Finished product & other Tid Bits

Well, I guess I should tell you that the ladder and I had no problems. Yeah Pat!!!  My oldest daughter did most of the rolling which is very hard on your neck when you are doing an 8′ ceiling,  I did all the taping of the moulding and cut the trim( and I might add I only stumble once with that stupid ladder,) so she could finish the rolling.  First we were just going to do the ceilings as the living room and kitchen ceilings run together and very noticeable.  I thought my ceilings were white before we started painting at least they looked white to me , that is until Sonya started rolling it and oh my gosh, they were brown, I am so embrassed and being the wonderful daughter she is , she said Mom that is 17 years of  living, quit worrying about it.  Thanks Sonya, but they were still brown!!!!  So after we did the ceilings, walls looked awful, so we decided to paint the walls, again my job taping and trimming and she rolling.  We started at 9:00 AM and finished it all by 6:00 and we both were pleased with our work.  The walls were all painted white , so I decided to do two walls in a color to updated it some, It looks yellow, but it really is a mustard color at least thats what these old eyes see. So here goes, before and after!!!  I’ve still got the hallway ceiling and walls to paint and I’m done. Maybe next week I can get it done?

 

So , after we got all that back together, we cleaned up and just rested.  Then this week I had to put the kitchen back together, the ceilings were painted but the walls needed washing down and I got that done on Thrusday, yes they were a little brown too.   Before I painted the ceilings in the kitchen I had to remove all of my Longerberger Baskets I had on top of the cabinets. (I collect only the Christmas Collection)  I have them from the year 1984 to 2008,  this may be my last year as I will retire and probably shouldn’t spend my retirement money on baskets?  Well today I got all the baskets back on top of the cabinets, not bad only took me a week to put it all back together the kitchen that is. So here are my baskets, way too many to dust!!! Thinking of maybe selling them, we will see?

Did you notice how white my ceilings are?? LOL

 

Ok, now on to other things, If I haven’t lost you on my painting and baskets.

 

Lets talk puppies,  Jennie my youngest daughter came out to visit on Thrusday and to help me eat my steamed crabs my sister sent me, and after she had her fill I took her over to my punkin garden,, yes I am growing punkins this year, last year big flop, this year I planted them where a chicken coop use to be and guess what I’ve got punkins out of the wazoo!! Anyway, not to get side track, the puppies went with us and all of a sudden Hub, the little male schnauzer started yelping and I tried to see what was hurting him and he was biting at his rear paw, so I figured he got stung by a bee.  He stopped yelping and I thought ok he is alright, five minutes later he is laid out on the ground.  Well, I panic and picked him up and ran to the house with him to hubby and folks I thought he was going to die, he was having so much trouble breathing, lost control of bodily functions, hubby phoned vet and saw us right away.  The vet found the stinger still in his pad and pulled that out and gave him three shots and some pills for him if he gets stung again.  He came around, but for a while I thought Oh no here I go again.  So I guess my little guy is alergic to bee stings, so is my hubby, so I guess I will have to carry a epapen for both of them. LOL 

 

Here is Miss Jennie enjoying or should I say playing with her steamed crabs.  She enjoyed them so much as she loves fresh seafoood as much as me

 

All this week our little county fair has been going on.  I took Mom over last night to listen to a gospel group and before the show she and I got a funnel cake, OMG it was sooooo good and I felt so stupid I ordered this funnel cake with all this powdered sugar and got a diet pepsi! How funny is that, I know that girl thought what the heck a Diet drink!! LOL  anyway, hubby’s Ham Radio club had a booth and I went and sat with him for a while.  Got bored and went and looked at all the exhibits and animals.  Remember Rachel she got two blue ribbons on her project.  Here’s hubby and Rachel’s Project for you to see.

 

So thats been my week, will share more with you later.

 

Hope all is well,

As Ever,’

Pat