Paint, paint, and more paint!

Matt, Steve & Allen in Ashley's room

Charlene & Rick in Matt's room

Cathy & Dad



Charlene in Matt's room



Chris in the Master bath

Ashley in the Master bath

Ashley's room is neon green- and it glows!

Matt's Jungle Green room

Allen & Molly's room

the Kids' bath

Rick in the office

Al in the Dining room

Roger in the dining room

It was a beautiful fall Saturday. The sun was shining, the breeze was blowing gently, the smell of paint in the air...yes, folks, I said paint. Lots of paint. About 14 gallons worth so far. The painting saga actually began two weekends ago, when we made our first trip (of many) to Home Depot to buy the paint for the whole house. For months we had debated the colors, decided and second-guessed, calculated the square footage of all the rooms, and we were finally ready to take the next step. We consulted the Home Depot experts as to how much paint to buy, and we left with what we needed. Or so we thought. Turns out we actually needed DOUBLE what we bought. Hence the many trips back to buy more paint. I am now on a first-name basis with some of the cashiers, and I suspect they'll be seeing a lot more of me before all is said & done. Ashley's room was the first to get started. It was so excited to see that first swipe of neon green paint go up on the wall! Before long, we had people painting all over the upstairs. It was a bit crazy with all of us inside the house and the construction crew outside working on the deck, not to mention the tile guy on the first floor. We had family & friends stopping in all day to help, and we got a lot done! By the end of Saturday, we had all three bedrooms done, and a first coat on both of the upstairs bathrooms.  On Sunday we finished the upstairs and moved downstairs to the dining room and office. That's about as far as we can go for now, because there's still too much activity on the first floor, and there are still unfinished walls down there. We're hoping to finish it up next weekend. Of course, we never would have gotten so much accomplished if it weren't for our family & friends. So a great big thank you to everyone who helped us out! Here are some pictures of our progress. And if you find yourself free next weekend and want to come and paint, we'd love to have you!