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Mummyhood.

Today must be one of the busiest days we have had in a long time in regards to home. At 7:30 am four painters arrived, at 7:45 am the floor person, with his daughter in tow, followed by the contractor who took away the old wood frames from our salvage doors and wood. Followed by our cleaning lady who brought a her friend because she wanted to get out early, then the electrician. People are coming going and the house looks increasingly different by the minute.

First the dowdy ex-bedroom suddenly looks bright and clean with all the cracks and holes patched up, then the floor is placed in, looking as if the room is close to finish. The bathroom is now transforming from a strange form of brown and yellow into a mint green. And of course the kitchen looks sparkling. Within a few days the air con will be running and we will have lights in the new room as well as some outside. The closet is reorganized to take account of baby things. The stroller/pram is put together, and once the house is painted and we have moved the old bedroom into the new bedroom then the baby furniture can go into the study.

I finally settled on cotton balls for all three rooms. It was quite distressing to realize that I didn't like devonshire cream for the living room AFTER the painters arrived, and we were still trying to figure what's best after five colors tries.

And with all the construction, one of the nicest things is we have tried and made the house a bit more green. (To be cont)