a mess

The last couple of weeks have been a mess around the house. I've been so patient and Matt has been working hard, but it seems that every project takes more and more steps before it can be completed. Here's what we're working on:

• lowering the front yard (for proper water drainage), adding edging to keep dirt in one place and gravel in another, deweeding and replanting pots
• wiring the cable/internet/tv cables so that the tv can be wall mounted about a bookshelf in the family room. Matt's an expert at this and has drilled the holes, run the wires, repaired the sheet rock, spackled, sanded and is now repainting. Next is to actually hang the wall mount and attach the tv
• reupholstering the rocking chair cushions
• rearranging, swapping out and reorganizing the kitchen to accommodate all Matt's kitchen supplies with what was already there. He's got a lot of good items and some fun stuff too, like a hand coffee grinder.
• building a shelf for the cable box in the storage closet under the stairs, then all the storage boxes can go back into that space and we can stop walking around them
• replenishing the refrigerator of all the food, especially condiments that were spoiled during the power outage
• painting the baby's room
• hanging shelves in the baby's room
• building a diaper changing station on top of a dresser
• replace a battery to make the alarm system work again
  

Anyone who wants to help with any of this is WELCOME! We're making good progress but I'm ready for it to be done sooner!