Carmen en la Casa

So here is some stuff to look at from the house..... (phone pics, not too bad ... not too great.)

His majesty's porcelain throne ....

One of my bigger projects ... (the color is still off, but I'm getting close.)

And the long awaited handle ... Apparently, when you select a giant door you must purchase a special handle.  The kind of handle that only specialty hardware shops order and charge a small fortune for.  Much searching and impatient waiting paid off with a great looking handle at a great price ....

Funny side note about the handle .... the store manager that sold me the handle made the mistake of telling me it would arrive in 9 - 10 days.

For the next 5 weeks, I called him every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. to ask him if my handle had made it in.

This week, I gave up.  He assured me many times he would call me when it came in.  At 10:38 on Tuesday, he called me to say it would be in Friday.

He was almost as excited as I was!  "So, should I call you on Friday?" I asked.

"NO, No ... no ... you don't have to call me.  Someone will call you.  Your purchase order is up on the wall where everyone can see it, with a BIG note on it that says to "CALL CARMEN!" as soon as the handle comes in," he said.

"So you're saying not to call, then?"

-Carmen

Amidst Feeling Bummed

At the cusp of a tremendous life changing event, anxious anticipation chokes the breath out of you.  Every pore drips, your heart sprints and flutters, and your stomach now resides in your throat ..... your troubled thoughts and dreams are crowded with checklists and worry ...

the journey

has been interesting ...

... so

ready for it to end.

Miss my husband most of all.

"two ships passing ..... " and all that.

-Carmen

Hi, All!

I've been having computer woes (among other woes.)  Hope to be on track soon.

A few highlights:

--Cooper is now 9 months old, and crawling (thank you very much!)
--We have a deadline to move into the house (though we will be living in a construction zone,)
--And it has recently come to my attention that one accustom to modern plumbing facilities must become "creative" when finding herself without said conveniences during a mad dash to make her house habitable.

Paints a lovely picture, doesn't it?

-Carmen