Couldn't Stand The Weather (Allman Brothers)

Finally a sunny day!

The weather has been playing a number on our very last nerves.

Perspective is vital though. A longtime friend from our old church passed away suddenly in the night, and now all of our worries about rain, and the cloudy emotions that seem to dull our days are like nothing.

There is a major leak in the house, some sort of gully has opened up and water pours in, mostly around the stairs. The inspector assured us it was minor (cue laughter every time someone says the repair will be "minor"!), but we really won't know until things start getting ripped apart.

Here is our schedule:

Prom photos: Our current home-that-must-remain-spotless, this afternoon at 4:30pm.

Prom dinner: In our front room/kitchen for 20 seniors and friends-of-seniors, and whoops, a few might just hang around after prom photos if they did not make dinner plans and just eat here that's okay right mom?  We have 18 chairs.  Cue the piano bench and a bar stool or two?

After-prom bonfire/party/sleepover: In our yard, in our basement for 20-odd kids with the requirement that they be out the door by 9:30am because....

Open House: Our realtor is holding an open house here tomorrow from 2-4pm (cue panic attack at approximately 9:31am tomorrow). You have to understand that I get weird whenever we leave the house for a showing. There cannot be a hair, a smudge, a smell, a piece of lint ANYWHERE. I know I should relax, but I cannot. So that's a major deal, thinking about a bunch of people walking through my house.

So that brings me to Greenwood. That's what we've decided to call it. It's not really very complicated, the house is on Greenwood Road and it's also situated in the middle of a little woodsy part of the property, and I think it sounds nice. Anyway, we have to get out of town on Sunday - and I mean literally get out of town, because if we just hang around Webberville, we'll probably end up driving past the house every 15 minutes to see if anybody is attending our open house, looking like the Clampetts as we will cram every extra pillow or stinky blanket in the car along with the five of us (including Buddy our stinky dog) when we leave.

We have to get out of town, so we will head to Greenwood tomorrow noon-ish with our work gloves and garbage bags for a major lawn clean-up. Matt and I are excited because it will be the first time we can do anything on the house to improve it - so far the weather has been so dismal that there really isn't any point. Plus we are still busy here washing windows and repairing little things. So we finally get to start. I hope to sweep out and sponge down a room in the upstairs where we can put a few boxes just to get them out of this house.

After that, on Thursday the tree guys come to upright a huge pine that is currently on a 45 degree angle because of a storm, and to trim back some major branches so that the roofers can be un-impeded the following day.

On Friday, the roofers will tear off the old, decrepit roof. This is an important day, because any surprises could come to light. Cross your fingers. In the evening, a boom truck will deliver the roofing supplies. Saturday morning the roof work will begin, and barring "surprises" the entire roof should be done by Monday. This will be a huge relief, as interior damage from water will end at that point.

A parent just called to say she was bringing paper supplies, but I already have them. We cleared out the garage of all odds and ends of paper plates, some of which say Congrats 2016 on them, and we are using them. My sweet daughter Beth has such artistic sense and wanted cloth on the tables but my poor dear this is what we can muster at this point and this is how it shall be.