Final Week of Summer Vacation!

The final week brings about reflections - reflections of accomplishments and reflections of things left undone. 

#1 - That dang deck...I'll be working on it today.  I got the floor painted yesterday, and since Cole is with me today, maybe we can pick up another gallon of paint at the local hardware store and knock out the rest of it today.  This was something that I was suppose to get done early in the summer, so it looked nice for the summer guests and pool parties, but it just kept getting pushed back.  So maybe before I return to the classroom in two days, I can get it done.  So I guess this one still has possibility of getting done before the end of the summer.

#2 - I was suppose to lose 30 lbs.  I was suppose to lose this weight last summer too.  Dang it.  I'm very heavy right now...too heavy.  So I legitimately and sincerely need drop some weight, which is not easy for me nor our family members.  I have genetics working against me, but I can do it.  I just have to alter my diet and reduce carbs and portion sizes.  That's also hard for me because I enjoy the feeling of being filled up when I eat.

#3 - Other "around-the-house" projects.  I need to get the siding underneath the deck put back and the paving stones around the pool need to be balanced up.  Those are not easy projects, but they aren't horrible awful projects either.   They may end up being fall projects.

You know...looking back on that list, I think it could have been much worse.  I may actually be able to call this summer successful - yay me!