Busy, happy days

I love owning my own home.  Have I mentioned that, lately?  I used to get home from work, start dinner if Kevin hadn't, tell Brett to load the dishwasher, and go upstairs to sit at the computer.  Tonight I came home, started dinner (Pasta Alfredo and garlic bread, yum!), fed the crew, did the dishes (no dishwasher now), accomplished 4 loads of laundry between tasks, watered the flowers and the girls' tomato plants, filled the bird baths, and got the girls showered and ready for bed.

Yes, my evenings are much busier, and I have less time on the computer, but I am just so darn contented.  I have to take on the lion's share of the household chores right now, since Kevin is working 12 hour shifts.  Summer is the busy season for lumber yards.  I don't mind, though.  Come fall, I'll be working 12 hours, and he'll have to do most of the work around here.  It all evens out.

The cats are still in the barn this evening.  I hope they are too timid to leave for a few days.  That will mean they are likely to call the barn "home".  This morning, we took some canned cat food (a rare treat for them) and loved on Sasquatch and Snowbell.  Fudge was nowhere to be seen.  I know where she's hiding, but I don't bother her.  We didn't see her for three days after moving here.  She hides in reaction to big change.  She'll venture out exploring in HER time.

Tomorrow, the girls have dentist appointments.  It's been too long, since we were two years without dental insurance.  We'll get them fixed up now, though.  Kevin and I need so much done that we'll have to work at it slowly, as we have the money.  Heck, we're only four weeks away from needing school clothes.  There are so many demands on our money.  It's ok, though...I own a home!

I guess it's time to wind down for the night.  I feel like I've accomplished so much since I rolled into the drive after 6.  The long commute robs me of an hour each evening (and another hour in the morning) but it's worth it because, have I mentioned? I own a home!