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Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day everyone!  Hope you are all enjoying the unofficial kick-off to summer.

I think I need to have my head examined, because I came to my parents' to paint this weekend.  When I was here last weekend, I was underwhelmed by the progress my mom had been making in the painting department.  I thought about it and decided that I needed to take matters into my own hands.  So on Friday, after I was done with work, I came up to paint all weekend. 

My parents are out of town this weekend, so it's just Lola and me.  I have pretty much painted the whole darn time with the exception of 30 minutes yesterday when I took a pool break.  I painted the utility room, my bedroom, and some trim in various places all over the house.

They are in the middle of a MAJOR remodel.  Both bathrooms are being overhauled.  They started in April and my Dad's bathroom (& mine) is finally finished, but currently my Mom's is a shell of a room...no walls, no ceiling, nothing (well thankfully the work crew got in some sort of floor before they took their weekend because it was discovered that some snakes have made under the house their home ). 

I'll post some photos of all the progress later, I just wanted to take a minute and wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day and say a big Thank You to all who have, or are currently serving, and hope that everyone remembers those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this great country. 



 

I still have one more vacation post, so stay tuned for the Grand finale! 

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