wild weekend adventure

We had quite the adventure this last weekend. We rented a rug doctor from Fred Meyer and steam cleaned our carpet. This was after moving all the furniture into the kitchen and onto the patio. Then, after we were done cleaning, and the carpet had dried, we put everything back. But not in the same spots! We rearranged the furniture, and now the appartment is actually a lot nicer. The new arrangement makes the space more workable and livable. All that is left to do is a little more clutter reduction, and this place will be awesome, and ready for lots of company and dinner parties! yeah!
The cats were quite dismayed with this entire process, but they have recovered nicely. In fact, they now have a nice perch for looking out the window that they very much enjoy.
My parents will be coming to visit us at the end of the month, so it was good to get the carpets washed and the furniture rearranged. We are looking forward to seeing them. It has been an adventuresome time for the whole family. I just got a postcard from Ron and Ruth Ann(brother & sister-in-law), they sent it from New York City, one of their many stops on this practice run at sales for Ron. Also, their first child is expected in October (I think it is October) Gwen and Kris (sister & brother-in-law) are ready to start their house very soon. It should be done by Christmas (but hopefully sooner). When it is done, Dad plans to visit them for a while and help with the landscaping (since they live in Hawaii, there is no 'winter season' for gardening)