School stuff

I was planning on getting a start on school supplies this weekend so I hope I can get most of it done this weekend.

I always forget how much actually needs to get done before the new school year never mind how much it all costs. Even though it is still a little over 3 weeks before the start of school I should really get started on everything.  I always like to make sure we are ready ahead of time.

I also need to get them slowly working towards normal bedtime and wake up times again, summer holidays result in bedtime becoming rather obsolete.  Routines get broken and it really can be a struggle to get back into those routines too quickly.

I also have the mile long lists of school supplies to get. This year it is getting pretty lengthy for E.  I’m not looking forward to buying her a $50 dollar scientific calculator when she has yet to hang onto even a basic calculator for a full year.

Usually pretty much everything with the exception of dictionaries and verb books aren’t in good enough condition to make it through another school year.  Being in French-Immersion they tend to need a few more books than their English only counterparts so being able to keep them in good condition for multiple years is important.   Still trying to decide whether purchasing her band instrument or renting would be a better option

I also have to figure out transportation for E as junior high students no longer qualify for busing from the school division.  It really isn’t too long a walk in good weather but during the winter months it may be. 

Oh well lots to think about and a busy weekend ahead.  Should be beautiful weather so here is hoping it won’t all be spent on school shopping.

Long Weekend

Ahh nothing like a weekend of carpentry in the rain to make one bright and energized Monday morning.

Or not.

My blisters have blisters, my back is out of joint and I have lost a good layer of skin from my hands. 

My husband and I spent the vast majority of the weekend working on a new shed in the back yard.  Other than a few breaks when either hunger overtook or the drizzle became a downpour we were working.

I must admit we did however make a lot of progress and what started as a pile of lumber Saturday morning is now clearly a shed.  Not much more than trim and half the shingles left to go, oh and paint.

I was really hoping we could get at least the construction part completed this weekend however I neglected to realize just how much work building an 8x12 shed would be.

I was hoping we could get it done as the next few weeks are booked solid with one thing after another.  I’m really not sure where I will find the time to finish it or at the very least get the rest of the shingles off my lawn and onto its roof.  

I think the biggest surprise however is that during two days of carpentry I have managed not to injure myself.  Sure I’m sore and achy but surprise surprise I managed not to draw blood even once.

The only thing that is really bothering me is the raw feeling of my hands.  Dragging around asphalt shingles has left them very sensitive and irritated.  It feels as though my hands have been sanded.  

I suppose I have finally learnt to be more careful and now tend to make a conscience effort not to end up in the ER.  I have not however learnt the importance of work gloves.