The past month has been both wonderful and exhausting.  As I dropped my dad off at the airport yesterday, Ariana and I both BAWLED because we’re going to miss him so much.  Despite the moments of utter exhaustion and frustration that accompany any big project, the month that he was here flew by far too quickly.

And as if finishing and installing 24 feet of 11-foot high bookcases and base cabinets, plus 4 desks, 2 window seats and 1 craftroom workstation wasn’t enough work, during the last month . . .

Our AC went out.  Thankfully it did so HOURS before our home warranty expired.

Bryan’s truck window slipped down into the door panel (evidently a very common Ford problem for which the dealer wants $500 to fix).  Seeing my dad and I try to drape plastic over the opening as torrential rain pelted us must have been quite a sight for the neighbors.  Piecing together information from the WWW, we found that we can order a $45 replacement part and install it ourselves.

Ariana neglected to close the door of the deep-freeze, causing us to lose untold amounts of food (I’m particularly saddened by the demise of my precious ice cream treats).  After the episode, the freezer wouldn’t cool properly, so again using the wonders of the WWW, I diagnosed and fixed the problem (frozen circulation lines???)

Ariana took it upon herself to “trim” Vivi’s bangs.  Unfortunately, the haircut makes Vivi look like Moe from the Three Stooges.

Of course, there’s lots of great stuff that has happened along the way, too.  Our baby continues to grow and develop properly.  We’ve all enjoyed good health.  Bryan’s job seems to have stabilized a bit.  We got to spend wonderful time with my dad in the hours that he wasn’t working himself (and us) to exhaustion. 🙂

So, that’s been my month in a nutshell . . . in case you’re thinking that I’ve dropped off the face of the earth.  Once we get the house pulled back together, I’ll take and post some pictures of our new bookcases.