'Tis the Season of Outrageous Power Bills, Loud Noises, More Showers and Washing, and Losing Sleep

It's hard to believe that just over a week I had the heater on just before Memorial weekend - and now? June 1st hits with high temperatures and warm winds and knocked me into a coma. Would not have made a good chaperone had I gone with Jenna and her classmates on her first overnight field trip through the school. The house is in need of new paint - actually, new railing - but paint will be less costly for us at this time. Roland picked out the forest green I have wanted for each house that we had lived in but never quite got the color right. Just after we put the first coat on, I wished we would have gone with blue. Jenna picked out a really pretty color - unfortunately not early enough. The green on the house shutters and trim match the railing . It looks more blue in this photo. It was a steel blue before - a VERY faded steel blue. Guess it's ...