paint chips

monday, it is, and i have
the house to myself again
woo! time to say hello to my
friends on the “internets”!

i have been painting, painting, painting
(well, that and reading harry potter).
no, not the fun kind,
mostly the exterior trim
and the tippy top high parts of the eves,
which was all peeling and chipping
which means scraping, sanding,
caulking, priming and tall heavy ladders,
borrowed from the neighbors.

not that fun, though it is getting done
slowly but surely (thanks mom!).
homestudy is next week, too!
is this why i decided to paint the house this week?
perhaps. or it might have been Jo’s
recent debacle with lead paint chips
in the new apt, incompetent landlord,
illegal lease, searching for a new place
with home birth impending any day now
ugh. she’s hangin’ in there…

i have not tested for lead here
la la la, don’t want to know.

and I suppose it has been
about a year now, enough time to
draw out one paint job, methinks.
should be done by the end of the week.
still contemplating the tricky part
(which involves me climbing onto the top part of the house
lying on the roof and and leaning over to scrape and paint below)
egads!

but first, a few more minutes
with my tea & breakfast,
perusing blogland…

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