HEY OUT THERE IN BLOGGERLAND?

How in the world are you?

I'm lost. Totally lost in school work, the house, and my head. I now know that no matter how many bites of what size you take, some elephants are TOO BIG TO EAT.

First. The FLOOR.

The sun room looks amazing.

The living/dining room/ entry way. UM. NOT EVEN CLOSE. And then I realized the ONE thing I did different. I damp clothed the floor before staining. I don't know if that's the *cause* of my problem, but I might be onto something as the sweat drops from my head are nice and DARK compared to the rest of the wood. OMG. Now I'm wondering if I can put wood conditioner on it now, if I have to resand, which WILL wait until graduation. Y'all can come and laugh at my crappy job that's taken well over 100 (wo)man hours. The only catch? You have to be willing to know how to and help me FIX IT! Deal.

I was thinking today, after I realized what I mess I had, that I don't really consider failure an option. I'm no perfectionist. But, when I start a new project, I figure I'll figure it out. Sometimes, like this, it figures me out. That is okay. It just means I have to come up with a NEW PLAN. NO BIG DEAL. So I sank some cash and a LOT of sore muscles into, but I know a heck of a lot more than I did before I started!

Let's see, K has a volunteer job that starts soon. I can't wait to see how she likes it. She's NOT ready for her Senior year to end. She really is taking each day and making it the best to remember. I love that.

D. Oh dear. LOL. She's never home. She's either staying at late working on a project as she took after her mom and bit off a BIG bite to chew before the end of the year, or at swim practice. Monday night she was part of a panel that presented to the school board about the new program she is in. She did a photo/video documentary with music and voice overs…all in something like 5 days. I must say it cracked me up when her phone would go off over the weekend, she'd cuss and say "Oh no, what do I have to fix now?!?" Welcome to the real world of grown ups. How cool is that though? She's struggling to get it uploaded, so I may never get to show it off, but it went over well at the meeting. By the time she spins it around to fit an exhibition for school, I do believe she'll have her fine arts credit. Considering she struggles drawing letters, this is a hell of an accomplishment, in my mind. The coolest part, was my discouraged writer came home and said, "Mom, I think I've found my voice" meaning she now knows how she can convey what's in her mind to others in a format other than a conversation. HOW COOL IS THAT??!?!??! These are days I've always hoped, but wasn't sure would come. Happy happy HAPPY!

Maybe I should go to bed so I can tackle something massive on the list.

Nah, not quite yet. I think it's time to audio book into dreamland.

Later!

Oh No, Not Good! Update

Well, since everything is easy y'know when you're too busy and all…..we got to the clinic today to find that D's doc was sick and we had to reschedule the physical. While we were there……we moved on over to Urgent Care (who was ALSO down a provider) After our 1.5 hour stay the verdict is…….bad sprain. Since she doesn't have much walking at school (THANK YOU OPTIONS!) and no phy ed, she's on ice, ace bandage, ibuprofen and elevation. Since she had no touch point pain along the bones and good range of motion, no crutches, no air cast and no driving restrictions. YIPPEE!!!!! So, we all continue to roll along….

Oh dear. Not good!

This is the picture of my daughter's ankle. She fell off the sidewalk at a gas station on Sunday. Being the kind of parent I am, I bought her an ankle brace told her to ice and elevate it. Um, maybe I should have taken her to Urgent Care. She has her physical tomorrow morning. Anyone want to place bets if she's getting an x-ray tomorrow? This is one "you should have brought her in speech" I can live without. I got the idea already. *sigh* I think perhaps she didn't tell me how bad it hurt because she is afraid she's going to be put on driving suspension. I'm not sure which one of us will be more disappointed if that is true!

GUILT.

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