Oh My Achin'

Man, I'm gettin' old. We spent the bulk of the weekend painting. The HUSband's parents have decided to put a house on the market that they've rented for the majority of the last 20 years. They also decided to paint every wall in the house... and we got to help. Thankfully, his sister and her new HUSband came to help as well. Six painters are much more productive than two. I painted four closets, the master bedroom, 1/2 of the hallway, the wet bar, and the entry way. My back doesn't hurt nearly as much as I thought it would, but my legs are killing me from all of the bending a squatting.

This house was a trip. They lived in it for 2 years in the early 80s prior to moving into the house they still live in today. There are remnants of bad wallpaper and flooring choices tucked away. The switchplates and outlets have been painted over for the most part. One in the master bath had been wallpapered to match what was on the walls at one time - - navy blue background with gold and brownish flowers. Oh my! I think the best part was the bits of low pile floral brown carpet that once was in the whole kitchen/dining/bar/utility room area. The HUSband also replaced six light fixtures for less than $100 - - a great investment in my opinion. He's trying to get them to do small things like replace some blinds that don't work very well or the towel bars in the bathrooms. They really just want to be done with it all.... and I can't say that I blame them. They're at a point in their lives where they'd like to have the equity out of the house to be able to put towards some land to retire to in a few years.

I had all good intention of doing some stuff around the house when we got home. All I managed to complete was one load of laundry. I suppose I'll vacuum tonight.