Primed!

Wow, after two days of scrubbing and washing the walls we are primed and ready for paint. The new color is a nice shade of light tan. My tricepts are sooooo sore. Oh my goodness. We've been removing wallpaper for years (since all the rooms in the house except our small bathroom and my office had wallpaper when we moved in) but this was definitely the largest room we've tackled. I literally washed the walls for something like 17 hours. Well, I was scraping glue and washing.

We had a little break this afternoon when the power went out. Yes, it went out again. It was out for less than three hours this time though. Instead of staying home, we ran to Lowes and picked up our primer and paint and some other necessary items. By the time we returned, the power was back on.

No photo to share today. I was much to grimy to even think of picking up my camera. I'll post one tomorrow. We may not paint tomorrow. Kirk is bidding on a job of cutting up a tree and repairing roof damage with his dad. It's so much easier to paint when there are two of us, I'll wait for him to come back.

Again, I want to say thanks for all the nice emails/comments. I've enjoyed seeing your notes in my inbox. Thanks for your encouragement with my photography business. I'm really enjoying myself and those I'm photographing. I was going to use the slang "shooting", but I'm continually reminded of the silliness of photography slang. I don't think I'll get much business if I tell people I'm going to shoot them, blow them up and frame them. Of course every good portrait deserves to be blown up and framed, but it never quite sounds right when talking to those who are not photographers themselves. (And even then it always sounds messed up!)

Well, I hope I've made you giggle with that. It's time for a shower. Then I think I'll sit down with a wine cooler and relax for a few minutes and enjoy our accomplishments from today.

Remember to visit here often and let me know when you've stopped by!

Karen Thaemert
of Karen Thaemert Photography