The Day Before

This is a song I wrote a while back, and I just decided to make a quick little recording of it.
I miss singing so much...
I can't wait to have a studio again.  Like, actually have mics set up and stuff like that.  That will have to wait a few more months.

more home improvements

This is what the new carpeting looks like

Getting new kitchen countertops

really white

Brightens up the space

 Next week we are having the bathrooms done.

We couldn't finish the carpet in the basement because we discovered water damage.  That was extremely bad news...can't do it until spring, just when we're supposed to be moving.

I finished my Alaska puzzle!

I thought it would be fun to start making puzzles for our family vacation destinations.  I should find one of Budapest.

Also, I thought it would be nice to start a family tradition by having the kids over every Sunday for a fun family dinner.  So, we've been doing it for a few weeks now.  I look forward to it each week, at least until we start packing again.

I've been struggling with a bad back ever since I moved furniture for the carpet installation last week.  Kinda making me feel aggravated and fragile, and I can't sleep much.

Darryl's got 5 customers now and he's way too busy.  I worry about his stress level.  He's looking forward to our vacation in March, and then when we get home, we'll be moving again. 

Life as I know it

this is a luxurious bath ball that Kyle and Hilary gave me to relax 

construction of a new floor being installed

a super healthy salad with grains

candle from Kyle and Hilary with the bath ball thing... this is for "me time"

old floor on the left, new floor on the right

new floor

here's a puzzle we started on Christmas

this was from yesterday... today I'm almost done

ok, this is a white rabbit that might have been someone's pet that got loose.  I don't know where it came from or where it went.  But it was there all day long.

Darryl and I started looking at new houses.  No hurry.  We are still updating the current house.  Putting in new floor.  Next is new carpet. After that is kitchen countertop and faucets and sinks, and the same for 2 bathrooms.  So much going on.  We are hoping to get a bigger house with more property if possible.

I'm anxious to eventually get another studio set up so I can record a few of my songs that haven't been done yet.  There are 3 or 4 that were written after my first album.  I really miss singing!! 

I feel like I'm in some kind of alternate reality zone...sitting and waiting for my life to happen.  Every night I go to bed thinking about, and praying for a daughter who wants nothing to do with me....and I wonder what is God doing?