To do...

This week Rachel and I edited the "to do" list.  We retyped the whole thing up, leading off with the things we've already accomplished, and then adding the things left to do.  Today we worked some on that list and have made some good progress. I found the bin full of fall decorations and have it ready to bring in the house so I can nicely arrange them.  I sanded and painted a neat old ladder/shelf thing that I have and it looks so much better. Rachel washed and stained the chicken coop steps, (because, really, you can't have a wedding if your coop steps look shabby.) I began staining the goat and pony cozy, and will finish it up tomorrow.  Rachel stained the wood that her fiance recently put up to hide a very ugly old metal support beam in the garage. I painted the trim around the window of the goat room. It's been stored all summer so they could have better air flow, but now that fall is here we will put it back in.  More unneeded items went off to the dump, including an entire bag of old clothes that were stained, torn or worn to a thread.  Because, you can't have a wedding if your bureau drawers are messy, either.  Sometimes my logic flummoxes me.

Chris crossed a few things off his list, too. He now has a stereo sound system with some amazing speakers hooked up in the garage. We tried them out the other night, dancing in the gathering dusk while the music thrummed around us. He bought a bunch of the groceries we will need for the party and stashed them away.  Now he is working on hauling two cords of wood off the side yard and getting it stacked in the basement.

I realized the other day that the cosmos and zinnia I planted are taller than I am.  Some of the blossoms are a good six feet in the air!  When my gardener friend Brenda stopped in the other day she stood and looked in amazement. She had helped plant some of those flowers and was shocked they were now soaring over our heads. I am a bit torn... I sort of hope we have a good frost before the wedding to kill off the flies that are so pesky this time of year, but at the same time, I hope we don't have one so my gardens will still look pretty.

 The new little table and benches are settled in their new spot.  I want to sew up some cushions for the benches to make it even cozier this winter.  Once we got it put in place I decided that my baking cabinet had to move, because there were too many big pieces of furniture grouped together.  My sister suggested I put it kitty corner on the far kitchen wall, and I tried that right out.

 I love it!

Early this summer I arranged to have our windows professionally cleaned.  Chris and I try to wash them each year, but we are horrible at it. No matter how  hard we try we leave streaks and holidays. Then I spend the long, long, winter looking out through grimy glass and fretting about it.  On Thursday the window cleaning crew came.  A whole gang of men, and they swarmed through the house, leaving sparkling glass in their wake.  I am overjoyed to look out through crystal clear panes.  What a treat.

It is great fun to check things off the list, and to see how nice our home is looking as we accomplish each task.  We should have a wedding every year!