I can't find my shoes...: March 2019

Well Caitie's "new" room is in the final stages! We just need our plumber to come and install her baseboard heating element, the electrician to put all the guts into the outlets and then to paint! She has been amassing "fan art" to hang in her bedroom and is very excited about that. She also super excited about her little reading nook area (I'm kind of jealous about that myself!)

Since our contractor has finished his work in Caitie's room, he has moved into the upstairs bathroom. He started in there just before we left for Montana. On our return today I was quite surprised at the progress, everything has been removed (shower, toilet, sink and built in cabinet) and the ceiling has been taken down. The walls will be next to go. So for the foreseeable future I will be sharing MY bathroom with my daughters...oh joy!

We had a lovely trip to Montana to see Steve's dad and for the girls to ski a real mountain! They were a bit nervous but enjoyed it and by the second day Rylie was going down blue square intermediate trails, which she is quite positive are equivalent to black diamond on the mountain she usually skis, Crotched Mountain. While they skied I enjoyed quiet time in the condo and even got to soak in a huge bathtub! That is my kind of fun! On our drive back to Spokane (we flew into and out of their airport...much cheaper than going into Whitefish MT) which is about a 5 hour drive, not only was the view spectacular, we saw 4 bald eagles, one of which flew down from a tree right in front of our car! We also saw countless varieties of hawks perched on telephone and fence poles and a small group of female Elk! It was one of my favorite parts of the trip! No pictures of the birds as we were driving and they were flying but we managed other great shots along the road. Enjoy!!

Bathroom before photos...