I keep thinking things are going to slow down.  And then I keep getting kicked in the rear with another round of insanity. 

Since last I posted:

• Dad and David did indeed finish the closet (all but the painting and flooring).  Mom and sister Leah finished a set of roman shades for my bedroom, proving that my mother, in fact, can do anything.  Dad got mauled by my dog (he invited the rough play - no permanent damage done).  Pictures here.
• Dad’s gone back to Hawai’i, and Mom and Leah are back in Pennsylvania.
• I planned and spent an entire weekend hosting one of the biggest events in our church’s history (mostly because we’re so poor we don’t have many events) - our pastor’s 20th anniversary of being at Woodruff Place.  This has taken every bit of my energy, free time, and attention for the last month, hence the neglecting of the blog (once again).
• We celebrated brother-in-law’s birthday with a family dinner party and have planned the next one - cousin Sarah’s.
• I’ve rejoined the Indiana Wind Symphony.  And I’m frantically trying to find a place that will get my saxophone into playing condition for less than $500.  In less than a week.
• I’ve planned, then replanned, then replanned again a quick trip to South Carolina.  We leave tomorrow morning, driving 13 hours there, staying with dear friends for 4 and a half days, then driving 13 hours back.  Hopefully, in time to make it to a wind symphony rehearsal.

Those are the highlights.  =) 

Hopefully, things will slow down enough that we can enjoy our trip to South Carolina.  This summer has been such a quick, stressful blur that I feel like I’ve missed everything. 

Dad and David are upstairs working on a small room/big closet we’ll be using for a library.  We inherited this project from the house’s previous owners - heretofore, this room has been closed-off and unused.  Now that my dad’s here, though, the boys are making this a liveable, useable space.  These guys started off with an unfloored, barely insulated, plastic-covered mess, and are slowly but surely turning it into a real room.  I’ll post more pictures as they get farther along in the process.