all good but it was busy. I got to take care of my sweet grandbaby on Saturday night. We had so much fun. We got to play and snuggle which always makes for a great time.

Missy, Terry, Tom and Patti came over on Sunday along with their friend James to help clean out the garage. Since the garage is going to converted back into a garage, we had to get everything out of there before they start work. There might be a day from the time the garage is opened before the garage door is installed and I need to make sure that everything is cleared out. We had not gone through anything since Patrick died. It was just a place to shove things. We also had the boxes from when my father died. It was an emotional time but I think it was good for us. It will definitely make cleaning out the rooms in the house easier.

There was quite a pile of boxes and stuff at the curb for the garbage people to pick up. I'm sure they appreciated the fact that everything got rained on both Sunday and Monday nights. Garbage pick up is on Tuesday. The sad thing is that I still have lots more to put out for them. It's going to take me weeks to get everything picked up. The kids worked very hard and we got a lot done. I'm not totally finished but I think I can handle it from here. Missy and Terry will come over next Monday night and help me take out more stuff to the curb.

The fun part was that we took our time and visited a lot during all of this. Serif got to play in the box with all the peanuts. She had a ball. Of course there were peanuts all over my house but that's the way it goes. Terry brought in pizza and when it was all over James went out and got us all beer to celebrate our hard work. I definitely could not have done it without everyone's help. A big thank you to everyone.

Monday was our grocery day. I was so tired that all I did was the grocery store and then relaxed for the rest of the day. I knew that it was going to be busy at work that week and wanted a little time to enjoy the long weekend.

I had planned to use last Saturday to get some of my housework done. The house was still a mess from all our work in the garage. I ran some errands in the morning and noticed when I got home that the house was unusually hot. When I check I discovered the my air conditioner was not working. That meant calling the repairman and waiting. Of course, it was too hot to do anything so no house cleaning got done. I have to admit that it doesn't take much for me not to clean. Definitely not one of my favorite things to do.

Anyway, the repairman came and it turns out I need a whole new outside unit. Just what I had not budgeted for. He was able to get it running and we kept our figures crossed that it would last the weekend. So I got to take Monday afternoon off so they could install my new air conditioning unit outside. The good news is that it seems to work great. Not planned but I am very thankful that I had the money to get it when I needed it.

I called the siding people but the rain has put them behind and I have no idea when they will start on the house. I hope it won't be too long. I'm really excited about getting it all done.

Sunday was spent running around and getting things for Serif's second birthday party. I can't believe she is going to be 2 years old tomorrow. Her party is on Saturday.

I do feel bad because in all the excitement of getting ready for Serif's party, we forgot all about the sewing party for Nova's wedding. I am so sorry. It totally slipped our minds. Please forgive us.

More later...