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By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:56:25 +0000

I have 13, I believe, and I have no idea how much I want for them.

If I had a camera, I’d post a pic. Let me see if I can find similar online. They’re not delicate little things – they’re pretty large, so you need a non-delicate place to put them.

By: Kate Petersen

Kate Petersen — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:29:45 +0000

How many vintage copper Fleur de Lis pulls do you have, and what do you want for them?

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:29:04 +0000

2:28 pm: I receive word that one faction of the codependent shopping side of the family is on its way, most likely to rescue me by giving me expensive presents I don’t really want.

2:29 pm: Dear god, help me think of a way out of this.

By: Kate Petersen

Kate Petersen — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:27:45 +0000

I’m going to have to look for that maple yogurt. Yum!

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:57:59 +0000

1:57 pm: I return, sans hair dye but with TP (which I was almost out of), toothpaste (ditto), trouser socks (which I have but, given they’re 4+ years old, need because they’re finally falling apart) and Gas-X for the large lab (in case bloat strikes which, given he’s barrel chested and older, is something to watch for).

1:59 pm: I tear my clothes off and throw on my painting clothes for Round Two today. I suddenly realize, however, that I’m hungry, and I muddle into the kitchen to root around for some lunch.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:12:21 +0000

1:12 pm: I suffer an uncontrollable urge to dye my hair. I tear off my painting clothes, wash the paintbrush, and throw on jeans and a shirt.

1:13 pm: I suddenly realize, if I go to the store to buy hair dye, I really should pick up some envelopes so I can pay the bills I can’t pay online.

1:14 pm: Oh, and I didn’t get caulk. I’ll get caulk while I’m out. And I’ll check the oil on my car.

1:15 pm: I race out of the house.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:36:01 +0000

12:30 pm: I receive notice from Amazon that my Cuisinart ice cream maker and Nesco dehydrator have shipped. I panic momentarily, given the kitchen is a wreck with lots of cabinet space, yes, but no counter space.

12:32 pm: I tally up the wood I’m painting in the outer hallway: the water heater cabinet door (said water heater to be replaced by tankless when my ship comes in); the closet door; the door to my bedroom; the door to the skinny inner hallway; the door to the room I’m currently in; the doorway to the living room; the cubbyhole doors over the closet and water heater; the built-in cabinet door on the other side, said cabinet sitting atop … ; four builtin drawers; the molding on top; the molding at the floor.

12:34 pm: In the interest of efficiency and non-sticky drawers, I decide to wait to paint the drawer fronts until the paint on the stuff around them is thoroughly dry, thereby alleviating sticky drawer problems.

12:36 pm: I pour a cup of coffee in anticipation of the final push to finish painting. I slap myself across the face to get myself over the notion that the Lyrical Yellow would look stunning in that hallway up against all the white trim, and determine I will stick to my more neutral and lovely String of Pearly extremely pale brownish color there.

12:37 pm: I am horrified to realize the original copper Fleur de Lis drawer and door pulls no longer fit in the hallway. I will need vintage glass pulls. Damn! What to do with all the the vintage copper Fleur de Lis pulls???

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:05:52 +0000

12:06 pm: I begin painting the last of the trim in the outer hallway: a large cabinet door, four drawers and the last door.

12:07 pm: I discover cracks in the popcorn ceiling and begin pulling it down before reminding myself I can’t remove the popcorn ceiling until I finish painting. Suitably chastised, I return to painting.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:03:11 +0000

mango, you’re a kind and generous person. You’ll do the right things with the extra $500/month.

Enjoy your new bedroom – and your dancing! :dots:

By: mango

mango — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:47:24 +0000

I just bought a lovely comforter with matching pillows to go into my newly painted purple and eggplant bedroom. I stopped by the painters and said that he can start painting anytime.
I stopped in to see the doc about my ankle. I told him that I had a big birthday party tonight and I MUST dance. He laughed and gave me a shot of cortisone and some pills to take.
Then I stopped at the vet for Mango food and there was a poor cat in a bag in horrid pain. The vet said he was going to die from poison. I asked if the family had money to put the cat down and he said no, so he spoke with them and I paid for the euthanasia. The children were so upset. They loved their cat so much.