Thursday, September 28, 2006

Chilly Morning

Well, it's one of those mornings. We had Cubbies last night, so my brain's pretty much mush. I just got done with my morning sudoku and found myself scrolling up and down looking for where in the scope of things the 4 might appear. The boys were being wild in the bedroom and riling up their sister so I sent them outside. It's only about 40 degrees out there, if that. They came back in looking for breakfast, but I wasn't ready for that so I sent them back out.

I can't believe how my mom wakes up. Hits the ground running. Has laundry going, whipping her house in order after being gone for two days, and is getting ready to go mow. It takes a second cup of coffee just to watch.

More bad news on the house. The first bid came in on fixing Joe's Great Adventure and it was high enough that the insurance company wants a second bid. This adds another couple weeks to the delay. I decided a couple days ago to start getting doors painted. I'm not very happy with the red. It doesn't really cover very well, and it bubbles. We're planning to sand it down and repaint and see what happens. I only got a quart and was wondering when I could run up to Home Depot to get more when I decided to just find my paint chip and get Paul at True Value to match it. I left the store with something very orange and the thought that Paul was not the Super Handy Man I had once thought. But I painted a stir stick and by the next morning it was a great match. We already figured that with it being a second coat, it didn't have to be a perfect match, just one I liked, but I now have great hopes that I'll love it. The blue doors painted up very nicely. That one had great coverage, but the fuzzies from the rollers were showing. So Paul sent me home with a whoop-de-doo roller that won't leave fuzz. I'm thinking that a sanding and one more coat is all the blue doors will need. We shall see.

Now my grandpa's coming up with a fish that needs a photo. They are apparently having camera problems and cannot preserve their great moment. I wonder what the sitting fee for a 40# flathead might be... Oh, well, at least he's bringing it here and I don't have to go chase the bugger down for a photo I don't want... ok, well, some in the house may want it, but don't expect to find him here!!

1 comment:

gamergeekwife said...

Michelle:

I love love the red door!!! I hope these folks can very quickly figure out what they are doing to fix your walls and just fix 'em.
I am not a morning person! I use to be, but something happened. I also take food and coffee in order to lift my feet off the ground versus shuffling. Oh and my allergy meds are another must esp. in the fall weather.
Truly love the red door.
Smiles,
jennifer