Saturday, Let's work out

 Lil sis's significant other bought a small older home down by the college here in town. It needs the entire upper level gutted. Lil sis and I and boyfriend and Hub's spent a good part of the day tearing plaster off of old lath.  It was messy, dirty, hard work.

We wore masks, but I still coughed like I was a smoker.  Hub's and I came home covered in dust and debris. It was even in my bra, which was not comfortable.  We were able to get one room and a hallway done while we were there.

I have torn off a lot of lath and plaster in my life, but I forgot how hard it was.  It is a gloomy overcast day and after 3 days of sunshine it was hard to endure, so having this project helped build up some endorphins. I had a new pair of work gloves to break in and I actually wore a hole in two of the fingers, on the left hand.  I was using this had to pull off the plaster.

I bet I am sore tomorrow. I came home and soaked in a hot tub for about an hour it was lovely.

Made an applesauce cake with nuts trying to use up applesauce and nuts from the freezer. Yum, but now we will eat it and I don't think either of us needs it.

Called Slugs yesterday to wish her happy birthday. I miss her we have such a good time together. 

Hubs has had a head cold most of the week, and I thought it was just the flip side of the chest cold I had the week before.  Now I have been sneezing non stop and I hope it is just a reaction from the plaster dust, I will be really verklempt if I am getting a different cold.

It was so nice to just sit in my shop yesterday and sew on different piles of things.  I felt productive and I have plenty of work for next week.  SO happy. Daughter brought Schmills and Kelsa down while she went grocery shopping, she asked if I would keep Kelsa over night and I said no, as I am not feeling 100%. I know we will have her on Monday night and Tuesday as daughter gets her booster and will likely be under the weather.  Schmills had his second shot Thursday morning and was quite sick Friday. But he is back to his little cheerful self.

He wore a particular shirt down to our house, that he had torn a hole in so I could mend it. He was so excited to watch me darn the hole in the front of his shirt and amazed that after he put it on he could not see it.

 We are going to stay home and watch church here and then Hub's will drive over and play for the children.  Just too much COVID in our area and many families with kids do not mask up.  It is just too dangerous for me, and crap last week it was a chest cold and this week who knows?

Went to the grocery store to pick up a prescription and bought the 4 packages of sliced cheese that were a loss leader.  We are completely out and I eat cheese and crackers a lot for lunch. That is the extent of the grocery deals this week.

I think Kim will go to bed early tonight?  Have you every tore off lath and plaster?

Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.

Kim