Things are moving faster on the moving-to-a-new-house front now, so I’m probably going to be posting less often for a couple weeks at least. Although, I’ll try to keep with the American Idol opinions, simply because … well, because I love talking trash about the contestants. Or something.

Over the weekend we were able to get in the house and do a little work - the kind of stuff you want to do before you move all your furniture etc. into a place. This includes filling wall holes and painting part of the living areas. We decided we’d leave the bedrooms alone for now, but the living room/dining room areas were a mess. Plus the previous owners had used glossy finish paint, which I hate in anything but a kitchen or a bathroom. So today we put up the primer, and tomorrow or Tues. we’ll put up the new flat-finish paint. I say “we”, but over the weekend at least, I didn’t actually do all that much - we had some help. :)

Mostly it’s been fun because hubby’s sister and her husband have been helping us out, a lot, with everything. She has a lot of practical experience in home-improvement - they’ve done a lot of work, both “normal” and actual construction, on their own house. I mean, hubby’s fairly “handy” and stuff, but I haven’t painted a wall since I was teenager - between us we might be slightly above average but we’re still sorely lacking in knowing what’s “good” and what’s not etc. So we get the fun of having other knowledgeable people around, making chores seem less heinous, plus the bonus of helping hands to make things go faster. Bring a cooler full of beer and take breaks in the backyard - which was really nice, btw, with the gorgeous spring weather - and bring in lots of jokes, and a good time is had by all.

Anyway, the main point of this blog post is really to just say “I’m busy and won’t be posting much till we get moved into the new house.” Unless something super-inspiring or fantastic comes up. Which it probably won’t. It’s just movin’ to a new place and all that comes with it. :) Cheers.