Another busy day. May is going by very quickly as I have been very busy with very little quiet space.
Got up early so went in to the rental house and cleaned this morning. I got the living room done this morning. Went back home before lunch so I could get ready to go to the graduation and birthday party.
We had a fun time at the party. I had a moment though as all three men I am/have been married to were there. They all got along and it was comfortable for all, I think. I got to see Ellexia and her parents for a bit. Jason and Melissa did a great job with the food and it was a relaxing day in the back yard. The birthday boy got lots of presents and the graduation girl got lots of cards and cash. Both enjoyed the attention they got.
We came home and I took a nap. When I got up we went back to the rental house and Jim helped me do more cleaning. I cleaned the kitchen and he cleaned the air conditioner and then worked on the bathroom. The house is almost ready for tomorrow’s open house. I will go back in tomorrow morning and do some more last minute touch up cleaning and painting. I got a bit of painting touch ups done this afternoon. I need to take my vacuum in tomorrow so I can clean a window sill out that still needs painting.
The handyman is going to do a porch repair project in the morning so the front porch will look better. We still have a lot of work to do to the outside of the house and grounds but the inside is looking very nice.
Jim decided to delay going to Stillwater for another day so he can be there for the open house. I am expecting at least ten people to come look at the house and I may have more than that come. He decided I might need help with crowd control.
It was hard being inside cleaning this evening instead of outside painting. The weather finally cleared up this evening and I could have been outside painting. I sure hope we get some more dry weather next week so I can make a big dent in the house painting project which is next on my to-do list.
The handyman is going to work at the house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I sure hope he can be outside working on the siding project. We will see what the weather does. There is some more work that needs done to the back porch so he can work on that if it is rainy.
Other than painting I don’t have anything on my calendar for next week. Jim will be in Stillwater so hoping I get lots of painting done. I have some mowing that needs done at this house if it dries up a bit.
It is a beautiful evening out tonight. I think I will go sit outside on the deck and enjoy the moon and stars for a bit. I am missing my quiet, empty space time lately. I need to slow things down a bit and enjoy life again.
Grateful the house is all but ready for the open house tomorrow, grateful for seeing family at the party today, and grateful for the beauty of the evening.