Well I don't seem to have much time lately for writing here, and I don't know who actually reads this stuff anyway.  Oh, there are those who stumble across my blog in the course of doing a Google search, but not many others read here.  Not that I actually put up content for them to read!!!

So anyways.  Those kitchen cabinets did find their way to the garage, and have even finally been touched by the sander.  They're not quite ready to paint yet.  The major setback has been trying to decide what to do with the ceiling where the old wall came out.  The plaster guy was finally able to come in and fix it up so it looks more consistent the whole way across.  He's even agreed to come back and fix the living room ceiling too in another week.  Both will have the same look and will look almost new.  The sub-floor has been installed, in preparation for the ceramic tile that will one day grace the floor.  All the poor joint work has been repaired by the pros and I got it primered the other night.  My goal is to have it all repainted this weekend so there is no excuse not to move forward with the damn cabinets.  I even offered to paint them by hand if that's what it takes, but James insists it's best to use a paint gun.  Fine by me, I didn't really want to do it anyway.  I keep doing as much as I can to get the project moving again.  I don't know what the problem was, but nothing was getting done at all for a while there.

Meanwhile, I decided to update the girls' room and paint it.  They basically chose the colors, bright blue and green shades that are extremely bold for my home.  The rest of the house is very subdued colors so the kids room is a real shock at first glance.  I actually still have one wall to go in their room but had to get the furniture moved back in so I hauled ass getting all the parts done that needed to be done so the furniture could all go back where it belongs.  We've added new curtain panels to the windows and are in the middle of purchasing new bedding.  All in all it came out pretty well.  I'll update this with a picture once I have everything in place.

It's just us girls here this weekend.  I'm going to paint in the morning, and my granddaughters are coming for a visit tomorrow afternoon.  Then we are off to a birthday party at a local bowling/game center for a couple of hours, and back here for the evening.  I hope to sleep in a bit tomorrow morning just so I have the energy top get through the day!  It's been a rough week at work and it's not going to get much better anytime soon.  Everyone there seems to be on edge and worn out.  We could all do with a break; unfortunately kids don't stop getting sick while we stop to breathe.  We are transiting to electronic records so there is a lot of prep work to be done in advance.  We don't actually "go live" until October but there is so much that has to be done ahead of time that we were told we would need to get started six months before our "go live" date.  Personally, I'm excited about it all, so I hope my own enthusiasm will rub off on other people too.  The doctors seem to be happy that I am excited about it all and they are reluctantly beginning to do the initial abstracting of information so that we can make the transition as easy as possible.  I've had a few days' visit with another office that already uses the system just to get a feel for it all.  Of course, now that makes me the resident expert, and any questions anyone has are all directed at me, whether I know the answers or not.  I look at it as job security right now.  I'm not irreplaceable by any means, but I know I am a valuable player at least.

Not much else has happened around here.  Oh, except that Megan has gotten braces on her top teeth and has had an eye exam that resulted in us ordering glasses for her too.  Poor kid's falling apart!  She will get braces on the bottom teeth also, but not until about two months into treatment.  We have to move her upper teeth out enough to make room for braces to fit comfortably on the bottom.  She's adjusted quickly and doesn't seem to mind much at all.  She was very upset when she first got them on, because it made playing the flute difficult, but she has already adapted fairly well.  Her spring concert will be out of the way before she gets the lowers on so she'll have all summer to get used to playing with both sets on.  She's also quite excited to be getting her glasses.  She has had problems seeing in class and looks forward to a better view.  My own glasses are extremely outdated so I have an appointment coming up, and James will also be going in, likely getting glasses also.  Only Hannah has almost better than perfect vision.  At least one of us came out with good eyes!  Maybe I'll be able to get contacts this time, or corrective surgery - wouldn't that be cool?  I'm probably going to have carpal tunnel surgery later this year too.  I haven't decided how bad it is yet.  I sleep with a wrist brace, although it's very uncomfortable.  I wear it when the pain and numbness gets too bad, in hopes of making the problem go away.  But it just gets worse, and I may have to eat my words to the orthopedist that I certainly was not going to have surgery.  He did say at the time that I would probably eventually want the surgery.  I remember saying I wanted to avoid it, and he said "we'll see how long you last" with the brace.  I can already see why he said that, because it just keeps getting worse.  I have had this for years, really, but mildly up until recently.  Well, we will see what happens. 

And now I'm exhausted and need to get to bed.  toodles