Time to finish the basement

We have spent some time lately thinking about finishing the basement.
We had a plumber out here to give us an estimate on putting the water softener in. That will probably get finished tomorrow. We also had Buck from Hearthstone Homes (our builder) talk us through what we need to do to first finish the basement bathroom and then the rest of the basement. We are now HOT to get it done! The bathroom shower will need to be our major decission. It will have to fit in a certain space with the drain in the correct location. After that the rest of the bathroom should fall into place. We will hire the plumbing out to someone else. I wouldn't be surprised if Jeff showed up tonight with lumber and a shower! I've done some school supply shopping. Walmart has SALES!!! 10 cents for note books and 20 cents for crayons (24 count). The kids and I had fun looking for deals. I may take a trip to my school today to drop off some things I purchased for organization in my room. Joe had the stomach flu yesterday, but seems better today. Jenna is crabby and just woke up (it's 1:15) from an hour long (and much needed) nap. Jackson (AKA "The Professor" - because of the summer school classes he is taking) has been working hard at his reading/writing class. I've seen some good improvement!

Now we are gearing up for a visit from Starla and kids. I can't wait to take them to the zoo and a pool. It's suppose to be hot, so we might just stay in and stay cool!