Tick Marks

I hear you. Will I ever move on to something other than this D.I.Y. project?

Some days it feels like we'll never wrap things up in the two front rooms. Will we ever finish it 100%? Yes we will. In a matter of time. In the meantime, we are enjoying our new kitchen and the open dining room. We are settling into our normal routine. All appliances are working fine. No inconveniences.

Yet we have a list of little jobs to take care of. The details.
The crown molding.
The baseboard.
Painting.
Shelving.
Lights.
Bar stools. [I have ordered two stools to see if we like the style – waiting for delivery].

Good news! We are ticking off items on the list one at a time.

Paint the stairwell - √
Install handrail in the stairwell - √
Paint the pantry - √ - kind of – because we decided I should paint it again!
Install the drawer under the cooktop - √ this had to be cut to fit under the cooktop. It will not be usable but I am fine with that.

Slow but sure we are ticking these jobs off our list. And as we tick, I think of others to add. I don’t like how that works. Perhaps I should forget making lists?

Since we are talking about ticks… Our daughter found one on her belly last Friday. Something small; something black. On her small belly. It was a tick. She was very upset and worried. She cried and cried. I removed it, swabbed the area with rubbing alcohol and placed a call to our pediatrician. Dr. T said not to keep the tick as they no longer send them in. Just keep the area clean and watch it. If a rash-like circle doesn’t appear in 4-6 days, she will not have to be brought in for antibiotics. We can check that off as the spot has almost disappeared, thankfully. I have heard stories about ticks being numerous over the past two years and since we had a personal confrontation with one, we are now more aware of procedures. We check each other when we come in from wandering outdoors. I mean, we live in the country, we enjoy being outside, so we’ll take a few minutes to look each other over.

In the meantime, I am hoping the rain clouds dry up and we can get outside to mow; otherwise, we’ll be baling!

And how can we plant seeds in a plot of mud?

Sweet news – the lilacs out front are starting to open. L-O-V-E the smell of lilacs.

Have a great weekend.

Check to that!!!!