So who knew...

I can hang shades...I decided when we got the extra money with our PFD that I was going to buy curtains and shades for the downstairs windows. I've never had any in the dining room and I always thought it was just a shame to block out the little bit of light we get in the winter. BUT with fuel costing over $5.00 a gallon I decided that I need to do whatever to conserve on the fuel. So I ordered a curtan and rod first and got that put up last week and then I decided I liked that so much that I ordered shades and they came last night. The first one was really hard and confusing and it probably took me over an hour and one split knuckle to hang it. Then after dinner I decided that I had enough in me to attemp at least one more. It went up much faster so I got both of them up and the mess cleaned up before the girls went to bed. I really like them. They are the kind that either pull all the way down or drop down from the top. That way I figure we can block out all of the neighbor's house and still see the veiw of the mountain. (If it ever quits raining...) Actually it quit for a little while yesterday and everyone's spirits seemed to soar!
Cadi is having quite a bit more homework this year. She is really taking the "study every night" seriously. She decided that she wanted to rent a guitar from 4-H on Friday. Great deal $20 for a year. So she is learning bells, guitar, trying to get her 1000-2000 pages read, and study. She started basketball last night too. Josi is loving 3rd grade. She already has her 1000 pages read and is writing like crazy. She is constantly inventing things and if she ever finds that perfect invention to patent she will support me in my old age. I don't quite understand how her brain works, but it's definitely in a different way than mine or her sister's works.