So yesterday I had to stop at the bank. As I was doing the deposits AQ was right next to me playing with some toys they had there. I finished up and said “OK doo I’m all done lets go” and started to walk away expecting her to be right by my side as she ALWAYS is. Instead I hear “No Muma I playing with toys.” I spun around to see where my child had gone and who this person was that had spoken to me so. So it seems yet another of my children has figured out early that they are not one of my limbs. Sigh. I will miss my little lump. Now on to the I am my own person stage…

I popped in to the school to spy on the boys yesterday. Maddie, the girl ZQ adores in his class, saw me and was talking to the girl next to her about me being there and then a little while later when she thought I couldn’t hear says “ZQ is cute”. I was a bit surprised given that they are not even 6 yet. I told Daddy but had no intention of telling ZQ but of course Daddy did. So Daddy and ZQ struted around like little roosters this morning “we’re the cute Q men, all the ladies love us” OH BOY!

Elijah is very fond of a girl in his class to, Angelica. She is adorable (so for that matter is Maddie). Her mother has been having trouble with her not wanting to go to school, crying, asking for her during class etc, pretty much what EQ has been going through only EQ shakes it off when I leave. So I thought to mention to EQ that he is not the only kid that misses his Mum when he goes to school. I told him that Angelica was having a really hard time too and maybe they could sit together and try to make eachother feel better. I had no idea what an impact that was going to make. Thurs he waltzed out of my arms straight down to class and didn’t even remember to wave. When I peeked in on him he was sitting on the mat with Angelica for story time. (Angelica has been sitting on the teachers lap and refusing to sit on the mat for a long time now) Every now and then EQ would lean over and give her a pat or a bit of a hug and they both looked very content. When the class was done the teacher was briming with excitment. She said that Angelica seemed magically cured and didn’t even ask for Mum once and that it was all due to how kind EQ was to her all day. Angelica’s Mum was of course over the moon. So we are going to have playdates with Angelica. I am very glad that EQ has found some friends. He very much likes Ben in his class who is a very shy boy too, sweet little guy that has loads of allergies. All of the kids like him but he seems to like the ones that don’t dote over him, the ones that are just as shy as him. He said to me he doesn’t like how the one kid always wants to talk to him.

I wonder if I will ever be cleaned up after this disaster. I feel like I have been cleaning nonstop and getting nowhere. Infact since we started this project my hands have been so dry and now they are even split and bleeding… Positive thinking I guess. “Things will go back to normal. Things will go back to normal. Things will go back to normal.” Wait a minute, what is normal??

So the plumber came today and after trying to argue with me that he never said he was going to instal the downdraft vent and saying things such as “in 23 years I have never had to instal one of these, this isn’t a plumbers job” Well of course not they have only recently been invented!! And yes it is a plumbers job to hook it up just as it would have been if I had put in a traditional ceiling mounted one!! ARGH!! I called Mark (the builder today) and asked him to verify that I was not going insane and yes there were several conversations with the 3 of us talking about the PLUMBER instaling this. So Mark called back and left a message on my machine which I have no doubt the plumber heard and I guess that was enough to get him to pull his socks up as when I came home from picking up ZQ from school it was done. He was in a foul mood but at least it was done. Baby! Such a drama queen he should wear a skirt!

So the plumbing and heating is done. We don’t even have a shower in the basement anymore. Hallelujah!!!!!!!!! They will be coming back at some point (no doubt when he gets hungry for that final check I owe) to put in the laundry sink in the basement but other than that they are done. Sooooooo pleased!! I have to admit the toilets, though expensive do look good and the 1 piece design saves a lot of space which we need so I guess I can accept the price tag. I just can’t believe the toilet luck. 2 out of 3 of the toilets installed were useless and broke!! and I didn’t even go for the cheapest. Just the middle of the road.

I can’t believe we are all but done. It felt like we were never going to have our house to ourselves.

BQ’s year end review went well enough but he still has a case of itchy feet. I wonder where this year will see us. I am going to be so bitter if we have to move. I can’t stand the idea that I went through 6 months of hell and put so much of my own sweat and blood into this and some other woman might get to enjoy it.

Did I mention that the granite company want to use our house as their feature home for advertising?

Someday I am going to read over these diaries and wonder why I never made any sense. Actually will there ever be a day when I am able to get enough sleep to make much sense?