Getting better

I had Riley start his weekend antibiotics a day early. 24 hours later he sounded better. He will be going to school on Monday. I had to sit on him to get him to do his homework that had been sent home with Trevor.

Trevor went to a harvest party at a friends house on Saturday. I had Riley miss it. I felt he wasn't quite well enough. Good thing Riley did stay home as our friend that had the bone marrow transplant was there, 89 days out. I would have had to take Riley away rather than expose the young man to a bad germ. I stayed for a while to watch the teens play, then left to go to the club with Tom. I am told by my girlfriend that hosted the event, Trevor ate eight hot dogs personally, plus a good sampling of the appetizers.

My girlfriend filmed Trevor doing Louie Louie on the WII with Trevor's best friend. I posted it on my face book. Trevor would make a good Blues Brother. Trevor wore a black suit going as a mobster to this event. Not a gangster, the difference is a street thug versus organized crime. Trevor was going for the Italian mob look. I was just grateful he didn't do scary.

I finished the floors upstairs. We are now on the hunt for furniture for the room. I need to ask my mom if she has a round table. I also need a couch. I have been hunting. I made an offer on a couch that I am waiting to hear back. Unlikely, but I am hopeful just the same.

I am now staining stair treads to get just the right match. Once the color passes Tom's approval I will put a glossy seal on and install. I will then get back to more unpacking.

The basement is still a disaster of half empty boxes of books. I still have no idea where I will put the books. Riley loves to go down there and digging through the piles until he comes up with a gem he feels like reading. Another reason to keep them all. The boys are reaching that age where they are reading our old reads. Riley is ready for Tom Clancy. I am going to pick up a copy of Patriot Games, since I seem to have every other Clancy book but the first one.

I am told by a friend, Trevor made a secret challenge with his best friend to see who could get the better grades this year. I am all over that kind of incentive. Meanwhile Riley has a steep road of catch up work to do.

I moved the furniture back around. I liked being able to sit on my couch and look out the bright two story windows. We had put the dining table there, but I use the couch more. I wanted to take advantage of those big beautiful windows and not just at meals. Two months into the house and we are still sorting things out and figuring out where things are going. It may be a life time project. Tom reminds me it doesn't have to be done quickly. Though I do want to get some plants in the ground this winter so they can start growing.