Bengals in the playoffs

Things have been really busy for me the past couple of days. Working full time is cramping my usual pace of daily life. I am now making good time on the mail route, which gives my mind time to wander. This results in me thinking of all the things I need to accomplish when I get home. On one hand, I am getting things done around the house, but on the other hand I am more tired than usual. By the time I get home I am pretty amped up abut what I can do that evening.

I am getting really anxious about having the home ready for the baby. My contracter gave me an estimate that was out of my spending capability, so the home improvement is going to be on an incremental basis. I think we can afford to get all the floor done, and install and finish a bathroom and hallway. After that, the new bedroom and drywalling and trim work will have to wait. I am really getting apprehensive about Amandas future dreams of a "new"house. By the time I have this house paid off, I will have at least 60 grand in it. That seems like a big number to bulldoze to the ground one day. I would much prefer to constantly add rooms and buildings and additions. I have some good plans for the future, hopefully the house will be comfortable as the family grows.

We bought or more accurately financed a new mattress and box springs this weel also. The deal I had previously was worn and getting to be less comfortable, especially for Amanda. What we bought is much better, and I can feel a difference when I lay down. However, when I wake up I don't feel any more rested. I am glad we have a nicer mattress though, it was time for a change. We still have the old mattress as a guest mattress. I am not sure where it is going to go though, since we don't have a guest bedroom and really only have one bedroom at the moment. I am guessing it will go in the room that our baby is getting eventually, but that will get less ideal as the baby grows in size.

My grandparents are wintering in their Florida residence for a couple of more weeks. Some of their friends think I can get a job with my science teaching certificate.  I would hate to move away and start all over, but I think Amanda would like such a change. The salary is in the bottom half among states, but Florida is nice and sunny. I don't know what I would do with myself if I got away from being a farmer.

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