Yesterday while I worked late, Nick and his parents, along with our friend, Sean, were at the house scrubbing the floors and the stove (there was actually a stove under all that dirt!), monkeying around with the plumbing and working in the garden. Since I lost yesterday to work, I planned on taking a half day at work and going to paint... well, work got busy and that never happened, so I didn't make it back to the house until the evening.
I did make progress though (although not as much as I had planned) and I am happy to report that in addition to the living room, the dining room is complete! I repainted the "Sunstraw" yellow with a color called "Just Enough Yellow" which totally lived up to its name- it really was just enough! It looks really great now and not like a crayola crayon! Pictures to come soon.
I took a little garden break while the first coat was drying and planted a few seeds in some of the many, many pots in the yard. I couldn't resist buying a few seeds to see if I could start my own seedlings to put in my garden when it is officially planting time and we have the yard ready. I bought some sugar snap peas, cantaloupes, heirloom tomatoes, golden tomatoes and pumpkin seeds. I planted a few peas, the herilooms and some of the cataloupes and left them in the mudroom so they stay warm at night. Once I get more soil I will plant the rest and cross my fingers I can get the seedlings started... if I succeed I will save a ton of money! The seeds came to around four dollars all together, where each seedling at the store would be around that price. I hope they grow! I have so much gardening to do! Once we get the inside cleaned up I will be outdoors all the time! I am also anxiously awaiting the arrival of what I think are tulips- as I said, I have so much to learn about gardening!
I am taking the rest of the night to watch HGTV and eat a home-cooked meal instead of fast food and take out! Tomorrow me and Nick's sister, Emily, are going to start painting the kitchen! I am really undecided as to which walls are going to be painted. Hopefully they won't be another "sunstraw yellow" mistake!
For the record, I was indifferent to the yellow. I certainly didn't love it after it was on the wall, but I certainly did not disdain it as much as Hilary did.
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