Good morning. Everyone seems to have started holidays a week, yes it is a full week, early. Not me, though. I am still at work slaving away. But I am "the boss" this week. Woohoo....I still have money on the corporate credit card and noone to tell me that I can't spend it.
Ruth - I can imagine the crashing in the morning. We had a house burn down behind us and the structure left standing and the debris was never cleared away. One Sunday morning as we were laying in bed, the bed started to shake - please not dirty images here. It was the house falling down. That was a good thing. The county brought in a bulldozer, bulldozed all the junk into the hole and covered it up. The owner couldn't do it...he was in jail for arson.
Hope you are feeling better as the day goes on and that Hersh's test come back OK. Take care.
Bamie - You sound like you are organized...dining room table set already. I'm hoping to find my dining room table one of these days, then find the dishes to put on it.
Have a great day with DS home
Barb - Congrats on your plan for tonight. I think that it is best to stay away from the temptations when you know that they will be a problem. With the rest of the season still ahead, it is wise to exercise that control now. WTG.
Laurie - We had a dog that was abused when we were first married. When our son got a new puppy, he used to let him run the house when we were gone and didn't pay attention to house training. He used the corner of the living room, too. We would constantly be steam cleaning, but eventually got him out of the habit. When hubby steam cleans the carpet, have him throw some vinegar into the water as he steam cleans. I also sprayed the carpet (after cleaning) with vinegar because they don't seem to like the smell. We got out current dog from a breeder when she was very young and I wouldn't let her out of my sight for the longest time - partly because of the house training, but also because she gets into trouble. She is 2 1/2 now and is only now beginning to realize that she is allowed to be by herself in the house...she really does like to be around us now, though, and I don't mind that, except I have to drop stuff to even go to the kitchen with her to watch her drink her water.
Be persistent and patient...
Me - I have been to party after party this week. And yes, I have indulged in stuff that I don't normally eat and thoroughly enjoyed. I am up 2 pounds this morning over last week so that isn't too bad considering it is that TOM, too. This weekend will have to be back to Phase 1 for a few days just to make sure that I can manage the temptations at Christmas.
And we are STILL installing hardwood flooring. Counted last night and there are 22 rows left to do. We would have finished it up last night, but at 11:00, we realized that we needed to carry more boxes of wood upstairs and were too tired to do that, so decided to finish it tonight. Oh well, by tomorrow night, we will be moved back into our bedroom and be able to enjoy a decent night's sleep. Next week, DH will need to fix the holes in the walls, etc. from the room that DS just moved out, paint that room and get it ready for company at the end of the week. Hopefully, we will be ready for Christmas BEFORE Christmas and not after.
Hope everyone has a great weekend. We have one that is scheduled for every minuted, so I won't be back on until Monday. Take care everyone, and make sure that you plan carefully what you eat. Good luck.