Barbaraann

It's been a while since I posted anything here. It's also been a while since I felt any hope about my attic getting finished. With that said. "I had workers in my house today". Honest to goodness workers, who were preparing my front hall for a new paint job. Workers who were putting in new drywall in my tenant's apartment.

My contractor is a complicated guy, and I won't go into a lot. I do know that I had a nice conversation with him, and I walked away from that with ...

My grandson is 18 years old now. I helped to raise him, so I guess when I look at him I still see the little boy that he was, or the very young teenager that I took to Disney World, and Disneyland. I guess some would say we were close, but really he doesn't talk much, and he really only tells his mom his deep dark secret thoughts.

Lately, he mostly nods at me. He has more friends than he used to. He doesn't introduce his friends to me. He is each and every day moving further and ...

My birthday is just 16 days away. I will be 64 on September the 4th. I don't feel that old. Well not inside my head anyway. The body is another story. The knees don't want to work sometimes. Especially when I am down, and I need to get up. Or I am pulling my wagon through a store, and my lower back starts hurting. I must make sure that I always travel with the ibuprofen, and the immodium for my nasty stomach.

I don't mean to complain. I am quite content with my life. Except ...

I guess Summertime isn't meant for remodeling. Especially when one's contractor decides to take a 6 week vacation all the way to Serbia. Now, I'd have to get my atlas out to know exactly where Serbia is. My contractor is due back August the 15th, and 12 days later after that I am due to leave on my yearly vacation to Wisconsin with my husband and grandson.

It's been hot in Chicago. Temperatures in the 90's. The attic isn't airconditioned yet, of course, so workers would have a ...

I need a break. A break from so many things, even MiceChat, which for me is very rare. I need to do things differently for a little while. Summer is a good time to get away, and rediscover things.