In the shower this morning, I look at the peeling paint on my ceiling and think, how easy that would be to patch. But I know it's not. It requires scraping (and cleanup), then priming with Kill's (2 coats), then paint (2 coats). The simple problems are the most complex. Case in point - our front gutter was pretty trashed by a massive ice storm two years ago (not to be confused with the massive snowstorm last weekend). Take off the gutter and have gutter guy replace it, right? Wrong. Gutter comes off, husband climbs on ladder to prime and paint where gutter was, then gutter guy puts on new gutter. But to get gutter off, gutter guy must come twice, which doesn't happen. Or husband climbs and paints same day, but with his traveling 2-3 days a week, that doesn't happen. So we have a bent front gutter on a 200 year old house that we spent a fortune renovating.
Part of bannister missing. I have the piece! Nail and glue won't do - must have a dowel inserted and drilled out, then tiny screws to hold into place. This has been this way for four years now!
It's like me and the taxes. I want to finish our taxes, now nearly a month overdue. But in order for me to do so, I have to extract the information from our financial software, which I haven't been able to do successfully. And I have to sit down and organize all of the papers, which would require the use of my dining room table which is covered with scouting papers and uniforms. Plus I have a major exam in a week and a half and since taxes are already late, and my exam cannot be postponed, I ignore the IRS and just try to study. Except that studying at 9a after not eating anything except a fiber brownie at 4p is not very successful.
I am very grateful for my two beautiful boys, our dog who loyally protects us, and my husband who in spite of losing his iPhone still takes my breath away even when he is hunched over in pain and being ignored and abused by his company. This week, I am grateful for the crews who worked through the night to bring me power, and I'm grateful my father is on a trip so I can get a break. I am grateful our miserable Halloween is over and that I had the wisdom to download most of my husband's photos from his phone, especially of his dad before he died this year. And I am grateful to God in whom I have trust that tomorrow will be a better day. It must be a better day, because today really really sucked.
Part of bannister missing. I have the piece! Nail and glue won't do - must have a dowel inserted and drilled out, then tiny screws to hold into place. This has been this way for four years now!
It's like me and the taxes. I want to finish our taxes, now nearly a month overdue. But in order for me to do so, I have to extract the information from our financial software, which I haven't been able to do successfully. And I have to sit down and organize all of the papers, which would require the use of my dining room table which is covered with scouting papers and uniforms. Plus I have a major exam in a week and a half and since taxes are already late, and my exam cannot be postponed, I ignore the IRS and just try to study. Except that studying at 9a after not eating anything except a fiber brownie at 4p is not very successful.
I am very grateful for my two beautiful boys, our dog who loyally protects us, and my husband who in spite of losing his iPhone still takes my breath away even when he is hunched over in pain and being ignored and abused by his company. This week, I am grateful for the crews who worked through the night to bring me power, and I'm grateful my father is on a trip so I can get a break. I am grateful our miserable Halloween is over and that I had the wisdom to download most of my husband's photos from his phone, especially of his dad before he died this year. And I am grateful to God in whom I have trust that tomorrow will be a better day. It must be a better day, because today really really sucked.
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