Tomorrow I will get up at 5:30.
Tomorrow I will play with my son.
Tomorrow I will put the trash out on the curb.
Tomorrow I will go to the office.
Tomorrow I will do my best to tie up loose ends.
Tomorrow I will do my best to concentrate.
Tomorrow I will drop off those clothes in the kitchen to the Teen Challenge donation box on Broad Street.
Tomorrow I will pack my husband’s clothes in a green duffle bag. (I already packed mine & Fuller’s.) I cannot forget his bathing suit.
Tomorrow I will work hard to stay on task until 4 pm.
Tomorrow I will remember to pack all of Fuller’s bottles.
Tomorrow I will send my grandmother an email.
Tomorrow I will restock the diaper bag.
Tomorrow I will clean out the fridge.
Tomorrow I will empty the trash.
Tomorrow I will get in the car.
Tomorrow I will travel south.
Tomorrow I will go to bed in Alabama.
Tomorrow I will start my vacation.

So, 26 years ago today, I became a big sister. You know what? It isn’t too bad. She’s kind of cool. And she likes me- a lot. She loves me even more since she became the cool aunt.

Anyway, I don’t have any memories of the day Austina was born and I don’t really remember what she was like as a little kid. I remember thinking, when I was much, much younger, that she was trying to be like me and I didn’t like that. But when I look back, I don’t think she was trying to be like me, I think she was trying to be herself and we just went through a lot of the same stuff. Goodness knows, we didn’t turn out very much like each other anyway. Which is fine, because she is still a great sister and a great friend. (And if she ever moves back here, she will be a great babysitter!)

Congratulations to greg for correctly guessing the mystery project. Afterwords, Scott posted this link to the commercial version of the project.

It’s still a few days from completion, but I can already picture what life’s going to be like:

For those of you wanting to purchase one instead of making your own, Sams Club has them for just under $300.

Here are the current list of smart, not-so-smart, and generally dumb answers to “What’s Damon’s Great Summer Mystery Project?”

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Shelves

Originally uploaded by mrscrumley.

I am so proud of the work that Damon does and this weekend I was bursting with that pride as I braved the dust and unpacked books to place them on the crowned jewel of our dinning room.

The dinning room project was a big one, but the built-in was (I think) the biggest part of the whole project.

Just priming the walls was an improvement, but the accents we added- from the fireplace to the moulding to the bookcase- upgraded our dinning room from crap hole to divine living.

Click on the picture to get the whole idea.