I've been blessed with another week of sunny weather here in WA state.....so, the painting project continues. I've now got 2 sides of the shed totally finished, but I ran into a swarm of bees under the eaves of the 3rd and 4th sides... So, I had to move on to a different project and wait til sundown to spray the critters.

Spraying finished, many dead bugs on the ground and I'm ready to tackle the last bits of the shed tomorrow. (I think) I've discovered I don't have a ladder type event and I'm just a tad short. So, I've got plans to meet up with mom one day this week and borrow hers.

In the process of playing with the trim color on one of the lower windows, the Navy man got home and decided I wasn't being accurate enough. So, he volunteered to paint the trim if I bought him a little skinny roller. Says he can do all the windows in "a flash". Guess what I'm buying tomorrow? If I finish up the 2 sheds and all their windows, doors and trim.........I'm more than happy to share the window trim job with the Navy.

What looked like a daunting task a couple weeks ago, is now looking so great.....and I can see the end. My outlook towards this house has almost taken a turn around. I'm almost liking the place now!

Didn't have time to spend any money today. Worked all day long, but the place is looking fantastic. Considering how tacky it looked before, anything would be an inprovement..... I can feel the value creeping up!

Finished off the cover letter and have all my ducks in a row for the interview happening on Wed. This will be for the part time position with the new agency that has been awarded the contract with WA state, regarding foster parent recruiting. I know both people I'm interviewing with, although the entire process seems odd since I haven't interviewed/had to present a resume or anything for decades. If I don't get the job, at least I've polished up some skills that had gone totally dormant! Will have to scare up some sort of outfit suitable for an interview, but again, I know both of these women, and have sat in meetings with them frequently....their idea of work attire is pretty attainable with my current wardrobe situation. Think I'll be OK...certainly not going to buy something for this event. Take me, or don't take me.......As Is.

Bottom line is I'm not sure I'm going to take the job if it is offered to me, as no one seems to know the salary or the entire list of duties yet. The preliminary email I got includes tons of responsibilities and no mention of compensation....so I'm not willing to jump up and down yet. Taking a wait & see sort of approach to Wed and the meeting.

Going to go scrape the paint off me and rest up for another day of painting tomorrow.

I'm finding out just how out of shape I am these days. I've begun walking in the AM, before breakfast and am on day 4 I think it is..... Doing OK with that, other than I can feel my shins are a tad cranky...and my feet and legs are ready for bed just as soon as dinner is over!

But, in my enthusiasm about the house painting venture here........I jumped right into Shed Painting today, and now my arms and shoulders hurt too!

While waiting for the high noon sunshine to cool off a bit, so I could paint without passing out..... I decided I had just enough time to mow the lawns.... And, even tho it is a riding mower.........that makes me pooped too! (don't laugh, it can be some work since there is no power steering) I've got probably an acre to mow these days, but absolutely none of it is a flat, normal lawn like event. In, around, through, edges and more edges....there is no just sitting and vegging out with this yard.

Beginning to ramble on..... Very tired, but a good tired. I took some tylenol for my sore self, and stood under a hot shower for a looonngg time.......& I'm hoping a nights sleep makes me a brand new woman (albeit a brand new OLD woman) by tomorrow morning. I'm going to tackle the last 2 sides of the shed, and I'm going to rig up a drag affair behind my tractor mower and see if I can get the gravel spread out any better than it got done from the truck... (it is sort of like a series of speed bumps out back)

Doing these kinds of jobs myself, certainly eliminates the need for a health club membership. Cheaper too, just as long as I don't fall off the ladder or something while I'm painting! Definately a no spender here today!

I don't know what it is this year, but I seem to be racking up the odd & unsual.

My garden is in zone 7 and I typically have rhubarb to use or freeze early in the spring....and still a bit by early summer. Then, it is over and I'm cleaning the patch up & waiting for next years new crop.

But, my rhubarb patch is confused here. Last spring, I transplanted little tiny scrappy plants from my parents neglected bed ............


...........and I'm still picking rhubarb on at least a weekly basis! It's October for heavens sake.



At this rate, I'll be serving a bowl of rhubarb sauce at Thanksgiving dinner!