did we ever work our butts off today!

Man, did we ever work our butts off today.

Since we got Steven's room completely cleared out yesterday (including the disaster area that was a closet), today we scrubbed it down; washed the walls, cleaned the floor, cleaned the ceiling, etc. We then broke apart the bunk beds and moved them in there. We went through his clothes to see what fits him (since he has grown so much in the past 18 months, a lot of the clothes in his room did not fit him anymore). While we still have a couple of loads of laundry to wash, we got a lot of the stuff that still fits him put away in his closet and room. We took out his little bookcase, as it is tall and narrow, thinking it would be perfect for Bill's dorm room. So he will need another book case or even two.

Bill's room is now the disaster area, which is sad, as it was fine before we tore the bunk beds apart. We had not been planning on moving the beds today so all of the books and stuff in the headboards are now all over the floor, as he did not have time to neatly pack it all in boxes. He is now sleeping on a mattress on the floor for a few days. We will probably go furniture shopping for his room next weekend, after getting his room cleaned top to bottom.

To add to all of the fun, Dan decided to rip apart the closet that he keeps his work clothes in. So the clothes are all clean and sorted out, and in neat piles in the living room while he re does that closet.

The concrete people dropped by at some point and dumped a bunch of boards in the front yard, but they still haven't really done any work yet. I have the feeling that this might become annoying if it goes on too long.

We did cook a wonderful dinner to reward ourselves for all of our hard work. The main dish was made from a Spanish recipe for garlic chicken in a white wine sauce. For the side dishes I made corn bread (which Steven loves) and four cheese mashed potatoes (Dan and Bill poured the sauce over the mashed potatoes and said it was most excellent that way). Oh, and green salad featuring some vegetables from our own garden. The wine was very tasty - Winter White from Leelanau Cellars.

I'm sort of dreading going back to work tomorrow. While we got a lot of stuff done in the house this weekend, which was great, I did not get much rest at all. I still have huge purply rings/patches/blotches under my eyes, and do not feel so great. Ah well. If I can make until next month, I will have a four day weekend to help Bill move to Muncie, and another four day weekend for Labor Day. Both of those should help, especially if I do not have to work a a lot of overtime in the meantime.