Hail the Power of the Clan
WOW! We got a lot done today! First Beth came to town and picked me up at Millers where my car was getting worked on so I didn’t have to walk. I was glad for that. She helped me paint edges before rolling the wall color. It looked really dark to me, and I started doubting my choice (actually Dana helped me–I have absolutely no confidence in my decorating ability). But Beth encouraged me to go ahead, especially since I wasn’t going to be living there anyway. Then Jay, Glenda, and Josh came, and boy, did they go to town! They are professional painters now. They have been working so hard on the loft apartment at the hall that they really know what they are doing. Jay is a master “cutter inner,” and Glenda is the mother of all painter-roller persons. Josh worked all day, too, painting the edges next to windows and baseboards after Beth left. She took me to get my car and then decided to go on since I had other help, and it was starting to snow hard. I couldn’t believe how much we got done. It took me a whole day to roll the ceiling in the kitchen last weekend, and Jay had the living room ceiling done in nothing flat. I had one gallon of clearance paint for the kitchen and one for the living room. We soon found out that one gallon would not finish the kitchen. Luckily it was Lowes paint, and I was able to match it and get a second gallon. We used half of that and then mixed it with the living room color to make a new color for that room. They don’t look a whole lot different , but it worked out well–three gallons for the two rooms was just about perfect. The colors are darker than I am used to, but I really like it. Glenda loves dark paint on walls, so she is happy with it.
The bad news of the day was that my renters are moving out. They are taking his brother’s apartment that is cheaper. They want to save for a house. I understand, but I’m sad because they were really good renters. Since it kept snowing, I just rode back to the Valley with Jay and Glenda. It was quite an ordeal to get Greg Brown into their car, but after much persuasion, the old man finally climbed in. He was glad they were there during the day because they took him on several walks, and he loved that. I felt so good by the time the day ended. I could actually see progress!!