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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
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Away From Home
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This morning finds me buried in the depths of a law office. No, I didn't get into so much trouble that I had to hire a lawyer to get me out. I'm actually just here for a little while as I blog and catch up on the events leading up to the moment.
Those of you who know me best have probably guessed by now that I am at Cara's house. Painting cabinets and hanging wallpaper border to help them redecorate their kitchen. Yes, I'm cheating right now and taking a break, but the office is the only place with AC, so I might's better take my break in here.
Yesterday, James and I came up to help get odd jobs done while my parents were in Philly. Mom was visiting a friend and Dad was picking up stuff from the company he works with. As James and John tried to fix a broken grill in the rain, Cara and I sponge-painted the downstairs hallway. :( It looked okay until we used the red paint. And even then, it still looked ok, but it was too modern to fit with the rest of the house. So we sponged over it again to tone it down. Now it looks pretty good.
The boys, deciding that the grill was unrepairable without an allen wrench, (what's an allen wrench, btw?) decided to solve it the 'James way' and borrow one from a neighbor. In case you were wondering, that's James's answer to any 'lack-of-tool' problem. I'm not sure if they ever did get it fixed.
Oh! Before I forget, I just have to tell y'all what a cool thing happened. Cara and I went out to Lowe's to get some paint (called 'honey butter') to cover up the red we had sponged with. We met this little old man there who worked in the paint department. He gave us a hard time for a while, telling us that he didn't really care what kind of paint we were looking for and why didn't we ask somebody else, all the time smiling to let us know he was joking. He was really nice and decided to give us the paint on clearance! For $1.50! Mrs. Horn has decided to send us for the rest of the paint trips. :)
James and John then proceeded to scare poor Tom right out of his tailwagging habit by running the electric sander. I had the easy job this time. I held the cabinet doors while Cara drilled the screws back in. (I'm not much with power tools. Much handier with a paint brush.)
Mom and Dad picked up James just as we girls finished repairing the wallpaper seams in the office. That was around four o'clock. We finished up work at around... 7:30? Somewhere around there. Then it got fun. Of course. Work stops. Play begins. We settled into the office with ice cream, pretzels and The Scarlet Pimpernel. I loved the book and simply had to see the movie. :)
This morning I awoke to Cara's cat insisting that it was time to get out of bed. I ignored it. It should be another day full of interesting surprises. (No, the cat wasn't some kind of omen. It's just a feeling.) |
posted by cori
6/28/2005 10:14:00 AM
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Oh my Soul! That room is spectacular! Good job girls.
I didn't know that the "Pimpernel" was made into a movie! Which reminds me that that book is near the top of my reading list for the summer. I just have to look for it somewhere (we don't own it ;-().
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D, you can borrow it after Cara. :)
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Oh my Soul! That room is spectacular! Good job girls.
I didn't know that the "Pimpernel" was made into a movie! Which reminds me that that book is near the top of my reading list for the summer. I just have to look for it somewhere (we don't own it ;-().