Just a little catch up........

mom had her surgery and is recuperating nicely. she will be off work for a bit longer but is taking time to relax. she is going to be 75 and is still a maid at the local motel. WOW. don't know how she does it. she has been there over 30 years!!! i just love that woman!
i'm back working again, and not on the house. this work involves a paycheck which in turn will go right back into the house.
we are 95% done with the Sheetrock and have to tie up the loose ends to get heat in the place. we hope to have it taped and sprayed real soon. maybe before Christmas. i sure hope so. we have really worked hard this summer. i kept track of our hours daily since the last week of may and we have put in about 700 hours. double that for him and me and it puts us at 1400 man hours. i'm tired.
we are still in the other place unable to get it ready to sell, we just haven't had the time. i was hoping to be in the new place for Christmas. i don't think that will be happening. :(
my kids have been busy with projects of their own this summer but i have managed to get a little visiting time in with them, which has been nice. although i would still enjoy MORE time with them. one of these days it will happen!!!
well i hope all is well with all out there. i just wanted to drop in and let all my friends and family know i still have a blog...
have a great week everyone.
drive safe and enjoy the upcoming fall colors. it is by far the most beautiful time of the year!

my mom

hi, i just want to take a minute to ask you to keep my mom in your thoughts. she goes in this thursday to have a triple hernia operation. she is the best mom and grandma and great grandma in the world. please keep her in your prayers. i love her with all my heart.
thank you to all.
~cheryl~

I'ts been awhile, i'm tired

hey to all my friends and family,
I'm taking a break today and spending the day with my grandson. i call these days my vacation days.
the house is coming along. we have all the risbo in the floor. that's our heating system. we have about 90 percent of the plumbing done, about 90 percent of the electrical done, we have the insulation 90 percent done, we have the ceilings in the basement to do yet. we went with the isonene (blown) insulation. we have some of the upstairs ceilings sheet rocked and have started on some of the walls, we are about 5 percent done with the sheet rocking. it's been a long hard summer. we are averaging about 60 hours a week. husband worked about 2 months straight without a day off, i think it was actually longer than that. we have now decided that without the help of others we are going to have to slow down. we have to get help with the sheet rocking to do the vaulted ceilings. him and i just can't do them alone. so we will plug away day by day until we get help here and there. i was wishing that the extreme makeover people would come up to our home after they finish the house in south range Wisconsin and put up all the sheet rock. it's just a wish i have. i know the end results of our home will be awesome, so i think of that everyday while in pain and agony. someday i won't have to lift sheet rock and won't have to climb up and down scaffold etc. etc., and won't have to not look forward to each new day. i will be able to get up, sit on my covered porch and sip my morning coffee while looking out at the beauty of lake superior from a distance. i will be able to sew, craft, bake, make bird houses, refinish furniture, and most of all i will have the time to spend with my family. taking the grandchildren will be a favorite pastime for sure. i enjoy teaching and sharing things with them, most of all i enjoy giving my time to them. someday hopefully soon i can start doing that. this is a feel sorry for me post, did i get you to feel sorry for me?? i hope you are all enjoying your summer, somebody has to it may as well be all of you. we go back to work in about a month, that will suck big time, coz then we won't get anything done. i wish we could be at the point where we could have a taper come in and do the house while we were working, if we could be at that point i would be one happy camper..... well have a great weekend everyone, take care and drive safe!

just a note of thanks

i want to take a minute to thank my son for his help today putting up sheetrock. you were so generous to offer your help at a time when you have so much going on yourself at your own home. we so appreciated your help today. we are geting things done bit by bit. we have a great start and hopefully before too long we will be done with the sheetrocking. but anyway, Dust, Thank You so much for your help, you did a great job and have a nice little side job talent that is not only helpful to yourself, but was sure helpful to us. thanks dust. i love you honey! i hope you aren't too sore tomorrow. Good Luck in the Fishing Contest!!!

Sweet Summer Time............

Happy 4th of July everyone, have a safe weekend. I can't believe it's July already, where is the summer going. Still busy working on the house, it's a real project. I'm getting pretty burnt out, so is hubby. We will keep going till it's done. It will be so nice to actually cook in my new kitchen and sit in my new living room and sleep in my new bedroom. it will happen sooner or later. Hope you all are enjoying your summer!

take care and don't forget to wear your seat belt!!!

it saved my life once 18 years ago on July 5th, 1991. I fell asleep at the wheel 6 miles from my home. i will never forget that night. so please, please buckle up. because i had mine on, i am here today. it latterly saved my life.

the picture of me is with my little grandson who is the apple of my eye, he was a ring bear in my best friends son's wedding, my daughter and her husband, my son and his wife were all in the wedding also. It was a fun day had by all!

i've been busy, i wish??

hey there whoever is still out there reading this.
i've been busy at the new place...
been busy once a week with the little grandson (my vacation day)
been busy kinda packing up the house. (it really, really sucks)
been busy with the mother and mother in law the last 2 days
been busy with just plain being busy.
the little great grand dogs are old enough to sell... hummmmm... gona sure miss them when they are gone, they are so darn cute. (shitzues) sp is wrong, sorry
the 4th of july is just a couple weeks away, wow, where is the summer going?....FAST
i wish the house was done.
i wish i could spend more time with my kids.
i wish i could retire and not have to work anymore.
i wish i didn't ache so bad every morning when i got out of bed.
i wish i was 10 years younger so i felt better.
i wish i was 15 pounds lighter on my feet and maybe i would feel better, and my back would feel better.
i wish i could spend more time with tucker.
i wish, i wish, i wish
i guess i should be just thankful for each day i wake up to see the morning light.
i wish i didn't have so much to wish for........................
i wish you all a great week.

this picture is of my son and my grand son. these are two of the people on my WISH list.

love you guys... very, very much!!!

Ground Hog's Day is finally over "It's Mothers Day"

if you know me and what i do, my life at work is purely ground hogs day, over and over again. i named it that about 3 years ago. besides it being a favorite movie of mine, it is also my life when i am working.
well ground hog's day is finally over and it is mother's day and i am sitting at my messy kitchen table at 7:25 am enjoying a cup of coffee by myself, (hubby is still in bed)
it's been a long 6 months for me with only having time off about a month here and there total. I'm tired and i need a break. we went up to the new house yesterday and did some measuring for the interior doors and trim, even that got to be a chore towards the end. today we are going to go have lunch with hubbies mother, who lives about an hour plus from us. i will go up and see my mom on Thursday as well as my kids, grandson, and not to forget my grand-dogs and the 3 new little great grand-dogs, yes Oakley and Basil had 3 puppies, they are shit-zoos, i know i spelled that wrong but you get the picture. they are absolutely adorable. i can't wait to see everyone. i need a family fix. i miss them all so much when i am gone.
we will be home now for the summer pouring all of our strength into finishing our new home. believe me, we will truly need strength with what we are about to attempt. i will let you know as the progress progresses.
well i am going to have another cup of coffee and take a look at Craig's list, another favorite place i have found on the Internet lately, like i need to buy anything else...... it's fun to look tho.
so to all those mom's out there, whether you are a single mom to a great great grandma mom, i wish you all the best and happiest mother's day.
especially to my daughter jenny who this year i will give the greatest mom award for giving me the happiness of my little grandson tucker, who warms my heart and gives me some of the most special days of my life, she is a hardworking mom with having a full time job, (thank God for that right now) but she has the time to give her little guy all the love a mother could give. Happy Mother's Day honey, i love you so very, very much!!