Monday, September 7, 2009

Labor Day full of labor

Hope you had a great labor day weekend! Mike has started classes and is taking two currently. He plans to take a third one starting in Oct. Still laid off. Never saw it this bad before, but determined to make the best of the time off.

Sooo...we went antiquing this holiday for our upcoming anniversary (29) and to have a break. Not to buy but to just look and have fun together. We met some great shop owners. Unfortunately, there was a coon hunters event going on (Every hear of Autumn Oaks?) and we had to pay more for our room.

Heard of the line "no room at the inn"?

We actually had to cross the state line to get a room. We ended up in a motel built in the 1950's and it looked like it inside. Lots of green tile. Old fashioned mirror with vertical lights attached. It worked and that is what mattered.

We decided to chill out today due to all the walking Saturday and Sunday. Mike is fishing while I catch up around here. We had planned on walking in a festival parade for a politician but that changed at the last minute. Up until a half hour ago, it was overcast and damp. The sun is making a valiant attempt to shine and that looks a lot better than shadows in the house.

We decided this was a great day to get started on a house project. We took off some wall border in the kitchen, starting masking things off and are getting ready to paint the kitchen. Time for the sterile white to go. We have had the same color for nearly 11 years. These past two years have seemed like a HGTV program with all the painting, fixing the yard up, replace torn furniture with new, etc. However, it has been fun redoing the place.

Ironically, this year has been a makeover, redo of our lives also with Mike's persistent unemployment. However, God has been faithful. Mike has started classes and is taking two currently. He plans to take a third one starting in Oct. Never saw it this bad before, but determined to make the best of the time off.