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We have a subfloor, basic plumbing and electrical and today mostly all drywall.!  Is the end in sight?  I bought a vanity and a granite top for the vanity and the toilet is on order.. Choosing tile has been challenging. I chose wall and floor  tile but I keep changing my mind about the tile for the bottom of the shower. (I might go back to my fist choice grrrŕ). I also spent time at the paint store and came home with 5 samples. I'm exhausted lol!

From a functional bathroom to a complete gut... the bathroom now has a subfloor.  Hope springs.. Upside-down pictures but it was that kind of chaos! It's looking much better. Definitely thankful for the dumpster !

One hour of work - with a timer. Then rest!  No excuses!  I might get through spring garden prep uninjured! From a sea of this... To this... One hour Not bad

 I WROTE THIS IN NOVEMBER December is an odd month for me ... it always has been, but of late it has become even more so! The dilemma of Christmas —-gift giving! No one on my list NEEDS anything but everyone seems to expect something!  Everyone gets a chocolate letter- the first letter of their first name. This is a Dutch tradition. ($123) When we were young, the church community gave all   the children at church three things- a beautiful large orange, a large chocolate bar and a book! This was also a tradition brought from the Netherlands. We loved it!!  In the 1960s and 70s, oranges and chocolate were expensive!  I was thinking I was going to do this for the grandchildren this year and explain the tradition BUT oranges are expensive again, so is chocolate and so are books. Should I spend the money or make a donation in their name?  $40 for oranges from Harry &David, $24 for Lindt chocolate bars, minimum $60 for books. ($124). Another dilemma!   C...

  Generally, we are not long-range planners. For example, last year hubby had a conference in Sweden. We had never been to any part of Scandinavia before so we decided to go.  Just planned the basics ahead of time...plane tickets, hotel and conference. We went to Uppsala  Sweden and while Arie attended the conference, I found things to do locally. We went to  Stockholm, Malmo and Copenhagen on the fly. It was fun and relaxing. This year that same conference is in Adelaide, Australia. Sine we have never been to that part of the world before and will likely never go again, I'm planning. Lots to consider. What do you do and see in a huge country in a limited amount of time ? I booked a tour which will give us a glimpse of the tip of this iceberg. Melbourne,  Cairns, Sydney and then over to New Zealand to Queenstown and Auckland.    I said I planned a vacation and then 'just' picked a tour but that doesn't seem accurate. I have to say that one...

 I felt like baking today…  So late Saturday afternoon I made this list! Lemon bars- because I had 10 lemons that needed to be used.  I squeezed them and froze all the juice yesterday. Crispy ginger snaps- because I bought a bag on Thursday and we ate them ALL! Oatmeal cookies- because I got this recipe from a friend and I wasn’t happy with them the first time I made them. Chocolate chip cookies- because I found a recipe that declares these are better than Toll house so we shall see! Black bottom cupcakes - because I need to bake something for a family with teenagers.  Boterkoek- just because I have not made this for very long time, all the kids love it and I thought something with almond flavoring sounded good. I also need to use the almond paste in the fridge. These might become filled! Banana bread- because I have frozen bananas in the freezer and walnuts … Crispy sugar cookie- because I’m determined to conquer the really crispy cooks on my own. It is now 5:30 and...