Rick was off work yesterday (and he didn’t even break the plane so he could stay home!) so I made a gigantic check-off list of tasks to be completed. Next week is Spring break and we have house guests coming. Our home and yard were crying out for attention. Believe me, they got our full attention yesterday.
I’m REALLY proficient at making check-off lists. Some people are born check-offers. I am a card-carrying, due-paying member of the Check-Off List Cadre. I’m even the anal type that draws little boxes to be checked off. Nothing bugs me more than a To-Do list with the items scribbled out so the memory of the task is gone and there is no long-lasting sense of accomplishment. What’s the point of that?
In my “Save” file, I have a few crinkly, stained check-off lists of old. My personal favorite is from our Yucca Street house when we decided to sell the 30+ year old home. Oh my goodness. That list still makes my head buzz. We conquered more tasks on that house in six weeks, than we have in all our other houses added together. Whew. That’s why I saved it. Some day when my grown, fully-trained, married and moved-on children call home to complain of a few house repairs, I can copy the list and send it to them. No sympathy here, baby. It could also be used as a boost in the caboose, as THEY did a lot of the jobs listed, even at their tender, young ages of 5,7 and 10.
I’m thrilled with Zaza’s room. The buttery walls melt in your mouth… well maybe not, but I did have an urge to eat popcorn when we finished. The chair rail is up. We sank the nails, filled the holes, caulked the corners and repainted over the Spackle. Oh, it looks GOOOOOOOOOD! Then, the moment I’ve been waiting for for months… we put the purple bed together. Makes my heart glad. Sadly, I don’t have bedding, so I can’t put the picture on the blog yet. Please stay tuned.
After our house finished crying-out for attention, my arms and legs took on the crying-out task, due to the meed after manual labor. Good grief, weeding saps your strength!
I need to go brush my teeth, but my legs hurt just imagining the climb up the stairs. (Reminds me of my kids’ excuses!)
Tags: adoption, check-off lists, family, purple bed, sore muscles, spring break, to-do list, weeds
My Sister's Jar 
March 15, 2008 at 5:51 am |
When Jennie left today I felt sad that I didn’t have a present for Zaza’s room for her to take with her. I’ll keep my eyes out. I’m so excited about her, I have a massive heart for adoption as well so I’m incredibly excited for her new room. I really hope to one day be decorating a room for my own Zaza.
I need to be learned in the list writing area. I write one and then I forget about it…gotta love ADD!!