Time...

Time passes all too quickly some days. It doesn't help that I feel like I'm living on borrowed time. Technically I have 26 days... (27 days if you count the day of the c-section, but if it's not done the day before - it's not getting done, eh?)

The house is not ready yet... this is no big surprise and yet I'm shocked each day when I get up and start to plan what I will do with my few hours of energy. I seem to have about two or three really good hours and then I'm exhausted. It doesn't really matter what I do with my few hours though.

Thus far I'm keeping up with the daily stuff - laundry, dishes, munchkins, etc... but the Nursery is no further than it was a week ago. The rain finally moved out and the grass needs cut, the flowerbeds need weeded and a final end of the year edging would be nice.

I'm told "you've to how many boys there at home?" Let's review... The older ones don't do work that doesn't have a keyboard and trackpad and booting them off the network is ineffective. Then there's the creative environmentalist son who refuses to kill spiders or weeds so I'm not getting any help with the lawn there.

"Wait... aren't you married?" I married well for companionship, laughter, debate, hiking, walking, and bouncing technical expertise back and forth.... not so well for handyman, home mechanic, or contract labor. To give him the credit he deserves, He will try to help with anythying even with great trepidation. He cooks too, both in the kitchen and outdoors and if anyone want's to question it... Have him grill you a steak - and not me... ditto on salmon fillets or most any meat for that matter and the salad to go next to it. Leave the potatoes to me, they are my forte.

The net/net on the handyman jobs is we are working based on me and my "hey, I took shop in high school" attitude. That and my insane determination that NOW is the time to get all the little projects done with those few hours each day. Ever met a pregnant women? The do not often funtion logically in the normal sense of the word. I've got some logic to my madness... after the surgery I'm out of commission for weeks... so I can't plan on getting this stuff done later.

Matthew has great skills... they just don't include power tools. Even building a workstation or server he's not looking for a motorized screwdriver. I think the only time he wants power is in his car. :-)

Speaking of the mini-bubba-mobile, guess where he tried out installing the little guy's car seat???? Um yeah, he's got a 5 speed manual transmission, sport package with extra hp, wind foiled, dark metalic blue Toyota... with the cutest sage and tan baby seat nestled in the center of the back seat.

The clock is ticking... so off I go.