betcha can't paint just one..

We have set a "move in to the rental" date for June 20th. That's still two weeks away, and yet it's only two weeks away. Get my drift?

Our plan was to paint the master bedroom and the kitchen. We painted the master bedroom today. There was a mildew issue in the closet (The DampRid bucket that Dave put in the closet three days ago had already hardened) that was remedied with an anti-fungal wash and a good coat of killz. I started taping off in the kitchen. We figured the rest of the house would be fine with just a good wipe-down on the rest of the walls. Hopefully you're not eating while you read this, because the best way to explain the condition of the rest of the walls is someone must have been fly-swatter happy and not too keen on cleaning up the mess left behind from those buggers :p

Also, there was an issue with the fireplace, and the top of the walls being covered in a nice coat of soot. Dave took a damp rag to the soot covered part of the walls, and off came the soot.. and the paint. New list of walls to paint:

• 1. Master Bedroom - done


• 2. Kitchen


• 3. Dining


• 4. Living


• 5. Entry

We will get through this, and we keep reminding each other, "it's temporary." Thankfully, I don't think it will be too hard to leave the house in better shape than when we arrived. That's always a plus! Yes, it's a rental, but it's also a home to those of us just passing through.

Dinner tonight? Li'l Caesars.