More Details On The Big R

It has been so busy here in the last few weeks that I really haven't been able to write as much as I wanted. We are in week four of the renovations and things have been moving along a lot better than I expected but there have been lots of in between things that I haven't bothered to mention because I just haven't had time. My Master Spinner level 2 homework has been horrifically on hold for ages. I was going to get some done today but that just didn't happen. I have a sore throat and a head that feels like a football not to mention a back that's as bent as a shepherd's staff. Yesterday was a really busy day.... and I do mean busy!!!! TC and TCMM had done as much on the outside as they could do till some of the orders for materials start arriving. The tin comes on Wednesday (tomorrow) and so they will finish the tin on the roof and finally we will have a ridgecap which means after two weeks, the house will be safe from rain and the elements. I am hoping that they will replace the insulation and vapour barrier tomorrow too. Then we will not be losing the heat of the furnace right out the roof. They came yesterday and framed in the bedrooms and the upstairs bathroom. The electrician was here too and did a fair bit of wiring.

I have moved back into the house to sleep on the floor of the living room (on my old familiar mattress) as my back died after a week of trying to sleep in the fifth wheel holiday trailer. The mattress out there sucks! Hubby and I have been making lots of decisions about upcoming work on the house mostly decisions regarding finish work. It has been a lot of fun, but I think I mentioned that in my previous post.

Let's see where to begin with all the in between things. They all seem important and so it is hard to pick what is the most important of all them. I think one of the highlights of the last few weeks was finding out that Daughter #2 won in the historical fair at the regional level and will be heading off to Victoria for a shot at the provincials. She will be leaving at the end of school. I'm very proud of her.
Next... I finally started to sell my wool.... I have sold two fleeces of my ten and some I will not sell as they do not meet my quality standards. I have had a request for one of my other fleeces and so we will see if it will sell when the fleece is shorn. Shearing has been put on hold right now as we have had some horrific weather in the last few weeks and then Hubby went under the knife. He is out of commission for the next few weeks until his hernia surgery is healed. As with any abdominal surgery he requires six weeks with no lifting, so horking sheep around is something he can't do. He finds it very hard to not lift and he forgets himself frequently. I caught him trying to lift the trap door to the crawl space today and that is well over 10 pounds, which is his doctor ordered limit.

I find that the renovations, while exciting to watch are starting to get on my nerves. I will be happy to have a normal bed and be able to sleep and eat without always having to move things that are in the way. Hubby has begun to call my bed a Murphy Bed because the mattress leans on the wall during the day and is on the floor during the night. The house is full of sawdust and trying to keep it out of the kitchen while I cook is no less than a daunting task. The bathroom is slowly getting back to normal, now that the window is installed but we have to hang a towel over the window every time we use it since I can't put up a curtain rod and curtains until the window sill have been installed and the bathroom will go through another upheaval when the new tub comes anyway. We don't even have hot water at the moment and we can't quite figure that one out. Hubby had a look to see if the hot water tank had somehow been disconnected in the middle of all the craziness, but he can't seem to figure that out. I think it will be showers at Mudder's and Fadder's tonight.

The completion of the renovations will be most gratefully received let me tell you. I have appreciated all that everyone has put into it to help us survive the challenges of an hellish mess (Hubby and I haven't fought once... not once Nah nah na boo boo to all you nay sayers who said they almost divorced through the renovation process!!!) The Daughters are wonderful and I am proud of them for tolerating a mom and dad that are soooo distracted they don't know if they are coming or going. We've lived through wind, rain, snow, freezing rain, sheep births, sheep abandonment and midnight feedings for new born lambs, we've lived through surgery and bad backs and colds, we've lived through bangings and hammerings and photographs and perfect strangers coming to look out of pure curiosity.... but in the end it's all good..... it's all good.... now if I could just catch my breath and get a little work done on that homework of mine.... the clock is ticking and I'm getting down on time......