Day Fifty-One, Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday Night

First the accomplishments, even with no list (which seems to have gone the way of the dodo, though yesterday I wish I had made one, maybe tomorrow).

1. Finished painting
 
All the painting I had wanted to complete and more is done. Besides the kitchen, Mama and I completed the bathroom and the dining room, two rooms that I hadn't even thought about. What really seems to be a bonus side effect of this endeavor is that I suddenly feel more confident and capable around painting. Now I am looking at the living room thinking I could patch and paint that room too, and it would feel so much nicer in there if it were painted. A mini bonus, I made executive decisions about changing paint colors after we had chosen colors together and TR liked the choices I made. Not that I can't make a decision without him, we just usually do those kinds of things together, and instead of being interrupted in the process of action because he wasn't available, I just decided to move forward, and he really liked what I chose. Which, secretly,  made me feel very pleased.

2. Took the maple-counter-top-leftover-piece to a woodworker to have it cut in half so we can use it as a back splash on the new red wall.

This may seem trivial but it was not cut in half in an easy do-it-yourself kind of way. We had it cut so that instead of x inches by x inches by 1 inch it is now two slabs of x by x by 1/2 inch. Over a year ago we asked a contractor that, at the time was doing jobs here and there for us, to do it and he couldn't. Well he said he would do it, but never did and I think in the end it proved to be more than he wanted to deal with. It was neat to watch it be done, and it took about 10 minutes to do. TR sealed it when we got home so all we need to do now is install it.

Those were the most notable achievements today. Besides those, I got to have lunch with TW which always makes me happy. There is something comforting about a friend who has known you through many phases of life and remembers you before you became what you are now (is your head spinning yet?). It was a lovely lunch down by the High School, the company was fab, the food was yummy, the afternoon sunny and joyful. A great date!

We managed to get the kitchen cleaned up enough after painting that we made dinner at home and Prima had FM over to work on a school project, so it was a fun, festive feeling evening, and after dinner the kids cleaned up, at least Primo did, and TR and I watched some silly things on TV that made us laugh and remember our childhood.

As I was getting ready to settle down and write this, I was thinking about A.A.Milne for some reason. He really is one of my favorite authors, and always has been. Winnie the Pooh, and all the friends in The Hundred Acre Wood are so gentle and the trials they go through are relatable to people of all ages. But it's not just the stories A.A. Milne tells, it's the way he tells them. So matter-of-factly, with no apologies or over explanations of anything. It's as if what he conveys in his poems and stories is just the way it is and he knows you understand that.

Okay this is turbo ending, TR just announced he is going to sleep, I'm going too so I don't miss out on goodnight time. So Goodnight!

Landscape kitchen with ceiling views

and portrait with molding views