Last night we moved most of the furniture across the hall into the smaller bedroom that used to be Paul's.
It is a very tight fit, but we are glad to be able to do it that way, because it is so nice not to have to work around it.The wardrobe and dresser had to stay, but they can be draped while we paint.
Tim took down all the trim and I vacuumed the walls.
Then Tim started filling all the holes and flaws that we have been looking at for ten years!
Tomorrow it will be dry and he can sand a little bit and we can start painting.
We went to Lowe's today and got some lamps to brighten it up. It was so dark in there.
I also got paint in a Sage color and a flat white for the ceiling.
Pictures of those will have to wait.
In other news...
John went out today and spent the last of his Christmas money on a game of "Clue".
The boys sat down tonight and learned how to play and then they played a game with Tim.
It was White, in the Living Room, with a Candlestick.
The Cooke family came over for brunch yesterday and had their Christmas.
Paul dressed up to entertain us with a clown show.
He got a Cranium book from Laura and Andrew and he loves it!
There was a page in it that showed him how to be a clown, so he got all dressed up and did a goofy act for us. Lucy was quite impressed!
Brendan got a Cranium Activity book as well and he took it to bed and started filling it out.
The "Mad Libs" book was also a hit. They are favorites around here.We gave Lucy her Nursery, so that she can practice her "Mommy Skills".
Laura and Andrew gave us a gift card to the Savage River Lodge. Boy, are we looking forward to our next trip up there!
Lucy got a very special pair of shoes...
Well, school starts back up tomorrow, so I had better go get ready for bed and say my prayers.
I need to ask for an extra boost of motivation, for all of us! We all feel like Christmas break just flew by.
I think I'm going to have to use a shoe horn to get everyone out of bed in the morning.
Oh well, they'll get back into it and soon we'll be on the upswing toward Summer!
