My new favorite doctors are chiropractors!!!  I am back to full range of motion after five visits, am cleaning again, finally, and start in on physical therapy tomorrow. The pain is easing so much now, and though I get tired, and my arm hurts from time to time, I am doing so much better!!

  Tom has been home now since last Tuesday night. Not too much has been accomplished with him home, and again, I have inspection tomorrow as well. I did most of the kitchen, including deep organizing, as that is what she is expecting this time, with him home. I have to do three rooms, two of which are really needing it, today. The living and bedroom (mine) seem like a lot of work, but if I move fast trash the things we really don't need, then Tom can take the garbage out fo rme. I would love the carpets to be pulled throughout the house, so hopefully, I can get him to do that. I don't mind having to go through and mop or sweep, since they are easier on my back then vacuuming and shampooing. I really want the rest of any stench out from the cats, and with the heat moving in for summer, that will really come up, no matter how much you shampoo them. I have a ton of laundry to do, so setting the egg timer to tell me when a load is done, will help. That way, I can get most of it done, maybe even down to four loads, left when she gets here tomorrow. (I only have about 18 loads to do, since there are blankets and sheets, along with our daily wear stuff. We own a lot of blankets!!!)

  I don't know what happened, but Tom has a pinched nerve in the middle of his back, so I am having to baby him at the same time, knowing I will not get his much needed help in organizing the house, so that he knows where everything is. He told me he would help me this time, knowing we need to pass this inpsection, but then, his back goes out, while I am trying to recover from what we now know is, Cervical Sprain in the whole of my neck. I will have two to four weeks of physical therapy to bring back the strength in my shoulders and neck, and after the cleaning I will do today, it might take the full four weeks. I already know he has things to do to get his truck ready to take back to his boss, as that one is now sold, and a new one is there for him. He will use that as a way to get out of the house, or try to get me to leave the house to help him, and I will put my foot down and say no, since there is too much to do here. It really looks worse than it is, because of the paperwork, books, and clothing that has to be gone through, so I will have to work hard and fast. The kitchen is the easy room, along with Cullen's, but my room and the living room need a thorough going through, dusting, vacuuming, that sort of thing. It is a bunch of little things that Tom could be helping me with, but won't.

  I guess once I get it done, then I can finally get the schedule I need to live by, up and running. I need the time to sew and bead, and the gardens need to go out. I will put them out this year, if I have to be the one digging up the grass in the garden plot, tilling by hand, whatever it takes, because he didn't till it for me, like I asked, and he said he would. I guess I am flustered, only because the first three days he was home, the usual was going on, let's drive here or there, let's do this or that, but not the house. After my appointments with the chiropractor, I need to lie down to allow the work to heal, and didn't get to do that, instead, I was stuck in a car, with him driving, going all over the place. When I wasn't with him, I was trying to sneak in naps, to heal my neck, while he was out talking with friends for hours on end.  I got the kitchen to the point that it will not take long to be ready to rip out the carpeting, something he told me he would get done this time, so that I don't have to try to shampoo it anymore. I hate carpeting in the kitchen, and would rather be down to plywood on the floor, because at least then, I could sweep it and be done! I also want the carpeting out of the other rooms, as vacuuming is becoming increasingly hard for me. I have good floors under the carpeting, and really would love to have to sweep and mop, instead of trying to lug a heavy vacuum around.

  So, I am off to make breakfast for a friend of mine, who is coming over to cheer me on, getting me motivated for the day. I will more than likely hit panic mode about ten tonight, and work till at least two am getting things done, so that I can pass the inspection with social services. She is expecting so much more to be done this time, since he is home, so this should be fun.

Please, if you have any to spare, send me working energy, energy that will keep me moving and getting things done. I would appreciate it so much!

 Sending love to you all

Rhea