*coughhackwheeze*

[moonwise]

Thank you, oven cleaner, for clearing out my sinuses for me.

Less than two weeks to moving day.

The inlaws came up again yesterday to help with painting and with laying down our new floor. BIL brought along his dog, and she was very well-behaved - I had been worried that she would be upset about being leashed outside, but she didn't whine or make a pest out of herself. (Peanut is a big dog with a very waggily tail, and we didn't want her bumping freshly-painted walls, stepping in paint trays, or knocking over paint cans.) We have everything painted now except for the master bathroom and a shitload of trim. Painting trim is a pain in the ass, but I bought an itty bitty baby (itty bitty boat) roller that makes it easier.

Today was more of the same, but I did clean some crud out of the washer and finally cleaned the oven. It's amazing what oven cleaner removes. I didn't bother cleaning it before, because fuck it, it's not my oven, but it looks so much nicer now. I also hauled boxes - we are trying to get as many boxes moved as possible before the big day so that we can concentrate on moving furniture. That's going to be a real trick, because we have a very tight entryway, and most of our stuff will need to be disassembled before it can get down the stairs and out of the house.

We should be getting countertop samples this week, and then we'll get that ordered. It's a good thing that we are going to re-do the sink, the floor, and the counters in the kitchen, because all three are stained beyond repair from the paint. Especially the brick-red we used in the kitchen. Whoof.

Still two loads of laundry to fold tonight, and sandwiches to make for lunch for the week, and the oven door to rinse, and then maybe I will put some more boxes in the car if I haven't fallen on my face.

Comments

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I'm really impressed with how fast you're getting the decoration done. When we moved, it took my parents ages to change things. Actually Mom's still painting walls.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Having a deadline helps. XD The best time to paint is before you move in, because then you're not trying to paint around all your furniture. Having to throw drop cloths all over everything raises the activation energy of an already-tedious process, so to speak.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Good luck with that not passing out thing.

...Peanut wouldn't be a St. Bernard would she?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Nope, Peanut is a half-rottweiler, half-Doberman. With that lineage, you'd think she might not have the best temperament, but Peanut is a very sweet dog. The only drawback is that she is very strong, and she can knock you over fairly easily when she's playing.

[lady-ganesh.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's the name that goes with sweet dogs, heh.

[lumen.livejournal.com]

>Less than two weeks to moving day.

Ha! Same here! /o/
Sounds much the same what I've been doing / am doing. Oven cleaning and laundry included, hrrr.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

Housework is such drudgery, isn't it? But, it's rather satisfying the see the end result.

Your icon is one of my favorites. It's so silly.