A Return Home

I wanted to do a short update on my home.  As many of you know, I moved to Wyoming this past summer and began remodeling my grandmother’s home.  We decided to restore it and live here in order to keep an eye on our parental units.  Both sets of parents are getting older and we all feel better that someone is now close by to keep an eye on things.

We have been living in my parent’s basement for the past 4 ½ months while we did the remodeling.  Well, I am happy to say that we are now living in our home!  Things are still in disarray, but we have been sleeping here for an entire week!  Today, the inspector came by and we were able to remove out work permit from out front window.  Progress indeed!

We will hosting Thanksgiving here next week.  I have a lot to do to get ready.  But it is so nice to actually be living in our own home.  I just thought you would like to know.

If you are a fan of the Terrestria Chronicles books or are interested in reading them, have I got a contest for you!  First let me say that Ed Dunlop has just released his first book in the new Tales from Terrestria series.  It is titled The Quest for Thunder Mountain.  This is the story of a young minstrel whose life is shattered when his career comes to an abrupt end.  You can see a review of the Terrestria Chronicles at www.TalesOfCastles.com.  

Now for the contest…

There will be 15 winners for this contest. Each of the winners will receive a copy of The Quest for Thunder Mountain.

To enter this contest you must be at least 18 years of age and live in the U.S. You can read full contest rules HERE.

This contest will end on November 9th.

To enter, follow the directions found at the hosting blog:  On The Company Porch

Good luck!  Let me know if you are one of the lucky winners!

As you are already aware, I have been trying really hard to return to my own home. It has been an adventure I really never wanted to undertake. I know there will be a blessing here somewhere, I just have to find it.

This week finds me pretty much in the same place I was last week. The plumber decided to begin installing the drain for my bath. That is good. However, he decided to do it his way and not the way that we asked. That is bad. I want my tub in a specific place in my bathroom. I don’t want it pushed up against the back wall. I want it between the two walls evenly. He insists on pushing it to the back wall. This frustrates me. He will have to do it over again. After all, there isn’t a valid reason why it can’t be my way. He just doesn’t want to do it. He tells me ok, and then does what he wants and pushes it back. But since I am paying the bill…you catch my drift.

Ok, I am done grumbling about this for today. We will see what tomorrow brings.