The Gaybors

So in our new neighborhood we have become known as the gaybors and actually appreciate our little nickname which was given to us by Jeff. Matthew and I have and do really enjoy our new neighborhood and our neighbors, we love our house and are getting it done and in time it will be completed.
I have been doing all of the renovations myself for the last month as Matthew is not doing so well and is laid up with back pain and problems, and we are just waiting to hear from a surgeon on when he will have to have back surgery. It turns out what they thought was a ciatic nerve is actually a herniated disc in his back which is putting pressure on his ciatic nerve. I feel so bad for him and it do what I can to help and make him feel better. He is in bed most days and gets up to eat and watch tv with me most days. Once surgery is done, it will be really hard as he will basically be trapped upstairs in the house while recovering.
I have been mudding and taping the drywall in our house and building little thing and working as much as I can. I have also been doing a few things for our one neighbor like refinishing his front stairs and front of his house, fixing his shed door and building skirting for around the bottom of the shed, also patching a few hole in his drywall and plaster.
I have been trying to get it all done and still dealing with my damn headaches everyday. I go to one specialist in mid October and then another one in early December. Now it is just a matter of waiting and dealing with it as best I can. A lot of sleepless nights and extra time to do nothing but deal with the pain and headaches and live with it for now. I hate it , but I do what I have to do and get on with it. Somedays I get extremely bitchy and unfortunately take it out on Matthew, but he does the same, I guess that is part of marriage and it just happens.
Today I am going over to the neighbors for a few minutes and give the drywall mudding a third coat and then back here to build a new railing in the back porch, build my closet downstairs under the staircase and bring in some furniture tomorrow and get things done and set up. I want to hopefully have the house completed by the end of October, I know this is ambitious but I really want to see it done and I know this will make both Matthew and I feel better in some ways. I had been lacking a lot of ambition but am getting my desire back as of late after working next door and seeing what a finished house looks like and what a difference it makes for day to day living.
So time to get to work and get her done. You all have a great day. Thanks for reading and I will be back soon.