Robin's Nest

Tonight, I began to wonder, when did we decide we needed to move?   As the remodel progresses, I see more and more things that we do not need. I also see things we need to do to make this house livable for us or anyone else. The carpet should be replaced, and it would not hurt my feelings at all. I am pretty sure it goes along with another season of low to no decent rainfall and the inability to have a garden. I can actually function today after I was informed that my friend is alive and well. The number of things that did not get done last week is impressive. I accomplished some of them this weekend but not all of them. I guess any start is better than none.  It is Monday and we are in the final stretch for school days this year. It is all I can do to get through to the end. The travelers finished the insulation for us. We have passed the inspection part for that. We can now start the drywall part. If we do not have help that will take the longest. The travelers are willing t...

 Sometimes you just know something is a bad idea and you do it anyway. Other times you do not know what to expect. Lastly, just because you feel or even know it isn't a good idea, can you really say you know it will go south?  Just because it does go south, what is to say it won't turn around and become a blessing? I don't. For now, we will plan to try and recover what strength we can and move forward with what we do know. We have found homes that will work and some that seem perfect. Truthfully, I am tired, and I want to have peace about what I do. This past week I felt I had lost a friend because there had been no contact. I did not realize the lack of contact was a connectivity issue. It made me realize two things. The first was that if my friend had passed on out of this life, I would dearly miss that friend and also how much I enjoy our virtual visits comparing notes on life, spouses, grandkids and generally catching up. The second thing is the dependence that we have ...