The first morning in the States, we were up early and went to Home Depot. We found a can of "reject" paint for 7US$ and started on the fireplace. It was very difficult to paint over the rocks on the fireplace. We also rearranged the furniture and started cleaning up at my mom's place. Cleaning means going over all the closets and drawers, asking them to try on clothes. The clothes that didn't fit went into the donate pile. The clothes that fit but had missing buttons or needed repair went into another pile. The clothes that need to be washed went into the laundry basket. We went through all the cupboards and dusted and scrubbed. The work continues as we went down to San Diego and helped Alan's mom's as she has been wanting to clean up the garage as well as inside the house. We still have a few more jobs to do. The biggest one will be redoing my mom's dining room flooring. Of course, I will also need to reorganize my mom's garage shelves. Needless to say, "busy vacation" is exactly how I'd describe these past few weeks and I am sure those two words will sum up the weeks ahead. The kids are looking forward to going to Magic Mountain and we have signed up to bowl for free this whole summer. They have also enjoyed hanging out with their cousins at the beach or at the Y or just playing a board game at home. And my brother Eddie has decided to come back for a 10-day visit, so that is just fabulous. We are enjoying seeing our friends and family members and being in Southern California.
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