Home Improvement

Home Improvement is in full swing @ Gillenwater Manor. You know how the cobbler's wife and children are without shoes and the mechanic's wife drives a lemon? Well, the carpenter's wife is in the same category.

Painting has needed to be done for quite a while now. I threatened to do it myself but I inherited my painted skills from my dad. Mom said that he was a "three-coater": a coat on what he was painting, a coat on himself, and a coat on whatever else was around him. No matter how hard I try, I always end up making a mess. Enough said.

I also have a friend who is a whiz-bang painter. Jan and Rosy have worked together on several new and remodel jobs. He knows what an expert she is with the brush, roller and paint and she gets the quality job done in less time than it would take me to get on my painting clothes, pour the paint in the tray and dip the roller. I told him that I was going to get her on couple different occasions to come and paint, but NO, he said he would do it. I bought the paint 3 or so months ago. It's been in the garage.

Summer is quickly passing and I wanted to get some stuff done before school started. Soooo, I contacted Jan. We had a verbal agreement as to when she would come-last Thursday. I was not going to tell him of the plan, but later decided it would be best if I did. Well, he vetoed the idea once again and I called her and we laughed again wondering what year he would get to it. Bless his heart, he started in the foyer Friday evening, filling nail holes cracks in plaster, etc. Second coat on foyer yesterday and filling nail holes, cracked plaster, etc. in dining room. As of this writing, we have a very naked, ugly 'canvas' in the dining room. I didn't realize how badly in need of painting it was. Everything is out except the table and rug.

Good heavens, it looks so bad. But hopefully, after the master of the house has completed his work, I can get started on my part and it will once again feel like home.