I am finding different ways to pass the days, though, none of which are very productive. Ha! Actually, I have fallen in love with the Internet. I have almost all of my Christmas shopping done, and the best part is: I never leave the couch and it all gets delivered to my door. FREE SHIPPING! Woo-hoo!!! Life is good. 
In addition to buying things, I have been selling things. Bunk beds, to be exact. Alyssa's bunk beds! As much as I hate it she is growing up, and one day last month I went to tuck her in for bed and noticed that she could barely sit up straight while sitting on the bottom bunk. It was time. Also, the carpet in her room (or any of the bedrooms) had never been replaced when I moved in (I could only afford to do the LR/DR and hallway) and what better time to do it than when the room was empty? I put an ad in our local paper.
I couldn't believe it. My phone rang off the hook! One lady (Leah) called and wanted to see them that very night. Alyssa - QUICK!!! - clean up your room....and the rest of the house for that matter because I can't do it! Leah came by after dinner, was in there about 30 seconds and wrote me a check. Cool! She said that her boyfriend would be by on the Friday after Thanksgiving with a truck to pick them up. Way cool! I called the next morning to cancel the newspaper ad and ordered the carpeting. Good thing they could still find the stuff I bought 4 years ago. That was just the beginning. Now I had to buy her a full sized mattress set, frame and headboard, new bedding, paint the walls before the carpet arrived and get her a dresser -- all from the comfort of my couch. No problem, I had 10 days. I thought.
Two days later (Saturday morning at 9:00 to be exact) Leah calls and says, "I hope this doesn't create a problem, but could my boyfriend (John) come by in a couple of hours or so and pick up the beds? I know it's a week early, but would that be a problem? He rented a truck to move some appliances and figured he might as well get the beds, too......."
If I hadn't been so drugged I probably would have panicked more. It was 4 days after my foot surgery and I was still somewhat sedated. The look of horror on my face must have been pretty severe because Sidney got the same look on her face and said, "What?!?!?" I told her what needed to be done and what little of it I'd be able to do. We flew into action. Well, THEY flew into action. I directed. "Strip the beds and put the sheets in the washer. Alyssa, clean off the shelves and find new homes for the stuff. Sid, grab the Orange Clean and start wiping down ANYTHING white that can be wiped down. Now take the two mattresses into the living room. Sidney, get the screwdriver and unattach the ladder from the top bunk." It was like a well oiled machine. Before I knew it, most of the bunkbeds, dresser and nightstands were in the livingroom. I was so proud of the girls for working so hard. John arrived at 1:00 (time to spare!) and with Brent's help, got it all into a small U-Haul, bedding and all. I even gave him a CD of pictures taken while disassembling the beds so he could figure out how to put it all back together. I can't do much, but I can hold a camera! John was impressed....and grateful.
I had bought new mattresses for my bedroom last month, so I called the same guy and said, "Remember the ones that were right next to the ones I bought? I need you to deliver them to me, full size with a frame, please. Same credit card." Done. Bedding was next. I let Alyssa pick out some online and narrow it down to 3 favorites. I made the final decision. JCPenney.com, a wonderful site. Done. It arrived in 3 days. I even found a headboard online, free shipping. That should be here next week. Done. Sidney and her friend (Brianna) put TWO coats of Kilz on the colored walls to make them white, then I painted the final topcoat - white. I know, I know... how boring.
NOT!!! I sent a friend to a craft store to get 9 differents colors of acrylic paint, all were colors from Alyssa's new bedding. I also had her buy some foam board, thin enough to cut (like a thick placemat). Next, I had Sidney cut them into circles and staple a handle on the back. Both girls got to cover the circles with paint and stamp the walls. Cool, huh? Pretty clever coming from a crippled woman on a couch, huh????
She loves her new room. The carpet arrived today so I could finally put it all together. I still need to hang some shelves and sort through some, too. She was so excited when she came home from school and saw it all put together. She couldn't wait to go to bed! Here's a picture taken early in the setup process, and one of the happy little girl who lives in this room. 
I got my stitches out Monday (yes, it hurt) and tomorrow I start physical therapy on the foot. Yuck! It's supposed to be 3 times a week for the next month. I wore a shoe today for the first time (for about an hour) and let me tell you: I wore the widest shoe I own and it was STILL tight! They said to expect it to be swollen for up to 6 months. Oh joy. On a brighter note, my next doctor's appointment is December 28th so I'm off from work until at least then. Yea!!!
That's all for now. I hope you all have a good week.
Take care,
Amy and the girls
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