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leah777 -> RE: Weekly Chattery . . . April 28 - May 4, 2008 (5/2/2008 8:15:55 AM)
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Good Friday morning, everyone! Can't beleive I never posted in here yesterday [8D] . . I did read a few times, but never took time to post.
Dee, glad your hubby finally got the mower going and at least part of the yard mowed. Now, I hope he can get the clothesline up right away for you.
Barb, I love moving furntirure around, and the entertainment center really put a damper on that. However, with the new laminate floor, and felt pads on the bottom of all my furniture, I can move even it! It's nice. BTW, I checked out the link Maggie gave for the song -- cute song! I can see why you'd want to find it.
Marsha, hope you get that puter back real soon -- we miss you in here!
I was busy on the room all day . . . it was a very discouraging day. A friend from church had been out here 2 days for 2 hours each day helping me. She's much older than me, and can't do a whole lot, but she was still a big help, and even did some errands on her way out. She needed the money, I needed the help, so it's been a good arrangement for the both of us. But yesterday she called me at 7:15 in tears cuz she’d pulled her back out and wasn’t going to be able to help paint. It worried me that she’d done something out here to hurt it, but she assured me that it just goes out and she never has been able to pin down what she’s done. Anyway, she had to go to the chiropractor and wasn’t going to be able to help today, and probably not today either.
I went to town early in the morning to get some corner things for the 2 corners, then went BACK to town to get the wider corner things for the ceiling – kinda like crown or cove moulding, but on a smaller scale, I guess. I'd bought a mitre saw for the floor, right, so figure no problem, I can miter this for the corners. Not! . . . . Found out that mitering cove molding is SOOOOOO MUCH different than mitering floor baseboard. [:(] . . . Well, after at least 20 trips up & down off the step stool, at least 5 trips to the shed, 3 phone calls to try to find someone who knew someTHING about mitering cove moulding, and 3 hours later, I decide to put all the moulding and trim aside and start the painting, and when the guy comes to put the window in I’ll have him either show me how or do it himself. Now, I just hope he makes it as he promised.
So, somewhere around 4:00 I finally started painting. This time I did a primer tho, and I’ve just finished putting the first coat on. It took taken me every bit of two hours.. Part of the dividing wall, and a few other places which we couldn't peel the orange paint from needed another coat of primer, which I put on later in the evening, then touched it up a third time before going to bed. The rest is looking fine with just one coat of primer.
Today, I have to finish the room, put all my paint stuff away, then start emptying the dining room & kitchen. That will take all day, I’m sure. I can’t let myself think about it or I’ll just start crying – as I nearly did today [sm=icon_smile_disapprove.gif] . . . I forgot to get boxes yesterday, so am wondering if I can make do with the one box I have -- or will have as soon as I open & empty it of the foam mattress topper I got for our bed -- have to put more water in it before I put it on, and can't do that this week, so was going to leave it for next week. Now I need the box [sm=popsigh.gif]
Anyway, gotta get in there and attempt once more to miter the cove moulding -- found some directions on the net last night and think I understand how to do it.
Sorry for the long post! [8D] . . . hope you all have a great day! [sm=wave.gif]
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