Damien had some time off this week (a long, long story that ends with him being let go at the Post Office, only to be rehired at the Tilton location). So, we made use of his "vacation" by updating the kitchen. Nothing major. Sometimes all you need is a fresh coat of paint and a new attic door to make yourself feel better. Cameron painted most of one wall all by himself. Really! All by himself, it was so cool!
Here is that wall all finished. I love the color! My parents had an extra gallon from painting their computer room, so besides the door, this room update was free! Tomorrow we are painting the window frames (finally) and I am making new valances for the windows. I'll post more photos when it is complete, but it looks great already!
Here is darling Olivia eating Mac and Cheese at her new favorite spot in the "Chichen". When she finished hers, she slid her bowl to Cameron's side, and Cameron's to her side and proceeded to eat his as well!
Speaking of Damien and work, my husband has two jobs, and I love him for it! Yes, it takes him away from us quite a bit, but all this work WILL pay off in the end. We are hoping by this fall he will be able to leave the Post Office. I counted the days that he is gone overnight at the Fire Department in one year (not including overtime and his two weeks at the Fire Academy in the summer) and it comes to 104. That's 14 weeks out of 52 that the kids and I are sleeping without him :( I'm not complaining, because I'm certainly not the only one in this situation, but it is exhausting for those 24 hours that I'm by myself with the kids. But, we make the most of it, and it makes me thankful that we all bedshare because I certainly don't want to be sleeping alone!
