Building a house

To add to the craziness of my life, we are building a house. Everyone we talked to about it beforehand said how stressful it was and how it would strain our marriage and how they would never do it again. I have to say, though, after being 4 months into the process, it has not been bad at all. We had a great contractor for the framing,a lot of dry weather when we needed it, and great subs who showed up when they were supposed to and did great work. Of course, my husband has been at the house 5 or 6 days a week for 10-11 hours a day or more for the last 3 weeks, so he might have something different to say about the stress! The worst part is trying to make all the decisions without having the actual items to match and compare; I really would love to be able to take a door from my kitchen cabinets to match up with counter tops, or a piece of my hardwood floor to take to match up with my tile, etc. Better yet, I wish I lived in a town where there was 1 place or 1 person to help me with all the selections. We hope we are a couple of months away, and I can't wait. The little place we are all squeezing into right now gets smaller by the day!

Summer Vacation

The best thing about being a teacher:

SUMMER VACATION! I love being able to sleep until 9:00 or so, go to the pool with my kids if I want, being able to keep up with my dirty dishes and dirty laundry for at least a little while, and having the time to read and develop new units to teach in the fall. Alas! August soon approaches. I guess I better get out and enjoy summer while it is here.