The end is near

In Georgia the school year starts and finishes similar to the college school year. Which means we're out before Memorial Day and back in the second week of August. As a native Yankee it still bothers me to send the kids back when the thermometer reads 94 and there's plenty of pool time left to be had! Despite the temp, I'm really, really ready for school to begin. My clients have been sparse at best and my sanity is almost gone. It was a loooooong 10 weeks people! The good news is my boys will both be in school full time. Xan's bus comes @ 7:00, drops off about 2:40. Xavier can be dropped off about 8 and picked up at 2:15. We had open house for both boys this week and they are estatic to go back. I have so many projects to start at the house I'm dizzy.

The first project is sorting the baby toys in the basement. That should be a 2 day adventure. Once the basement is cleared we're going to get a new TV and set up the Wii and other games downstairs. I also have a million pictures to hang on the wall, flooring to finish and bathrooms to paint. Fun times.

Painting the living room. With ceilings reaching 18+ feet, I see a massage in my future. I can't stand the white walls any longer- I feel like I'm in an apartment. Paint color is a light chocolate.

SCRAPING wallpaper in the hallway. I still need to finish the hallway. I think a pot of coffee and an uninteruppted afternoon will do the job. Then it's on to sanding, spackling and painting. I'm thinking about a taupe-ish neutral-ish color. I plan on framing several of the antique photos we rescued from my Dad's house and hanging them along the walls.

Scraping wallpaper/sand/fill holes/paint the boys' bathroom. I have ABSOLUTELY no idea what color to paint, or how to decorate. This bathroom also serves as the company's potty. The floor is a brown/taupe/gold tile. I'm thinking a darker brown- the darker the better when it comes to stinky boys.

The floor in the dining room. My husband will either pay for the floors or do it himself kicking and screaming. Either way- that junk will get done before out Halloween Party October 24!

I start school again Sept 30. Depending on my placement test I'll be taking 1-2 classes. Ideally when the boys are in school. I've cleared my schedule so Mon and Wed are open from 10-2. If I need to I can also put the boys in ASP. Not my first choice, but I gotta do what's best for the family. :( I hope they understand!

crossfit 2 x's, boot camp 3, cardio 4 x's day off 1-2. I can't wait to get on a consistent schedule!