September Ends!

I really don't have anything exciting to report at this time, but will try to report on the week, without boring you to tears.

The OUTAGE officially started and I have been very busy at work, but it has not been to bad for the most part. It is kinda fun the 1st week or so, its kinda like a "HOME COMING" you get to visit with all these folks you have not seen in 18 months and even some of the retiree's have come back to help out. I don't remember if I told ya'll but I bought my own parking spot at work as a donation to UNITED WAY. I must say that is the best thing I have bought myself in a long time. Front row parking, and with the crowd there right now its value has doubled in just 2 weeks, lol. I have been offered $500.00 for it already, lol. Seriously it is so nice to not fight for a close parking spot and not leave 30 minutes early to get one. Outage means many things besides work, this week I have managed to stay on my diet and turn down pizza, red beans and rice, ice cream and banana pudding. There is always someone bringing in food to share with all and its always something bad for me, lol.

Pat has not been feeling well this week and went to the doctor, he is much better now and hopefully will continue to improve. The kids and Chris all seem to be doing OK, but then I might not know since I am only home 2 hrs before bedtime and leave as they get up. I feel like I have lost total control of my house hold, lol. Blake cooked supper one night and Kyle cooked supper one night, so they are trying to help Pat out.

Kyle spent a couple days at his Mom's this week because his truck was broke and over there. I was proud of him, he managed to take the starter off and go get another and put the new one on and did not ask for any help from Pat or Chris. Pat was willing but just never got asked and just letting Kyle handle it. All the kids spent the night with a friend on Friday night and Chris was working. I was not sure where the boys were, but Chris knew and they all came home Saturday for a day of football and snacks. We spent the day watching football games and pat even wore his Alabama pj's during the Bama Georgia game, lol. I think we have won him back over to be Bama Fan again. I think he is also an Ole Miss fan now that they have the Arkansas coach. We did enjoy the Ole Miss and Florida game.

I had hoped to get some pictures of the progress on the lake house from Susan this week, but seems she has been busy too. The contractor has been on jury duty this week so things did not progress as he had planned. From what I can tell over the phone they have torn out the old bathroom and finished some plumbing tie ins. They had to replace the floor joist and refloor that room which will be an entry hall. They have cut the entry door way and just nailing up plywood to close it up each night until the door comes in on Thursday. The ceramic tile has been completed in the hallways and bathrooms. I am waiting to hear the bedroom carpet estimates and thinking that in 2 or 3 weeks I will have carpet. Pat will going out there on Saturday and be there for a week or maybe 2 and will send me pictures. I really am jealous.

Thank You Susan, I was just about to post when I got email. So now I have pictures to post. I guess they aren't as far along on the ceramic tile as I thought. It seems they did not get the mudding done.

This is the master bath, still need to get vanitys installed and doors and trim.

The bath tub will have ceramic tile on the wall. Notice the step to get in the tub, lol.

This is looking from the master bedroom door down the hall to the guest bath.
This is the laundry area in the hall, they are waiting to see where the dryer exhaust needs to go when the washer and dryer are delivered this week to finish the last few tiles here.

This is the old bathroom area all torn out and repaired. I think this will look much different by the time Pat gets there.

I called Susan since I knew she was at the lake house and we discussed the Bama/Georgia game as we watched it. Christy I must tell ya that Susan was yelling for Georgia. We was wondering if the kids were wearing Bama clothes or Georgia clothes today? I will say that I am a Georgia fan except when they play Bama. It was an exciting game and an exciting day for football.