Well, made it through Jay’s birthday with a minimum of tears. I am so glad because I truly hate it when I fall into a crying jag.

It’s hard to believe that the 21st of next month marks a year he’s gone. The time both dragged and rushed by.

It’s also hard to believe how much I got done here in the new house. Just a bit more and I’ll be more amenable to getting out and about. To me the priority has been making this house my home.

I believe I’ve succeeded.

Although both my office and the guest room need some work yet.

Grandpa Hauser’s desk isn’t cutting it in the office, although I could use it as a place to sit and pay bills, I need a better space for my computer to do my writing. I may sell the desk and find something else.

The guest room has things in it I need to find homes for, like new blinds I moved with me that are too big for these windows. Two large bags of clothes for donation. Pictures that need hanging in both rooms. That sort of stuff.

However, for the most part the inside of the house is done.

Fencing is next and I already have one price quote in hand. 257 feet of it to do the entire back yard.

Life here is quiet, relaxing, and soon to be very productive.