Week 3- Basement Disasters and Other Curve Balls

This past week has been a busy one and not always for good reasons. I feel more like things have settled into a routine and my plans to get things organized are continuing at a good pace. However, as it always does, life has found ways to throw little curve balls my way that, while tolerable, are just not very much fun to deal with.

It's spring in this part of the world and with spring comes water. A lot of water. Water from rain and from melting snow. Master and I live in an older home and the basement isn't finished which is a blessing because it's flooded twice now. The first flood was from a blocked drain hole and the second was caused by a stray sock wicking water up and all over the floor.

Luckily, I know the drill. I have a good shop vac that is capable of sucking up a lot of water. As of this point, the basement is nice and dry (touch wood). I'm keeping an eye on things but as of this point, things seem like they are under control and coming along nicely. I know that there is more rain coming in the future and if that happens, I will need to check back in repeatedly to make sure that things are staying that way.

Other than that, everything has been going pretty smoothly. I've been able to juggle my work schedule with the kids' activities and with the exception of a head cold on my part, everyone has been fairly healthy. I ended up having a terrible headache yesterday and as a result I came home early but other than that I've been doing pretty well.

I've also been doing well with my organizational goals. That's taken a bit of doing but it's worth it in the end. With luck, I will be able to stay on top of everything when Master gets back.

Other than that, the worst part has been missing him. It's not just the play that I miss,either. It's the companionship and the affection that he gives me. I love him like crazy and so not having him around is very hard. I know that time will march on and every day means one less day we are apart but sometimes it's hard to focus on the end result and look past the crap that you have to go through to get there.