I know I'm in here... I can hear my breathing...

Needless to say.... I have been very absent around these here parts.

We are just now starting to get things in order...

and by just starting I mean JUST starting.

Taking down the wallpaper in two of the rooms( The Two largest ) turned out to be a

nightmare !

The guys working on it ended up having to sand the walls !!!

Sealing off the areas in plastic

( It looked like the scene from ET when the government officials came in for the little guy)

In total 7 rooms had to be painted 2 requiring wallpaper removal.

Alas...

It proved to be too much to do in one sitting.. and the guys have to come back in August

to finish 3 more rooms!

Luckily we did a sample test and it looks like those rooms had been sized properly... the paper came off with no hitches.

Do you know what a house looks like when trying make home improvements in 7 rooms?

AT THE SAME TIME?

WELL... DO YOU?

IT AIN'T PRETTY!

Sorry..I still have a bit of a twitch over this...

The only thing that is keeping me sane.. is how nice the finished rooms look... and knowing I will NEVER have to go through this again with wallpaper..

ugh

In the mean time I have tried to keep smiling put on my happy face and keep moving..

what else can I do?

Through this process....

I found out that stress really brings out my

potty mouth

I say it's a stress reliever..

Mamma says I need my mouth washed out with holy water.

Meh..

Well I am off to clean yet another closet..

I WILL get this house in order.. even if it kills me..

and it just might..

So.. As much as I'd really love to stay and chat.. I " Must Dash"

P.S.

Thank You crappy refrigerator for breaking down on us...in the middle of all this.

So convenient of you.

UGH !