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trystinnThe contractor, unsurprisingly, showed up an hour late to finish texturizing the wall between the living room and dining room. It took roughly all morning to do and its now hardening, with the help of a space heater and fan. If its dry by evening, he'll be able to return and give it a final sanding. After that, it will take a few days to completely dry so by this weekend I'll be able to put on the protective base coat. That'll need a day or two to dry, which should leave it in plenty of time to be painted by James.
I'm likely overly excited about all this, but this stupid project has dragged on for over two years now. I'm going to put down Textured Walls as a deal breaker for buying a house going forward. Grrr.
The dogs were locked out all morning and into the afternoon, so after whining and working very hard to look cute on the back porch, they are now exhausted and napping everywhere. Doodle had a Mexican stand off between his stuffed Dino toy over a carrot earlier, which had me cracking up for an hour afterward. You never know what kind of wacko thing these dogs are going to do to have an adventure. Next time, I'm going to sneak a carrot UNDER the Dino and see how that goes over with Doodle. Knowing him, he'll likely pout and beg Dino to give him some.
I'm having a wonderful time reading the "After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien" anthology, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. I almost never read anthologies in order, I basically just open up the book and begin reading the closest story. Emma Bull's "Silver or Gold" is my favorite, so far. I'm going to try to find a few more books by the author at the library. I'm still wondering what the hell any of these stories really have to do with Tolkein, however.
I'm likely overly excited about all this, but this stupid project has dragged on for over two years now. I'm going to put down Textured Walls as a deal breaker for buying a house going forward. Grrr.
The dogs were locked out all morning and into the afternoon, so after whining and working very hard to look cute on the back porch, they are now exhausted and napping everywhere. Doodle had a Mexican stand off between his stuffed Dino toy over a carrot earlier, which had me cracking up for an hour afterward. You never know what kind of wacko thing these dogs are going to do to have an adventure. Next time, I'm going to sneak a carrot UNDER the Dino and see how that goes over with Doodle. Knowing him, he'll likely pout and beg Dino to give him some.
I'm having a wonderful time reading the "After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien" anthology, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. I almost never read anthologies in order, I basically just open up the book and begin reading the closest story. Emma Bull's "Silver or Gold" is my favorite, so far. I'm going to try to find a few more books by the author at the library. I'm still wondering what the hell any of these stories really have to do with Tolkein, however.
