I am feeling much better, with the help of pain medicine, when I remember to take it. Michael, Catherine and I laid one ton of Arizona pink flagstone. No jewelry…Its the same flagstone we had at the house where I grew up and I raised the boys. My brother, Mark and the boys and I put down 4 1/2 tons of it! That was a huge project! Michaels backyard is gorgeous. He told me its starting to remind him of our old house that we loved so much. I think they are very happy there.

Its too bad Marc and Vito are both out of the country right now. Marc would have carried that ton of rock, by himself in about 15 minutes. Vito would still be measuring and looking for the best deal. Not to mention, hollering at us that we do everything backwards. Oh, I miss them so much…I think they will be very impressed when they see all of the changes at Michaels new house. The guest cottage is ready for paint. Catherine and I put texture over the new sheet rock. It was such a mess and now its bright and beautiful.