April 20, 2022 - Wednesday



It was a pretty typical day. I went to Brittany's this morning and got lots of snuggle time with Luca and then spent the afternoon and evening doing housework, taking care of kids, cooking, and planning. I'm pretty excited about the next two house projects we have. First, we're going to finally finish the deck 😅. We still need to attach the handrail and finish the railing for the steps, among a couple of other small things. We also need to re-stain and repaint everything (since it has already been two years since we applied the stain last...crazy!). While I have the stain out, I'm going to do the playset too, just to keep it safer from the wood bees and to keep it from turning gray and crappy looking. The next project will be the garage organization. There is a LOT to be done there, but I'm working on drawing up plans for the woodwork that will need to be done for shelving, bike/scooter storage, toy storage, tool storage, etc. I kind of thought it would be simple, but it doesn't seem like it will be. One step at a time! I think I'll start with the bike/toy storage area. But should I paint while I have everything cleared out? I kind of feel like I should. 

I'm feeling a little more motivation and energy today than I have in a while. I know it won't last (it never does), but it's a welcome change!

- Note 1: Poor Luca looks very alarmed! He was so chill and sweet though. 💓

- Note 2: I talked to MJ for a long time today and I just have to make note in my blog that Evie is an a-hole. 




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