Patience, patience

Yes, it's been a while. The house is exactly the same as last time I posted, but more updates should be in my not-so-distant future. The tax refund gods are being extremely kind this year; so kind that our refund will cover almost 75 percent of the costs to finish the second floor. Hooray! This means we don't have to take out a loan or wait until we save up the cash, delaying the process even more. It'll probably be a few months before work starts again, assuming our contractor is even available. In the meantime, we will enjoy our painting-free weekends by playing video games, watching Netflix through the Xbox (my current addiction is America's favorite serial killer, Dexter), and napping (with or without a cat). Our Christmas present to each other was a new flat screen TV - one big enough that I can actually read the scores during football and basketball games. We really should enjoy the TV while we can.