COVID-19 Day 312

Good morning!  Hope you're having a nice day!  I'm very much enjoying the rest of my 5 day weekend!  I got my new knitting needles in and have moved my work to my new needles.  I have also caught up all the work I was behind and only have my 2 rows for today left to do.  I intend to work on cleaning house today so there's not much to worry about doing this week before the fam comes over for football this weekend.  I am STOKED about Xing Xing for lunch/dinner next Sunday!  It's going to be so so tasty!  I really want to get started on some more painting here at the house.  I think the order of my painting projects will probably be something like the following...

1. A&C's bathroom

2. Our bathroom

3. Our bedroom

4. Basement bathroom

5. Guest room

6. Guest closet

7. Toyroom

8. Toyroom closets

9. Basement hallway and living room

10. Upstairs living room/Kitchen/Over the stairs/Dining room/Hallways - Will probably pay to have someone else do these 

Looks like plenty of projects to keep me busy for a while.  Maybe if the kids actually get dressed today I'll take them to Menard and grab some paint samples.  I'd like to get the painting done first, because eventually I'd like to have the upstairs carpet replaced with hardwood, engineered hardwood, or wood-looking laminate.  I'd also like the basement carpet replaced.  But the floor projects won't be until after we no longer have dogs in the house for a bit.  So they're (hopefully) a little further away.  

I'm dying to get my garden started  a day very strongly considering starting seeds indoors any day now, even though I know that the ones I start indoors never seem to do as well that the ones I start right in the beds.  I can't help it!  After New Years I'm ready for Spring and I still have 2+ horrible months to wait.  Seriously, January and February are the worst.  👎🏻  Starting seeds gives me a little something to look forward to and a little hope in these dark, gloomy, cold months.  Maybe I can start my herbs inside.  They might transfer okay...  We'll see.  Once again, if the kids get dressed today, we may go to Atwoods and start picking up supplies.  I wonder how much the seed starter grow lights cost??  I have Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket and Fantasy Football money on the way.  Hmmm.....  🤔😉😁❤

I started looking into our OKC trip the other day.  Avery and I were looking on TripAdvisor.  We ended up finding a glancing ground that looked fun!  It's a farm style, so much like Applejack Pumpkin Patch in the way of attractions.  But you staying in either a covered wagon (big enough to fit a king bed + bunk bed) or a Teepee (again, king bed + bunk bed, plus a little extra space for a seating area).  It looked kinda fun, but was over $200/night.  Of course  that included admission to all the activities, but still spendy, especially if we're also going to a theme park too.  But who know?  Maybe we'll do it.  Can't take it with you, right?  And these trips are about checking off states and making memories with our family, so maybe it's worth it.  😉  Just have to wait and see what all we want to do down there.

Do you think we'll really get another stimulus check?  This whole thing is blowing my mind that the government keeps giving us all of this money.  We're doing OK right now, so it's surplus for us, but I know others desperately need it and more.  We've never had so much money between our savings and what we have pulled out in cash for our Disney trip and our 401k.  It's kind of surreal that we're not panicked about money.  It's a strange, but good feeling that I certainly wouldn't mind getting used to.  If they gave us another $1400/person, our family would get another $5,600!!  😳😳😳  Crazy crazy crazy!

Alright, well I better get off here and go clean something.  Have a nice day!  ❤