Day 47 April 2

I was getting really excited to put the green on the walls and then I remembered I hadn’t primed the mudroom yet. Darnit all! It actually ended up working out just fine. I primed the mudroom and while it was drying, I started edging the top and painting corners, and then by the time I got to using the roller the mudroom was dry. I’m really a fan of the color green I picked out, realizing after the fact that two pieces of furniture in our family room are the same green. You know, just tying it all together... totally intentional…wink wink :o) I had more plans for the kitchen but got to talking to a friend on the phone for over 2 hours. David still has a hard time understanding how women can do that, “what do you talk about??” he’ll ask. I just say we go into more detail than men, and he says men already understand/assume/know what the other is talking about so more information is unnecessary. Then I’ll emphasize the ‘assume’ part and he’ll just shake his head and wave a hand in the air.

My extended conversation with my friend led me to not get as much done in the kitchen as I had planned because I was going to a book club in the evening. But before I left I added a few outlets back in that were removed earlier for easier drywall insulation, mudding and painting. I also pointed out a few spots on the ceiling where you could see the seams when the light his it a certain way. Now this is my dilemma that runs through my head at this point in the game. I know it looks like shit, but I’m getting so ready for this project to wrap up. So when I bring it up to David and he asks if I want it fixed, I struggle with what to do. I know the right thing would be to fix it now instead of probably never getting to it later, but I just see it as two steps back when at this point I’m wanting to be charging forward. In the end David was the voice of reason and decided to respackle the problem areas, including a spot on the slanted wall near the bar top.

 

After shedding a few tears because I knew this meant more dust, I got over the fact and left for book club. Yes I may not have read the book, but it was a nice time to get out of the house and mingle with some ladies. Refreshing :o) I came back home and David had worked on rebuilding the step that was disassembled to run wire out to the AC unit. What a treat it is now to have our step back.