Space clearing... and a little prayer...

I worked on the laundry room yesterday and managed to fill 3 large Black garbage bags with clothes for the Salvation army, then i still had some energy and a need to keep moving (I'm sick this week but i know if i just loaf around and lie down it will linger, so i am trying to power through it) so I took on the linen closet.... Now i say "closet" But its actually more like half my bedroom. We love blankets and sheets around here! I managed to fill two large black garbage bags from that area, I also was able to remove one of the dressers that housed all these linens and put it in the garage.

Then around lunch time Superman and I took J-Bear into Toys R Us and he picked out a wooden train for his birthday. We took Superman to the airport and had a cup of tea and cookies. Then we bud farewell to daddy for another long stint. When he left he was telling the kids 14 sleeps and i will be home but by the time he caught his connection in Calgary he was mentioning that since he gets 3 weeks off around Christmas (just the way the schedules worked out) that he should probably stay in... So its probably more like 5 weeks or 35 more sleeps until daddy comes home.

That's life!

I have made some assignments for myself while he is gone... I need to gyprock the one bare wall we have and mud and tape all the drywall i have done up to now (kitchen, living room, patching most rooms) and i also bought some grout to re grout our bathroom vanity.
All of that along with more space clearing and teaching our kids should keep me very busy indeed.

While Superman was home we were able to sit down and plan a budget based on his 12 month income (since pay cheque to pay cheque is too unpredictable) It is modest... a little challenging but i hope and pray i can stick to it...

Per pay cheque we are looking at
350.00 for food
200.00 for gas
75.00 on clothes
200.00 for school/lessons/outings etc...

and the rest goes to tithing, savings, and house bills.

I am hoping that this loan Superman is looking at goes through in the next few days. It would be such a HUGE improvement to our home. Pulling off all the old stucco, re sheeting the exterior and insulating it. Installing Siding, facsia, eaves, downspouts, new windows, maintenance free for some of the existing windows, and fixing the leaks into our basement...

Lord we pray PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... allow us to finish our modest home and incur some debt that we feel we can afford for the greater good of our home and family. If this shall be so. So be it. In the name of Jesus Christ we pray.

Now if this loan doesn't come through... You may be reading blog posts about me scaling the side of the house (with a fear of heights) to re sheet and insulate the exterior walls of our bathroom and Big Dogs bedroom. Without these repairs we will have to close off that side of the house and be WITHOUT A BATHROOM. for the winter (YUMMY). Or maybe you will be reading blog posts about me attempting to install a toilet in the middle of our basement, and requesting that the kids sponge bath in the kitchen sink....

Only time will tell.... I PRAY pray pray pray pray that the situation improves in the next few days...

Feel free to pray for us.... It cant hurt!

Hoping you all a fabulous day. I am picking up drywall and schooling today... It should be delightful!!