frostdancer (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} frostdancer) wrote,@ 2009-06-23 23:37:00 |
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Home Improvement - Day I Don't Know Anymore
There is a glimmer of improvement now. Today was an awful messy day! This morning I scrubbed the wall because the iron on the border pulled up some of the paint. I had a bagel with strawberry cream cheese and then went back to sleep for a couple of hours. It was on to the nasty sandpaper. I hate sandpaper. I was powdered all over and it was gritty in my mouth. Yuck! I finally took a break and did some coloring which made me a little happier.0ccam had an old chemistry spiral notebook so in it I drew each wall and colored the walls, beadboard, window trim, doors, etc... I did lots of measuring (even confirmed yesterday's post that one wall is 15' high) and labeled the walls. I was then able to use a paint calculator to figure out the paint needed. I finally ate some cottage cheese. The last nasty work was to wipe down the walls and trim which was so much better than the scrubbing and sandpaper. I was done about 5:30. Really done! At that point, I was ready to pounce on 0ccam so we could go get paint. He finally arrived about 6ish and was willing to go even without his evening snack. I was in a very whiny mood! We chose to go to Home Depot because they have Disney paint and the train room is partially inspired by Disney's train station. We found Mickeys Pants (red), Ho Hum Yellow, English Meadow (green), and Deep in the Woods (brown). It took awhile to figure out how much. I had estimated 4 gallons for the yellow color. The guy talked me into 2 gallons and then one of the red, one of the green and two of the brown. We wandered around waiting for him to finish and besides the place was mobbed with people wanting paint. We picked up some other painting supplies, looked at the lights, and tried to find something to stripe the walls. In the parking lot, I heard little voices cry "Mrs. ***!". Ugh! Summer is my time to ignore anything school related. It turned out okay. A boy and girl ran over, gave hugs, asked if we really had a house full of Legos, and said bye. Whew! Then, 0ccam took me to a diner where we had breakfast. I started to feel better. After unloading the stuff at home, we took a break. It was about 9ish. Finally, we covered the big furniture in the middle of the room with plastic and hauled in the huge ladder from the garage. I still need to sand two windows near the top of the 15' wall. It should be painting day tomorrow.
There is a glimmer of improvement now. Today was an awful messy day! This morning I scrubbed the wall because the iron on the border pulled up some of the paint. I had a bagel with strawberry cream cheese and then went back to sleep for a couple of hours. It was on to the nasty sandpaper. I hate sandpaper. I was powdered all over and it was gritty in my mouth. Yuck! I finally took a break and did some coloring which made me a little happier.
0ccam had an old chemistry spiral notebook so in it I drew each wall and colored the walls, beadboard, window trim, doors, etc... I did lots of measuring (even confirmed yesterday's post that one wall is 15' high) and labeled the walls. I was then able to use a paint calculator to figure out the paint needed. I finally ate some cottage cheese. The last nasty work was to wipe down the walls and trim which was so much better than the scrubbing and sandpaper. I was done about 5:30. Really done! At that point, I was ready to pounce on 0ccam so we could go get paint. He finally arrived about 6ish and was willing to go even without his evening snack. I was in a very whiny mood! We chose to go to Home Depot because they have Disney paint and the train room is partially inspired by Disney's train station. We found Mickeys Pants (red), Ho Hum Yellow, English Meadow (green), and Deep in the Woods (brown). It took awhile to figure out how much. I had estimated 4 gallons for the yellow color. The guy talked me into 2 gallons and then one of the red, one of the green and two of the brown. We wandered around waiting for him to finish and besides the place was mobbed with people wanting paint. We picked up some other painting supplies, looked at the lights, and tried to find something to stripe the walls. In the parking lot, I heard little voices cry "Mrs. ***!". Ugh! Summer is my time to ignore anything school related. It turned out okay. A boy and girl ran over, gave hugs, asked if we really had a house full of Legos, and said bye. Whew! Then, 0ccam took me to a diner where we had breakfast. I started to feel better. After unloading the stuff at home, we took a break. It was about 9ish. Finally, we covered the big furniture in the middle of the room with plastic and hauled in the huge ladder from the garage. I still need to sand two windows near the top of the 15' wall. It should be painting day tomorrow.
