• June work time

This summer I decided to teach summer school for my school district. I'm still not sure if I like the idea. Don't get me wrong--- I like extra money, and it's only 16 days total (4 hours a day), but I also like to sleep in a bit. :)

So after I get home I eat some lunch and think of more house projects to finish. The big one we've been putting off has been painting the bathrooms. When you get out the paint it can't ever be just a quick thing; you've really got to invest some time because just cleaning your brushes can take forever if they're all gooped up with paint.

Our upstairs bathroom walls have been painted for quite some time (thanks David!) but we never did the ceilings. Plus, we never got around to the upstairs hallway ceiling. So, I got out the white paint and decided it was time. They're not kidding when they say heat rises let me tell you! I got as far as painting the edges of the ceilings white twice. 

I know what you might be saying...why is there white paint now on the walls at the top too? Well, in order for me to trim it I do a better job painting the wall color up to the edge than the other way around. Believe me! Later I went back and did the blue-gray and yellow (other room) trim.

Apparently I inspired my husband (high-five for myself!) because the next day he rolled the white paint in all the places I trimmed. Meanwhile, I was downstairs trimming the bathroom walls yellow. A few days have passed and we also accomplished:

• rolling the yellow on the bathroom walls

• taking down the old light fixture in the downstairs bathroom

• replacing all three bathroom fans

Just finished edging the yellow!

We used spray foam around the openings in the fan and drywall to insulate our place a little better. After it sets for 24 hours you can cut the foam back with a box-cutter. Then we'll put the cover up and wa-la...finished!!

A few months ago (if you've been following) we planted some flowers in our back "yard". I'm proud to say we only killed 2 out of 14. Home Depot has a year warranty on plants so we took our dead ones back and picked up some living ones, plus a few extra. Yahoo! We love the way our back"yard" looks with all the flowers. Now I just have to convince my husband to get the patio furniture we've been looking at and then we'll be all set back there!!