Breaking Out of Our Routine

Well, I have dawdled a bit on posting another blog entry. I guess I have just been caught up in the day to day routines that Matt and I share. We have been engrossed in watching television shows on DVD, eating quiet dinners together, and just enjoying one another. Until this weekend, that is. I don't mean that we're not enjoying each other's company, far from it. But, this weekend, we broke from the routine.

Our house is currently resembling a demolition site. Our good friend, Jason, offered to help us work on the bathroom that we are going to remodel. The toilet, vanity, and sink had previously been taken down in preparation for our remodel. Yesterday, we went to Home Depot to purchase tiles for the walls and floor. We also picked up a new shower head, some paint for the kitchen cabinets, etc. I picked out the kitchen counter tops I want us to install. Much fun was had at the Home Depot.

The three of us headed back to the house, and Jason commenced his destruction of the bathroom. He was tearing down tiles like none other! A plume of dust billowed from the bathroom and has settled on every surface of the house that was not in a room with a door to shut. While Jason was swinging the tile-smashing hammer, Matt transferred all of his music files to Jason's newly purchased external hard drive. Jason is excited to have his own personal access to the Matt Radio music library, and Matt is excited to have a backup of said library in case of some freak disastrous crash of his computer. After all of the tiles came down, we sat around for a bit and then we all turned in for the night.

This morning, Matt was lay leader at church, but Jason and I stuck around the house and began to clean up the mess in the bathroom. We bagged up broken tiles and debris for a good while. When Matt arrived home from church, he pitched in and we quickly finished Phase 1 of the bathroom demolition. The many bags of broken tile are piled out by the street for tomorrow's garbage pickup. The trash men are going to HATE us. Jason, apparently, hadn't worked quite enough, so he grabbed our lawnmower and tackled the backyard, despite our protests. Matt grabbed the trimmer and went to work on the brush around the fence line. I stayed indoors and did my part to ensure Matt and I have clean laundry. Finally, the boys came inside and we ate a bite for lunch. Jason departed not too long afterwards. We still have more to do, but that must wait for next weekend, as we are spent!

As for the rest of the afternoon, Matt and I have decided that we will take it easy. I read on the back porch for a bit, but am now happily curled up in my husband's studio while he sits a few feet away from me, contentedly converting audio files for his Matt Radio airplay. Most likely, we will spend our evening doing this, with a break for dinner and perhaps a movie. After all of the work we have done this weekend, especially today, I know we will sleep soundly tonight.