Still Going

Well, it was a beautiful day yesterday and the tree guys were a no show.

An electrician came by yesterday. He is going to fix what the other electrician installed incorrectly and we may get him to do a few more small jobs in the next month.

We worked outside all day yesterday. We started putting the boards up to separate/hide the underdecking where we will store tools and such. We also cut down two small trees and added to the pile for the tree guys to dispose.

The pool guy and the hardscape guy are coming this afternoon to combine efforts for pool planing.

In the adoption world, we have an appointment Wednesday for the international update. It will probably be our last for a while as the process is changing. We are just doing this "just in case". Once the process changes, the paperwork becomes more detailed and extensive. The wait after referral also increases drastically. So, I wanted to do this free extension one more time in case China decides to allow those going the same path as us to continue. We only have to pay for mileage for the social worker, but the paperwork and fingerprinting is free. This process keeps us current for 18 months. After those 18 months are over, we will not have to renew our paperwork until referral is very close. However, at that time, the renewal process is just horrible. Plus, we may look into other options available through our agency. If that happens, we will still be current and the process will be much easier.

Gas prices are absolutely soaring. Friday at the local Race Trac gas was $3.69. That is just absurd.