and painting, and painting, and painting.

The contractor wanted to know if we'd have the nearly 500 linear feet of trim boards, three closets, and two rooms painted by Wednesday so he could begin his work. My answer was a resounding "No," especially since I'd been knocked down by my blood sugar and arthritis for two days.

We had made some progress. Wes patched and repaired the den closet's drywall and put on two coats of primer. It was his first drywall job.

He also repaired, primed, and painted the two closets in the sewing room. It took four coats of primer and three coats of ultra white to cover. It's been so damp we had to wait a day between each coat of paint. The closets are gorgeous now; I might not even put doors on them! LOL

He also primed the ceiling and walls of the sewing room and put on the first coat of Lilac Vapor. I painted the SR ceiling the horrible tobacco-stain yellow.

I asked Kurt to find someone to help if we wanted to stay on schedule. He knew a couple people; he'd call them. They'd show up Monday morning.

Bright and early, my doorbell rang and there stood Diane and Pat. Angels in disguise. Painting fools. Professionals. Not young women. Amazing. Put me to shame.

They worked quietly and efficiently; I don't think they wasted one motion. Wes had primed the office closet; they added two coats of paint.

They painted over the jaundiced ceiling in the sewing room. I was so amazed at the quality and speed of their ceiling painting. It took Pat less than half an hour to apply one coat, and it looked twice as good as the job I spent three hours on. It was sporting two coats of Ultra White eggshell paint before the day was over.

I've nixed the "yellow ceiling" idea; I'll add a shot of yellow with either upholstery or a big bold accent of some sort.

We had the 14' long trim boards stacked in both rooms and out in the garage. It was far too cold and wet to paint out there, so they carried all the trim, and three sets of sawhorses, down to the basement den, covered the floor with tarps, and began sanding.

They sanded, primed, and gave everything two coats of paint. I decided, at the last minute of course, that the sewing room trim needed to be a stark white (Cotton Balls) rather than the barely off-white (Lemon Chiffon) of the other rooms' trim. We pulled out enough trims for the SR and set them aside. I have to paint it all this weekend. After I finish painting the 34 rosettes, 14 plinth blocks, 11 crown corner blocks, and seven base corner blocks. I've managed to get the primer and first coat on them.

No rest for the wicked. I must have been a very, very bad girl in the past. Anyone want to have a painting party? LOL