"Am I walking so close to God that people want to walk in my shadow"

ANOTHER UPDATE

Have I ever mentioned that I hate to move?
We closed on our house June 5th during a hail storm.
Mountain Man had gone with us and since we were driving my brother's
car MM tried to get it under cover but was unable to so he drove over
a sidewalk and as close to a building as possible.  Thanks to his quick
thinking there were only 4 dinks.  My big honkin car didn't fare so well.
The house we bought has an unfinished basement and without that space
it is  TO small for us.  We do have plans to finish it out in the near future.
After closing on our house we took the key and went over to it.
Guess what we found in our DRY basement?  You're right, it was wet from the big rain.
Now the seller had told us more than once that the basement was dry and it was dry
the three times we looked at it before getting the keys. 
Needless to say it is/was stressing me out big time.  With MM's asthma the last thing
we need is a damp hole under us, not to mention the fact that he plans to live down
there when it is finished.  We will need to do some dirt work around the basement
windows, replace some of them and Steve already put covers over them. 
Since covering them we've had a dry basement even though it's rained so I'm praying
that it will be an easy fix.
I'm going for a rustic look in my house which can be tricky since there is a fine line
between rustic and trashy .  We decided to refinish the 51 year old woodwork. 
We haven't taken it down to bare wood except in the places where someone's initials were
carved or it was just really bad.  Some of the wood has refused to take new stain...adding
to that rustic look I'm after (whatever).  I quit counting after we went around the wood
for the 11th time (don't ask).  We had hoped to have the house all done by the time the
hardwood floor restoration guys were scheduled...yeah right.  We did finish the woodwork
in the rooms that have hardwood floors.  The crew showed up yesterday and called Steve
to say that they could not do anything because there is no 220 hook up in the house  . 
That created a scramble for an electrician.  One was found and he rigged a 220 for them to use but in the process it stole from some of our other sources such as the kitchen light.  We are told it will be restored when they are finished with the job.  The bathroom is ready to put a surround shower in and then finish the wood, walls and a new counter top.  
The kitchen needs to be thrown out into the yard.
 I think
I'd prefer a camp kitchen over the existing mess until we can replace it.
The moving truck is scheduled soon and the house isn't ready.  So I guess we'll
put our stuff in the center of the rooms and finish the ceilings and walls around them.
Hey, are we having fun yet??
On another note MM's health is not good but getting better. 
The long story short is that he will NOT be returning to the mountains this summer.
He is dealing with several issues and one of them is that he's borderline Mono which is
probably why he isn't bouncing back like he has in the past.
Steve is in the middle of harvest which is not the best time to be remodeling a house
and moving.  Sarah is working at a Christian Tea Room for the summer. 
Several  of our friends and family members have been employed there and she has always
wanted to.  God was so good to her during this moving crisis by allowing her to work there.
She said that dressing up pretty and going to work is so different from wrangling cows!!
My doctor loaned me a therapy machine that transmits a low current to my brain stem
releasing endorphins (a very good thing to have extra of right now) and it stops the muscles
from going into spasms and becoming inflammed.  That has enabled me to do the remodeling
work that otherwise would have been impossible for me.
Geesh, other than the above nothing is happening around here!!
Major Quote:  Don't worry about the world coming to an end.  It's already tomorrow in Australia.  Charles Swartz

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9:07 AM, Jun. 23, 2008 .. Posted by Haflingerhorses

Boy, do you have your work cut out for you! I am glad that your dr gave you a machine to release endorphins in your brain because you are going to need all of them you can get :)

The rustic looks sounds good. So does the kitchen idea in the yard. Take it all out, then put in an old fashioned sink (from a yard sale) and some shelves for storing stuff. The simple look is so way better than the kitcheny look anyways.

I'm glad your headaches are getting better - at least you won't have to deal with that now. I met someone the other day, a collage girl, and she was panicky about her headaches she'd had for two weeks. She went to all kinds of specialists looking for tumors and major problems. They couldn't find anything. So I remembered you and told her she should get tested for allergies, and mentioned in specific MSG. She seemed happy at that suggestion and added that she does have a lot of allergies, maybe that might be the problem. I never thought about sugar until you I read it today in your blog. I knew a lady a decade ago that was seriously addicted to sugar (seriously, no kidding) and she had migraines too and got tested for tumors and no dr. could find anything either. I mentioned to her that maybe it was all that sugar she was eating. But she didn't seem to be able to give it up.

Good for you on the fasting. Wow, that's tough. Wish I could do that. I get weak and grumpy when I try. Then I feel guilty (for not getting enough done, and for being grumpy) so I just eat.

The plus side is you have mm with you, right? He will be great company, even though I'm sure he wishes he was climbing mountains.

I'm sorry about Prince. I am praying for you.
Your friend,
Antoinette

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12:17 AM, Jun. 25, 2008 .. Posted by SarahLynne

Oh goodness Jeanne, me thinks your life sounds a little too close to mirroring mine! LOL Hang in there, we can do this! We (my mom and I and later Ryan when he got off work) spent the whole afternoon and evening attempting to lay new wood laminate flooring. 8 hours later, we had 3 rows laid. Of course, not all of that was spent trying to lay it, we did have some prep work to do there, too. But grrrr.

In Sympathy

2:08 PM, Jun. 25, 2008 .. Posted by Rebecca

Having just moved last year, I can certainly relate! However, soon your little piece of heaven will feel like home! Check out my page for pics of what has turned out to be the best thing we ever did!

Blessings, my blog friend!

Rebecca

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