3rd attempt at making
This has been a productive weekend, for sure, but now I’m tired and can’t believe that it’s Sunday night. I have absolutely no desire..not the littlest inkling.. to go to work tomorrow. I spent most of the weekend concocting a wardrobe scheme so I wouldn’t have to think about what to wear every day, then ironing everything and organizing it all. I’m pretty happy with it, but since my latest attempt at quitting smoking I’ve gained a few more pounds, which means nothing looks good on me anyway. I should have run today but J has been workign 24/7 and it was raining, and to go running alone in the rain was really too much for me.
We went apple picking on Saturday so now have 40 pounds of apples that I now have to do something with. : ) Why do I do this to myself? I guess because I know that soon enough there will be no fresh food to be had so I might as well make the most of it. We actually went picking in the rain, and we were by no means the only ones. I also organized the gardening bench in the basement, did all the laundry and oh many other things. My parents came to visit today and my dad finished fixing my downstairs bathroom lights and mirror…now I just have to sand it down, repaint a few patches, and clean up! It looks great. And my mom helped me sew some sweaters and tried to fix my sewing machine, but no luck. It’s really nice having them so close.
I can’t bear to watch the redskins game. For once it’s on TV but I just can’t handle the stress. So I sit here with my old fashioned cocktail looking at the list of things that I did NOT do this weekend and realizing that weekends are way too damn short and there is way too much to do. And writing always gets pushed to the very bottom of my list. Yes, trying to make cheese comes above what I claim is my lifelong duty. OH well….
Heating option update. I sat down Saturday to figure out what to do about heating this winter. It’s not as dire as I thought. Last year we went through approx. 500 gallons of heating oil and spent about $1500. This year, using the same amount, we’ll spent about $1750, if the price stays what it is now. Last year, we were cold though. We kept the thermostat to 60 during the day and 65 for the evening, back down to 60 or so for the night. We supplemented with a propane fireplace in the living room, a space heater in the office, and lots and lots o blankets.
This year, we’ve decided to get a small wood pellet stove for the office. Hopefully the heat will work its way upstairs to the bedroom. The stove will be about $1200, the pellets $1000, but I think the pellets will last more than one winter. WE really may not save any money by going this route, but I’ll feel better knowing that we’re not 100% relying on heating oil. If another hurricane hits Texas and oil doubles, then at least we have options. So I feel good about that. Now we just need to buy one, figure out how to install it, and get Home Depot to deliver the pellets we ordered 2 months ago.
Well… summer is officially over and my summer reading challenge is still going on. I have half a book left, but I”m pleased to report that I have read 9.5 books this summer! I think that’s pretty impressive. Well, it’s only 6:42 but it’s dark and I feel like the night is over. I should do my weight lifting, some writing, maybe make and can some applesauce. But I think I’ll try to tackle book #10 and stay awake till J gets home…if he ever gets home.
