Why is it that it seems as though the only time we get any real home improvement projects done is when we HAVE to????
DS's First Communion is this Saturday. I've been thinking we really had to finish what we started in the dining room. About 1 year ago (yes 1 year) we tried to take down the HORRIBLY done wallpaper job in the dining room. Well, the folks that did it before us not only go adhesive all over every bit of wood trim and chair railing, they also didn't proper prime the walls so we were unable to fully remove the wallpaper. We decided we would have to sand it smooth and then re-wallpaper. So there it sat. For a year. With wallpaper backing in strips on the wall. Nothing else on it. Except some (minimal) exposed areas of dry wall. For a year. Seriously. No, I mean SERIOUSLY!
OK, zoom to now and of course, DS has only been preparing for 6 months. I knew we should redo the dining room. We set the date for the ceremony 2 months ago. I knew we should redo the dining room. We had the retreat 1 month ago. I knew we should redo the dining room. SO, NOW, 1 week prior to the event. I start to redo the dining room. YIKES!
OK, so last Friday, I primed from the chair rail down. Then Saturday morning I painted 1 coat on the bottom section. Saturday afternoon I did the second coat. Sunday I sanded down all the walls from the chair rail up to smooth out the walls (with one of these) which took all day b/c the sander is small and there was so much to smooth out.
This evening I primed 1/2 of the walls. So the plan is to finish the priming tomorrow evening and possibly begin to paper. I will finish papering Wednesday and Thursday nights. I also have Friday all day and night but I would rather have it done so that I can spend that day with my Mom who is coming up from FL on Thursday afternoon.
Sigh. I knew I should redo the dining room.
SO, anyhow, as a "fun" thing, I just got my name pimped.
I would like to be known as "Sugartastic J. Flow" from now on. Peace!
;->
gotta run watch Horatio get married!
3 comments:
That sounds like some kinda job. You can do it! Go Jannett!
Amy
This all sounds soooo familiar. We (read - my husband) decided it was time to start the kitchen reno by pulling up the ceramic tile flooring LAST APRIL. Yes, we've had plywood floors for over a year now. And now that he's scheduled to go in for hip resurfacing surgery in 10 days, there is an overwhelming desire on his part to move forward with the long planned renos. Somehow dealing with kitchen renos while looking after a convalescing husband and maintaining a full time job plus three kids and a dog.......Yikes, I'm starting to hyperventilate.
But somehow we always manage, right?
Enjoy your time with your family and blessings to your little one at his first communion.
You are such a great mom- what an inspiration you are. I can't wait to hear about the fun weekend- I hope you were able to just breathe and enjoy it all!
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