Rough Times

It has been pretty obvious things have been a bit hard for us lately.  Losing Amaruq has really weighed on us. 
That pup has been through it all with us over the past 9 yrs... the constant everyone had, even while our lives twisted and turned in new directions.  Nathan doesnt even remember a time in his life without Amaruq... since he was barely 2 yrs old when I brought Amaruq home as a puppy!  AND he would always be laying in his spot on the floor when Nathan would sit on the couch and read out loud!! 
Needless to say it has been a VERY emotional few days... and I am sure it wont be getting much better any time soon.

I think we FINALLY got all of the measurements down for our roof... and we are all set to order it TODAY!!  This has been a 2-3 week ordeal!!  Delivery will be Friday... and then we get to begin piecing together the puzzle and installing it!!!  I will be one happy lady once it is all finished! 

Stacy and Brittany are going on a WhiteWater Rafting Adventure this Friday!!  They are pretty darn excited!!!  Brittany is fighting the cold we have been passing around... but I am sure she will be all better by Friday.
Once they are home from that... the kids will be leaving for our annual cabin trip with my grandparents.  Since our roof will be delivered on Friday... we wont be going.  We are hoping the weather permits installing our new roof!!
(Oh, I did end up changing my mind on the color... still a blue, just a different shade now... LOL)

Saturday was a lost cause for us.  With art lessons and me requiring a nap (because I felt like shit)... plus everyone being so depressed... So, NOTHING got done around here on Saturday.  Nathan did muster the spirit to go to his skating lessons... and then Stacy took the all ghost hunting after that.
Yesterday tho... we got TONS done!!  My shop got scrubbed from top to bottom, and we are working on some trim work and touch up work... Stacy also sealed around the floor so I can get a bit more aggressive when cleaning and not worry about water soaking up through the dry wall.  I also painted the benches in our side kitchen... LOVE the way they look now.  I repotted some plants.  The girls dusted the hutch and all of the plates and things on it.  AND... the pool was put away for the winter!!
Once the rain hit, we packed everything up and called it quits.  When the sun came back out 20 minutes later... we decided to go on a family adventure!

We decided on a trip to Centralia!  We all really like it there.  We managed to walked ALL of Graffiti Highway... and avoid getting hit by ppl on 4 wheelers!!  :-)  We visited the oldest cemetery in the ghost town... then went to the area with the fires still burning to warm up!  LOL 
It was a good day!

I have sooooo much to do today!!!  Laundry (gotta get everything washed and hung out before we have 2 days of rain), must pay bills, go grocery shopping... get things ready for the weekend.  AND, make sure we work ahead some on school work!
No pressure... LOL!!

Well, that is all I have time for today... my next load of laundry is waiting to be hung! 
I hope everyone has a great first day of OCTOBER!!!  (Only 26 more days until my "baby" is 11!!)