An unfortunate start though - I got to the house at 9.40ish and Cheryl had been there since just past 9 (she'd asked if she could go in before me! :) ) and was doing Kathryn's room as I'd said to her.... but the paint wasn't going very far. :( We had that problem when doing the undercoat in Kathryn's room too - the walls just sucked in the paint and it took ages to cover it. Well the pink paint had the same problem and as it turned out we didn't have enough :( which means I can't finish her room now until my parents come on the weekend. :( I'm so bummed, I was really excited about it! But nobody that I know of is going to Oban this week so no one to buy it for me, and I can't spare a whole day to go to Oban for one tin of paint! :(
Anyway, we did what we could with the pink and we also did the bottom of her room with the green, then Cheryl left about 11 and I did the rest of Alexander's room (painted the bottom green as well as the grass lines, and did the 'ceiling skirting' in his room too) so his room is completely done now except for the beading around the edge of the floor!!! :D
Oh! And my fridge arrived this morning - I wasn't expecting it to come to the house as it was £30 more to have it delivered to my house than it was to have it delivered to the shop down the street even though it was coming from Glasgow anyway! So I'd arranged for it to go to the shop but the delivery men decided just to bring it to me as it made no difference to them - and said I shouldn't get charged as their packing slip said to deliver to the store anyway, but if I did get a bill then just to bin it haha!
I also did another coat on our bedroom ceiling (which I think is FINALLY covered!!!) and did the second coat on the woodwork in the bathroom too so that's done now too!
Thought my car was going to be ready today but called them up and apparently the part they ordered doesn't fit so they'll have to order a new one so I'll be lucky if i get it this week!! :-P
Tonight after the kids were in bed Adam & I went back to the house to do some more - we did the sanding in the upstairs hall - he used the power sander and did all around the skirtings & doorframes, and I did the banisters etc with sandpaper but omg my hands are raw with it! I actually have cuts in my hands from the sandpaper!!
However, it does mean that we can do the hallway tomorrow which is great! We've actually finished all of the rooms that we can do now, until my parents come which is very exciting! Alexander's room, the bathroom, and the kitchen are completely done.... the livingroom & our room just need gloss for skirtings, and Kathryn's room will need another coat of paint (although after seeing it tonight once paint is dry it's SO much better, but it will still need more for touching bits up - and if the paint isn't a perfect match then will have to do the whole room anyway) and the wallpaper border put on, and the skirtings/windowframe done too. But it's getting there! The hall is going to be a big job but I have 2 days from 9.30-3pm-ish to work on it so we do have a good chance of getting it done - or at least nearly!
Was meaning to take pics of munchkin's room and the progress in the other rooms today but totally forgot, will try and remember tomorrow!! :)
Off to bed now, am exhausted! :)
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