What a weekend - part 1

Let me begin with the middle of last week. As posted in prior blog entries, we have been working on many updates to our humble abode since moving in. The last of our major list of projects is to paint the living room. One small problem, we can't just paint the living room. The wall continues up to the top of the foyer (estimated 25 feet high), up the stair case, down the hall, the paint just doesn't stop. In addition, we have one wall with built-in book cases that were installed post new home construction, and the color is one to two shades off from the rest of the trim paint. Annoying to me; no one else even notices. Anyway, with my expanding waste line, and Chris's lack of fondness of being 25 feet up on an unstable ladder, we opted to leave this project to the professionals. So Chris talked to a painter, and he gave us a much better quote than painter #1, and he was able to start this weekend. Wonderful!

So, I spent Wednesday and Thursday night, removing items from the bookshelves, unloading the china from the china cabinet, taking down pictures, etc. We were also having them fill in all the nail holes of the new molding around the new wood floors - master bedroom, living room, hallway, dining room. We also figured, while they were here to get a fresh coat on the 2 bedrooms upstairs, one being the future residence of Riley Nichols.

The painters showed up promptly at 8 am Friday morning with supplies in hand. I was packed and heading out the door at 9 for an extended weekend in Starkville & Columbus. Chris followed behind me after lunch. With the painters working hard, I was off to celebrate my brother’s birthday and college graduation all in one day.