Countdown to R&R

R&R = Rest and Relaxation. Too bad its usually the exact opposite. We have 27 days until our R&R (see my countdown below) and I just realized that we've never really had an R&R in all these years in the Army. Korea was a mid-tour, Iraq was over before we got to R&R and now we're finally getting one. I'm both excited about and dreading it. And there will be no rest or relaxation for me beforehand!
I had hoped to get a lot done before Brian came home with the help of my Mom, but she is struggling with serious pain in her neck and is currently in physical therapy. I've still got my list, and some of it may get done before Brian gets home, but a lot of it just won't.
Thankfully I have a husband whose standards are lower than mine, so I rarely disappoint him.
My list includes:
Taking all the pine needles off all the roofs on my property and repairing a broken rain catcher
Repainting and updating Sam's bedroom
Organizing our bedroom
Fixing the master bathroom toilet
Planning Sam's birthday party
Cleaning the Sugar Cane house (still no offers - PRAY!)
Finally dealing with the pile in the garage that is blocking Brian's parking space, mostly FRG stuff.
So far I've spent today trying to reorganize the master bedroom, which has spent the last 8 months as a dumping ground for everything I can't deal with immediately. It's a week's worth of work alone. Also, as of today, my repair of the master bath toilet has come to a standstill and its not functioning at all.



I'm off to a great start. Twenty-seven days!