Back at it.......

The play was really cute........"Proposals" by Neil Simon

Picked up my paint on the way home. Sure hope that is all I need. 7 gallons for walls and 6 gallons for ceilings so far.

Today went really well..........made a major dent in the painting and feel I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Although it is a long tunnel. Probably 5 days left.

Now I'm off to the showers and bed.

Tuesday already???

Yesterday was great having Debbie with me at work to talk to all day long. Most of the time I love working alone but occasionally it is nice to vent. She got all the paper stripped and I got more painting done.

Speaking of PAINT......I went out of my way to go by Home Depot in Ashburn to get more paint that I will be needing. They were totally out of the base I needed. At first, I didn't believe I had heard the guy correctly until another couple told me they had been told the same thing. Who would have thought??????? Now I have to go to the store in Leesburg to get what I need.

Today I made a big dent in the painting but still have a lot to go.

Tomorrow I am off to Thurmont to meet Dean and go to Totem Pole Theatre again. Looking forward to the day of leisure.

Then it is back to the painting on Thursday and Friday.

Now for my nap...................

OCD !!!

Damn my OCD--------------I worked hard all day and got home dead tired and hungry. Turned out that Reba's frig contained only some moldy food which I had counted on for lunch today. Will definitely take something with me tomorrow.

Anyway, after eating dinner, I was flat out on my bed when my OCD appeared in my mind. I could not remember closing Reba's garage door. Now if you have ever experienced this you will know that I could never have slept all night without checking this out.

So I grabbed my purse, cell and cigs and headed back to Ashburn to check the darn door. This is no small feat since it is about 40 mins. to her house and 40 mins. back home. All that gas!!!

I almost wished the door to be open, but it wasn't and I am now home, showered and ready for bed again.

Hope tomorrow is better. Deb is coming to help with the stripping of a border in living room and dining room and paper removal in the powder room. At least I will have someone to check up on my shortcomings.

Another week gone...

Well, here we are at Sunday again and life is still boring but moving along.

No baby yet in Columbia.

Jeffrey has been to court again in Woodstock for another charge that I don't know about and he is not calling again so I don't know what happened there.

I did nothing Sunday, Monday and Tuesday because I apparently got fibers from the burlap wallpaper in my eyes and they were so irritated I could barely see. The headaches were debilitating. Much better now. Hope I didn't permanently hurt my eyeballs.

Picked up Reba's key on Wednesday morning for my next big adventure in painting.

Met Janet at Olive Garden in Fair Lakes for dinner at 6:00 and had a nice chatting session for a couple of hours.

Friday and Saturday I got started on Reba's painting. As with every BIG job, getting started is slow and I panic and think that I'll never get done so I stress out and yada, yada, yada.............I am not pressure on this job because she doesn't care how long it takes me but I put these pressures on myself. Guess I should get back to all my piddling 4 hour jobs and forget larger things.

I'm getting ready to go back this AM.

Problems so far on this job:
1. She moved nothing.
2.The ceiling is drinking up the paint. 2 coats already in F/Rm and probably needs a 3rd.
3. Can't remember where all the furniture belongs.
4. Can't figure out how to turn her TV on and change channels.
5. Broke the 1 bracket on a miniblind.
6.Broke the glass in a picture frame.

Positives:
1. I bought 6 or 7 books on tape and am passing the time quickly with those.
2. Haven't spilled paint yet!!!!!!!

Problem Solved??????

Now on to Wednesday......

Teri met me at Deans' to go along to Totem Pole Theatre this afternoon. Turned out to be an okay play, thank goodness. "Write Me A Murder" She left during a large thunderstorm but made it home safely. I stayed the night and came home Thursday morning.

Friday and Saturday I had another job from hell.. I hung 22 rolls of sage green burlap in a bedroom including the ceiling edge around the tray ceiling. The husband had to help because the room was 17' X 19' and there is no way to get that up on the ceiling without 2 people. Anyway, I was there until 7:30 last night and finally got it finished.

Now I am stressed about that because I got so tired and that causes sloppier work and after working 10 hrs. I couldn't see straight. Anyway they tipped me a lot for getting it done, I think, and not necessarily because it was done well. Or maybe it was to get rid of me.

Today I woke up at 5:45 and read the paper, drank coffee, smoked and went back to bed till 10:30. Getting to love these days and may not go out all day.

Have not heard from Jeffrey since Thursday so don't know if he's in jail or hiding........please dear God make him change. This is just for being in arrears on child support.

Eureka!!!

I figured something else out........now we'll see if it works.

This stupid blog is not allowing me to put titles on my postings.........what is going on now????????

I don't know where to start...........so here goes nothing!!!

Went to Middletown and got Jeffrey last Sunday (seems so long ago now) and he stayed here Sunday night so I could get him to court on Monday morning in Leesburg. Got him there and waited in the car because my nerves wouldn't stand the tension of court. They would not allow him to continue his case so he could prepare better so he's to go back on Tuesday at 10:00.

So, he stayed here again Monday night and decided he was NOT going to court again because they would just throw him in jail and he wouldn't have gotten "his house in order". He called them and thought that took care of it. RIGHT!!!
They now have a warrant out for his arrest.

Took him back to Middletown Tuesday morning and breathed a sigh of relief but the angst hasn't gone away. I just wish he could exist in the real world with boundaries.

Stressed BIG TIME!!!!

Jeffrey is involved.......need I say more.

Will explain later when my blood pressure returns to normal, if ever.