I have been extremely busy! I'm sorry I haven't posted. Here's the low down.
Month End at work is CRAZY TIME! Quarter End is even crazier and last week they collided (hmmm seems like they do that 3 times a year.......forget about YEAR END added to the mix!)
During all the craziness of last week - Britt & RC were moving from an apartment to a house. We were suppose to have the keys to get in to paint the rooms on the 21st - didn't get them until late the 23rd - losing a whole weekend. Randy and I set out bug bombs - they had big red ants in the kitchen cabinet and the air conditioner closet. We also went back over the next night and sponged off the walls so that Andrew (actually none of the boys) would touch the wall with bug poisoining and then put their fingers in their mouth. Doing the sponging in the boys bedroom the wallpaper started coming off - wallpaper that had been up for over 25 years. So on Wednesday night Randy and I pulled all of it off the wall and removed all the glue that was still stuck.......that is hard work! At 11:30 when we finally completed it we headed home leaving a huge mess in the floor with all the wallpaper because we didn't have a trash bag with us.
Britt and I were meeting there the next morning to paint the master bedroom (me taking a day of vacation in the middle of month end - that vain in the side of my boss' head was throbbing I'm sure - hehehe). When we got there Trace headed into the house while we were unloading all the stuff I had stopped by Home Depot for into the house.
Trace came running around the corner and grabbed my hand saying "You must come with me NOW!" When I realized where he was headed I knew what was going on but before we got to the boys bedroom. Trace was stressed his whole body language stated that it was an emergency as we are hurring down the hall he says "Grandma it was like this before I came in" So we stopped outside their door - seeing the BIG PILE of wallpaper in the middle of the room I gasped (yes I am mean like that) "OH my what do you think happened?" Trace stated "I didn't do it Grandma I promise!" I asked him if he thought Grandpa had? "I don't think he would - but if he did are you going to put him in time out?" was Trace's answer. I assured him that Grandpa and I had done it on purpose and that it was okay....however, he could not ever tear wallpaper off without permission.
Britt and I painted the Master Bedroom prior to her going to pick AC up from school. (leaving the trim work ....which still needs to be done but......it will get there) I put a coat of Killz on the walls in the boys room, before going to get Randy from work. Randy and I stopped by Home Depot and bought the paint then went home grabbed a bite and went to paint the boys room. We painted 3 walls medium blue Thursday night. Friday night after work.....after a long day at work I might add. Randy and I went back and painted the 4th wall darker blue and the trim work WHITE, Randy replaced all the outlets and light switch with WHITE ones and their room looks FANTASTIC! I love it and so does AC! In fact sunday morning I asked him how he liked his new room and he said he wanted it to ALWAYS be his room...that he just knows his wife will like it someday. CRACKED ME UP - not many 5 year olds talk about their wife already.
Britt and RC were busy packing everything at the apartment while Randy and I painted. We went over there to help them finish up Friday night stayed until about 1:30 and went home to crash to meet back over there at 7:oo before people from the church showed up to help load at 9. Randy and RC left to go get the moving truck - found out that it wasn't ready for another 45 minutes did they drive the 1/2 mile back and work for the 45 minutes? NO they ate breakfast at Steak N Shake.........don't you think that was WRONG! Anyway they did bring Britt and I McDonalds for breakfast. The 5 volunteers from Church arrived and we loaded the Truck and unloaded it in the new house by 11 a.m. - it was GREAT! Britt is still working on the unpacking of boxes but that will come also!
Truth be told Nana (RC's mom) had the hardest job of all - she got all 3 boys at 4:30 Friday and brought them back to us at 8 Saturday. LOL
Sunday started the preparation for Judgement House which is being preformed for the next two weekends. Then the next weekend I have a wedding to coordinate. The last weekend is when RC & Randy are riding across the state on thier Bicycles and Britt and I plan to paint and decorate Kailey's room before she gets here.
I will take pictures of the new house soon and post them for y'all!
