Busy!

[helwen]

Family is managing. Also, very busy!

In addition to all the regular farm stuff, there were some rather large hay deliveries this past week.

Next Saturday will be the celebration of William's life, which will be held at the sugarhouse. A fair number of folks are expected to drop in, so the planned move of the print shop will now be happening, to free up as much space as possible. SIL D has some folks coming in today to start cleaning, so we have to disassemble the type cabinets today, and at least move them into a truck.

We have some friends from the kung fu school should be coming up tomorrow to help with moving, and hopefully more during the week. I'm sure some would have been happy to come today, but this is already rather short notice. Still, the help is welcome whenever it's available!

Thank goodness for sunshine!

Today L and I also have to clear the space the shop will be moving to... I've worked on it now and again, but some things I couldn't do much about until I knew where stuff was getting moved to, so now we have a plan.

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In the house, the upstairs bathroom is having some sort of plumbing problem. The only way to check on it will be to remove the bathtub. Apparently my MIL Marian has always wanted to move the bathroom, so we'll be taking this opportunity to do just that (into a larger room). The old bathroom will be removed and the wall between it and the living room as well. All good things, but of course will require much packing and moving of stuff.

There was some water damage to the downstairs living room, not just from the bathroom (to ceiling) but also the last rainstorm knocked a downspout loose and sent water against the house, so the wallpaper in there will be coming off soon. Also sometime this year, the wallpaper in the dining room will likely also come off. Marian would like lighter, less busy walls. AFAIK, the walls have always had wallpaper on them? So likely a skimcoat of mud will be needed before painting.

And, since it's been around 30 years since the last time, we'll eventually be working on getting estimates for re-insulating the house. BIL Ray and his partner Stewart should have some folks they can recommend for that. Work on the farm never stops, but I'm glad we don't have to do all of it!

Oh, and I have to remember to try on some of William's jeans, to see if they fit... not how I pictured adding to my wardrobe, *sigh* If they do fit, I expect he'd be amused. And maybe a little pleased -- not one to waste anything!

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Family anecdote: Back in the day, William and Marian's vehicle had a front bench seat, and she'd sit next to him, with one of his arms around her. Then over time, there was a child between them. Then more recent vehicles had bucket seats. At some point she commented, remembering when they used to sit next to each other. His reply? "I didn't move." LOL

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Okay, time to go to work!

Comments

[freya46.livejournal.com]

(((((HUGS))) Don't throw out those jeans... you'll remember him every time you put them on. :-)

[helwen.livejournal.com]

Assuming they fit, I'll have them for a while. They were bought after his ostomy procedure, to be a little looser so the bag and appliance would fit in, so they're pretty new still. But yeah, I know what you mean :)

[oakmouse]

*nods* Exactly what I was going to say. And how appropriate to wear them doing chores around the farm...he'd love that, I'm sure.

[hyperbard.livejournal.com]

That's a great way to remember him:)