I seriously may just kill Joe and Ruthie. Joe slept at my feet all last night which didn't really bother me. But at 5:30 I heard him jump down and I knew we were in for trouble. So I got up and went into the bathroom. Sure enough, he's wandering around looking for something to get into. So I picked up the trashcan which he likes to knock over looking for plastic, put away one plastic rubber duck item that he likes to chew on and came back to bed. While I heard him still bopping around in there and that's when we realized they probably were out of food. So Matt trecks down two flights of stairs to feed them. We go back to sleep and about 30 minutes later I hear the two of them fighting in the bedroom. I break that up. Then I hear Joe chewing on my pajama strings (not the ones I was wearing, but the ones that needed to be put away) so I put those up! I come back to bed and fall asleep and sometime in the process Joe comes to sleep on my feet again and then Ruthie keeps jumping on and off the bed looking for a place to snuggle. Finally I just kick her off, too. So when we got up at 7:20 this morning I got Joe off the bed and forced him awake! Grrr...
Well, the house was driving me insane today and I was sick of feeling 'helpless' about it because it's hard to clean with Maddy around. So today I carried her around with me/let her clean with me while I cleaned. I was able to clean all three bathrooms, dust both bedrooms, sweep the kitchen and clean off the glass. I was also able to put back all my shower supplies into the shower (not an easy undertaking, I have a LOT of bath products) and clean up most of the clutter laying around. Not too bad considering!
Yes, we did get the shower shelves installed again. I finished painting them two days ago. It went ok, but, not great. It's fine and it will definitely extend the life of our shelves. We let them dry until this morning and Matt reinstalled them this morning and I put all the products back on with Maddy.
I got semi-dressed this morning (work out clothes, running pants, fleece cardigan) while I waited for the guy to come give us another estimate on three other paint jobs. He was on time (AGAIN!) and the more Matt and I do business with him, the more we like him. We'll await the estimate for that work from him, but really, we're not ready for those three paint jobs yet. We still want to get the basement finished out first and have that paid for. Then we'll consider the other paint jobs. After Matt and the dude left, I was able to work out and shower while Maddy napped (in my bath product filled shower! whooo whooo!). I did not get more of a workout in yesterday because our neighbors up the block shoveled my walk for us! So when I baked banana chocolate chip walnut bread I went over there to give them some for shoveling our walk.
I have to say, I'm kind of tired of work guys coming over for estimates. They are coming THREE times this week! We had the plumber out yesterday, the drywall/paint guy today and a different plumber tomorrow. But it looks like this basement thing is finally taking shape! We like the drywall/paint guy and he can start framing everything out in another couple of weeks and the plumber is coming tomorrow for the final estimate. Once the plumbing is in the framed area including fixtures, the drywall guy will come back, drywall, tape and paint. Then we need to get doors for the closets and carpet installed. After that's said and done we're basically set to start filling that room as if it's a den/office/spare room. So I'm guessing in the next three months it will be finished. We do need to get a Pack Rat to store our stuff in while they are working on the room. After that, we'll see what we have to work with. And we may need to get a monthly storage unit although I'd really hate to have the extra added bill each month.
My parents sent us a Valentine's package yesterday. Maddy has such a great time helping me open boxes. She helps pull everything out. Maddy received a couple really cute little outfits, lots of little valentine's day stuff. She really enjoys playing with her Elmo lunch box. I put goldfish crackers in there and she's been loving it. Enjoyment is all about the little stuff for me. Besides eating an entire bag of valentine's skittles I used the new cute mugs my parents sent me for my tea this morning. I am also wearing the valentine's socks as well! So much fun!
I think I may start sorting the filing cabinet and taking out all the '06 paperwork to be filed away. Or I may read a magazine considering I was pretty productive this morning and I also prepped dinner. I find I'm pretty tired, not unexpectedly since the cats were being a pain this morning. But there's very little time for a nap since she'll be up before I know it!
Have a great day, everyone!
Tea of the day: 2 cups Stash Green Chai Tea
WO of the day: 30 minutes elliptical, stretches, situps, pushups