The aftermath of the Christmas remodel chaos continues, albeit a tad more slowly now that Number One Son has had to go back to work. Boxing day was spent cleaning the house as the soot that came downstairs had met (fairly frequently) the muddy footprints from four dogs going upstairs. The Damn Cat managed to get into the soot as well, so although our bedroom is far from the eye of the storm, the soot was not!
With a clean house, and My Loving Spouse at work, it seemed the perfect time to start another project, so out came the sewing machine. I took a deep breath and got out more extension cords for the lamps, so I could see what I was doing, as the light in that room is still ‘out’, I started into the ‘drapery’ project for the family room. Drapery seems ‘simple’ but the truth is, it has been intimidating me. It is a LOT of fabric and cannot be crooked, because everyone is going to see it….all the time. I managed to almost finish one drape, so for our evening entertainment, we played ‘let’s put up the drapery rods’. I think we might be ‘visual’ people. We cannot tell exactly how something should look until we see how it does look and then we get to make it right or in other words, do-it-over. Which is what we did with drapery rod number one…
As it is Saturday, My Loving Spouse is home to work on the electrical, which means I will be the electrician’s helper. So in just moments, I will leave the cozy comfort of my new flannel pajamas (blue with cows on them) and leap* into action. Today’s plan… rewire downstairs bathroom, figure out why Number Two Son’s heater doesn’t work, lay a floor for the attic, trim a drape, put up drapery rod number two, and finish laundering rugs and bedclothes with soot on them.
As we sat last night with drapery rod bits strewn about us, I looked at My Loving Spouse and said,
“Do you ever think we were fools to have taken this house on?”
“Oh, yes, often…but we are happy fools..”
True…very true…
*What actually constitutes ‘leaping’ shall be defined at the sole desecration of the ‘leaper’.
