It's so nice to have a good week. My mantra of "just for today" serves me well. I've learned to take each day as a gift. What is the saying? Yesterday is gone, tomorrow may not come, today is a gift - that's why it's called 'the present'.

I just posted a picture of the exterior of the house. It isn't great since it was taken before the rubbish had been removed, but I'd been meaning to do it for weeks and couldn't wait any longer! Yesterday we took Bill's mom out to see it. I wanted to wait until there was something to see and were we ever surprised when we got there. The electricians, plumbers and finish carpenters were ALL busy. I think there must have been at least 10 men, maybe more working. They all had their jobs and it wasn't a bit chaotic. When we walked in the vinyl was down in the laundry and bathrooms. In the garage were the kitchen appliances. We purchased our refrigerator ourselves so that won't come until we take possession of the house. The light fixtures were up in the breakfast area and dining room. They were putting the fixtures on the kitchen sink that had been installed earlier in the day. Our bathroom was finished....fans were going up in the sun room, great room and our bedroom.........It was just amazing. I think by the end of yesterday and probably today at the latest they will be ready for the wood floors, then will come the carpet and it will be done...... I just am amazed. Tomorrow I'm meeting the blinds installers there to measure the windows. I'm real optimistic we will be able to close the end of June. I can almost imagine a walk through around my birthday - the 8th of June - wouldn't that be an awesome birthday present?????

Bill has been doing well this week. He hasn't been sleeping as much and has been picking up on the cute stories I read him that I receive in my email. Yesterday he even commented on a story he'd heard on the news. That was exceptional because it required him comprehending a news item, thinking about it and reviewing the topic with me. I think we take for granted sometimes all the steps required in that action.

Last night I was looking on the Home Shopping Network at a Bis sell floor steam cleaner. Most of the comments were really positive, but there were a few REAL negative comments. I sure wouldn't want to mess up my wood floor by using it, but it looked so great. Has any body you know ever used one? It's specially made for hard floors and uses steam to clean rather than a cleaner - "green" don't you know!

That's it for today. I hope you all have a great Memorial Day week-end. This is Bill's special holiday. He takes it very seriously since he nearly lost his life in Vietnam and has certainly born the mental brunt of his service in that war. So I say, don't forget to than a vet for their service to our country and us.