Let The Fun Begin

Friday I picked Sadie up from the vet. We had her spayed - we really thought about whether or not to be responsible pet owners...... she is such a good girl, wouldn't it be great to let her have puppies??? But in the end, practicallity set in, and the appointment made. Now, how to make sure a 7 month old puppy stays calm for 10 days of recovery?

I am finally able to prepare for 2011. I ran to the nearest Office Max today for my yearly calendar. As much as Mike makes fun of me and my need to plan ahead and be organized, he was looking for a new calendar last week to put his next denist appointment on. Birthdays have been transfered and it is ready to go. I made us a P&L (profits and loss) statement on the rental property for the year, and Mike and I agreed on rent increases for new leases signed next year. Maybe 2011 will have that house making us some money instead of costing us so much. I hope so.

We bought 2x4's to put up a dividing wall in our final apartment we need to renovate, to make it into a 2 bedroom. We really need to have this apartment finished by January 1, 2011. We will be starting the wall this week. I need to start chiseling out the cracks in the plaster to make a bigger area so the plaster mixture will stick to the wall and fix the cracks. Boy, there are a lot of cracks!! Luckily, this apartment is going to come along fairly easily. We already drywalled the ceilings to the living and bed rooms. Just need to put up the tin ceiling panels in the living room. Most of the walls are salvagable, just fixing the cracks and paint. We have good hardwood flooring, we just need to fix the centers, sand and re-finish. Re-place some window panes and those rooms should be done. The kitchen needs a new sub-floor and linoleum, strip wall paper, and paint. Oh, that room needs a new ceiling. Bathroom needs painted, new tile floor, install all fixtures and done. I think our Jan goal is do-able.

We also finished the texture paint on the ceiling of the in-law apartment Mike is building on our property. Today he is sanding walls so I can paint tomorrow. Gotta have all that done before we lay the hardwood flooring that is sitting and waiting patiently to be installed. Oh, and he installed the door on the bathroom closet for my clothes. He will sand that drywall then hang the bar and it is ready for me to have closet space!!!!

I wonder when things will settle down. I guess after the apartments are finished.