Summer Heat

Summer is half way through, we have returned from all our travels. Now we prepare for the mother in-law to move in. The reality of it has not hit us very hard. We have been too busy working to get the house ready to speculate what our life will be like in a month. I have actually found a pleasure in becoming a true DIY (Do It Yourselfer). I've had to fix the bathroom floor, replace a bath sink, flip the door, put in new cabinets, paint and patch the walls, install new light fixtures, install a new floor, and install fixtures. And that is just one room, we still have two other rooms to work on to prepare for the mother in-law. If the mother in-law becomes a focus of stress, I'll probably find new home projects to gain relief. Bring on the skylights.

Charlie has picked up some new tricks. "NO", he got that one from his cousin. Fortunately he uses it primarily on the dog. The distracting technique is not working on him as much, so fits of crying have increased. And what a climber he has become. He has entered the realm of two year olds and he still has four months to go. I guess I can say he's advanced for his age.: )