Progress?

One of the duties I neglected in the Urban Homestead during this sojourn is a coon invasion in the attic of the house. It is amazing how quickly nature lovers change their tune when a band of nocturnal creatures set up a den over your head and remind you of how unnatural human housekeeping standards are. The coon family did quite a bit of damage to the attic during their residence. Do coons have carbon footprints? In the family business-as-usual, I would have tackled the event alone while the three adult roommates criticized management of the project. The less involved you are, the easier it is to criticize. In my absence, Hubs has been attempting to do my job in addition to his two careers while he continued to treat the middle-aged, rent-free roomies like incompetent children. I have been working to simply stay out of ^it^. Okay, okay. . . I have been scouting carefully for opportune moments to put my spousely two cents worth in with Hubs. I still have dreams of a future with the love of my life and contributing off-spring to watch from an applauding distance. I'm still a talented manipulator attempting to learn how to use my talent well instead of letting my talent leave deep random ruts all over my life. . . Just hoping. . .

The coons have been evicted and repair measures were completed yesterday. Hubs tell me it was a team effort. My well-trophied superstar actually passed the ball and let somebody else have a shot?!?! I am calming my urge to seek confirmation. . . Taking his word for it.

In addition, the local "Tour de Hives" is currently underway. Last year's event was Hubs's first and an egg-shell waltz at the Urban Homestead. Hubs was the Superstar, as always, and the rest of us watched our steps carefully while we let Hubs take the lead. The rest? I watched my steps carefully while the rest of the family peeked over the proverbial fence.

Hubs decided he was stretched too thin to participate this year. ES and his SO (the two rent-free roomies) siezed the day and attended other events in the Tour de Hives. Hubs tells me they were busy experimenting with beeswax techniques and recipes they learned in the workshops. Ample supplies of beeswax are a natural part of a honey harvest. Cleaning that wax and finding good uses for it are one of the apiary projects Hubs has yet to master. There is family interest in tackling that part, but not at the price of elbows in the eye from the team superstar.

Just hoping. . .