I’ve been quite remiss – or is it amiss… whichever, in posting. A whole week. Last week was about pending lay offs. A friend of mine was reduced to 50%. It’s not worth it for him to stay, so he has decided to be laid off. It’s really sad because he is such a bright and engaging individual. The College is worse off without him. I haven’t heard much of anything else, just bits and pieces.

I don’t remember what happend Thursday or Friday. My memory has gotten is that short. It sucks to age. I do remember we celebrated my brother-in-laws birthday Friday night with Chinese take-out, and writing a $4K+ check to our contractor (gag).

The addition is coming along. It’s no longer a replacement patio, or an enclosed patio, but an addition. It’s coming along nicely. The concrete was poured last week, the two other walls are up, the French doors are in (for now), and most of the siding. The roofers came in Tuesday morning and I had roofing by lunchtime. Yes, it’s coming along nicely. All we’re waiting for are the windows and the electrician’s estimate. After that, we’ll have sheetrock up and be able to refinance. Yea!

I worked out in the yard Monday, clearing out the flower bed in front of the main window. It was mainly a de-grassing and de-perpetuate flowering project. I was out there about six hours total and had four garbage bags full – and I only got as far as the front door! There’s still two-thirds of the flowerbeds left to do! I’m not sure when I’ll get the ambition to do it again seeing as how I’m still paying for it today. I’m still very sore; my butt hurts, so it hurts to sit and hurts to stand. My right arm from the carpal tunnel to the elbow was very sore in the mornings. If I can’t get to it this weekend, I may not get back to it until July just because June is a crazy-busy month between me and the hubby.