Yesterday my right arm, shoulder mostly, felt four times the size of my right. Now, it is just plain dead, painful achy and dead.
On Memorial Day we went into the Bowerman Ranch for brunch and to hand off Anna to our northernmost framily for a visit for the week.
Part of the excuse was so that Watson could get to know his new family and the family cat.
The other reason was to make Anna happy, and a few others. I think that may have worked.
While Anna was gone we, Danielle, Bet and I, gutted the upstairs, a sewing room and a little girls’ room.
Its time for a change. One daughter is now my business partner and the other daughter is soon to be someone else’s girl. So it is time for a change.
No more bunk beds and dollies, no more study desks with lady bug pins above it.
No more ribbons – oh wait there might still be those in our future with the poultry manager.
No more fairies all over the place.
I’ve painted over the clouds.
The room is large and the grooves are deep. As are most of the places in our hearts eh, Dear Reader? In reality the sewing room alone took five gallons of free paint.
I do so enjoy free paint, even when it is nearly white. The flash makes it look more white than it really is. Listen to me, trying to say off white isn’t white.
I have plenty of colors (free paint), I could have added something to this and made it more me. But the sewing room is becoming the office and I promised Dirt it was a room mostly for him. He thinks automobiles should be black and houses white. He probably should have run for president then eh Dear Reader?
We’ll get a bit more done today but by noon Anna will be back and we will all be going to the Roy Rodeo, per Elisabet’s request. And we will try not to feel guilty that the only solidly sunny day in weeks will be spent goofin’ off. Okay, I’m the only one who will feel any guilt what-so-ever. Hey, I can’t help it! I was raised by a Catholic mom and my dad converted to it via a hard Protestant work ethic, talk about guilt for not working!
All that silly gutting, painting, working talk to say, I wished I could have done more writing and visiting this week. And I wished I could have baked some cookies and gone to do some errands, like the post office, but I guess it will all keep until we are done and the next phase in our lives has a proper home upstairs. That should be about Tuesday, oh wait I’m behind in the garden… oh well my arms should fall off soon, then I can just sit around and visit more!
Too much for old shoulders..my arms used to sleep if I stopped to rest. Then at night they double slept..I did find that pillows placed next to my body helped. I doubt that your arms will fall off..but you might wish they did.
So Watson must be one of your pups and one of your girls must be flying the coop..is that her intended? When is the big day?
You have this unique way of saying things Lanny, without really saying them. If you lived next door I am sure I would be coming over for the real scoop.
Looks off white to me..goodbye clouds..goodbye little girls room..it will be OK Lanny:)
oh my gosh that’s a lot of painting! rest up please!
smiles, bee
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Looks like progress is being made there Lanny. Moving onward is a good thing. The paint job looks great. I hope your arm gets to feeling better soon. You need to take a break and rest up some, I think. Enjoy your weekend!
So sorry about your poor shoulder – that habit of doing everything in one fell swoop makes for sore muscles and joints doesn’t it? Glad Bets is making you take off to the Roy Rodeo and delighted AC is getting to know a special family even better. Life just continues with this change change change thing doesn’t it?
I agree with Connie about your arms~pillows by your sides at night to prop your arms and hand on helps tremendously. Beautiful pictures ~ lots of changes ~ lots of answered prayers ~ many new and happy memories to be made. God bless!
If your arms fall off we’ll throw you in the ocean and rename you bob.
Speaking of rodeos ours was this past weekend. My daughter and I and her boyfriend ran the admission gate both nights. Glad that’s over with.
The room looks great. Yes I think Dirt should be the President. I just wish someone else was. Anyone else.
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