Specialization Is For Insects

I need to be three places at once! Obviously, I have to work, so there goes 8 exhausting hours a day.

I should be outside working on our house and yard, but this abominable rain prevents this from happening. Yes folks, we do our own carpentry and landscape work. We had a nightmare experience with a contractor 9 yrs ago, and we've been trying to fix the mistakes ever since . This summer's project list includes; residing and reroofing our front porch, painting the front porch, back porch and shed, trying to figure a way to get the friggin' paint to stick to certain areas of the house so we can get a second coat of paint on, and building new doors for the shed and garbage shed. We seriously need to rototill and add fill to certain areas of our yard. Northern MN winters can wreak havoc on your landscape. Areas that were once high, are low, and vice versa. This causes water to accumulate in areas it shouldn't.

The third place I need to be is in the house. Homeschooling is obviously the #1 priority. It seems that this and daily, necessity chores, is all that I accomplish anymore. I guess age is catching up to me. We bought new vinyl tile for our bathrooms 2 yrs ago. We want to paint the bathrooms first, so we don't mess up the new tile. We also need to paint, wainscott, and recarpet the hall. This requires moving 2 floor to ceiling bookcases full of paperback books. The 18 yr old carpet in the living room HAS TO GO! Our entertainment center needs to be reinforced, as it sways from side to side when we dust it. We need a new front door, but they don't make them the right length for our doorway. This means we either buy a prebuilt wood door and cut it off, or build one ourselves; neither option appeals to me. I bought new living room drapes last year, but I haven't had time to shorten them. I also have 2 laundry baskets full of mending. I should cut both Z and L's hair within the next couple of days.

I know that we have the ability to complete all these projects. I also know that we don't have the money to hire any of them done. We've already wasted money once, on hiring it done; no more! All we require is ambition, more time and NO MORE RAIN!! I know that "specialization is for insects", but sometimes I wonder just what kind of bug I'd be.