Home improvement
Dave and I decided to work on the house during his spring break. We have a list of things we want to get done, which I will share with you, mainly because I figure if I make it public, we'll be more likely to get things done, which I know isn't true because I love nothing more than to flaunt my laziness, but nevertheless, here it is:
- sand and paint three hallway doors
- finish the final wall in the living room (spackle, texturize the ceiling, paint)
- sand and refinish dining room floor
- touch up paint on the door in our bedroom (the one that leads to the attic)
- repaint hallway
- insulate door in Henry's room (the one that leads to the attic)
- rake yard
- wash dog
- repair caulk around tub
What have we done so far? We have finished spackling and sanding in the living room, Dave insulated the door in Henry's room, and we have to buff and put down two more layers of polyurethane on our dining room floor. The two things I thought wouldn't get done, seem to be getting done. Megan came over yesterday to look at the floor and after saying it looked great, asked us if we were totally proud of ourselves. We said no, only because even with the end being so near, we knew deep down that there was still ample opportunity for us to muck it up. We'll be proud a few days from now. Maybe.
In case you were wondering, we did go to the parade last Saturday. It was fun. I would show you pictures but through a series of typical Jenn and Dave errors and miscommunications, we ended up bringing our camera, but without the ever-useful battery in it, so we don't have any. There were lots of completely smashed University of Scranton students milling around, all of whom were hilarious. While we were walking to the parade, Henry was listing over the side of his stroller, fast asleep, which some guy pointed out to his friends while yelling about how even Henry had gotten an early start on the drinking. It was pretty funny. You probably had to be there to really appreciate it. We saw lots of bagpipers, stepdancers, and even the Philly Phanatic, which was great. Also, there were vendors selling headbands with glittery clovers bobbing around on the ends of springs. What can I say? If they had any adult-sized ones for sale, I would have definitely procured some. Apparently they think only kids appreciate that sort of thing. Sheesh.