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Dad: All the improvements you made to the house, and you didn’t have cable installed?!

I may not have written anything of substance in a very long time, but in the last two weeks, I have completed the following:

• Replaced all the burned out light bulbs for the interior and exterior of the house
• Bought and installed blinds on the windows that didn’t have them
• Replaced the bath mat (since we haven’t had one in months)
• Replaced the shower curtain rod and bought a shower curtain that actually matches the bathroom
• Fixed the towel rack
• Installed curtain rods in the bedroom and hung curtains
• Bought a hamper so the Captain will hopefully stop piling his laundry on the bedroom floor
• Purchased, assembled, and installed a headboard
• Bought a bedspread since we never actually had one
• Put the crap we never use in the attic
• Purchased and hung art throughout the house
• Bought and assembled an accent table for the entryway
• Hung new curtains in the living room and kitchen
• Patched the walls in various rooms
• Replaced the broken doorbell (battery-powered)
• Fixed some trim in the kitchen
• Reorganized the kitchen cabinets
• Lined the kitchen shelves with shelf paper
• Got some new lamps and knick knacks
• And, yes, some actual wedding planning

Whew! So tomorrow is a day of rest. All I have to do is plant my gardens, hang the hammock, install some shutters, put up a new backsplash, and clean the house.

But I’ll have help.

* My vacation from blogging, that is.

Elderly Aunt: Where’s your other half? Isn’t he coming to the party?

Me: He’s at extended combat training in Wisconsin.

Elderly Aunt: So he’s not coming?

Me: No. He’s at extended combat training for three weeks. In Wisconsin.

Elderly Aunt: So he’s not coming at all?

Me: Um . . . no.