What a day. Thursday I drove Anna and Jennifer to the airport, then came back to start moving furniture for the painters who were coming Friday morning. Actually, the furniture wasn’t so bad, it was all the little stuff. We have lots of little stuff. Actually we have LOTS of little stuff. I emptied the entertainment center, the breakfast bar, the master bathroom, the guest bedroom closet, and the family room shelves. I moved plants, disassembled the entertainment center, took down baby gates and pictures (photographing their locations first). In the morning I started my office and filled four 30-gallon garbage bags with stuff that I plan to sort through later, after the floor is done in there. Then I went to work for the morning followed by the lab picnic. I’m really tired, but feeling better after a little nap. Tomorrow the painters come again, and I’m guessing they’ll be done by the end of the day. I still have to figure out my plans for tomorrow–they’ll be painting my office, so there’s probably not much to do there, but I guess I can sort through some of the junk in the garage, and buy some of the stuff I need to do the floor–leveling compound, a trowel… maybe some sort of scraper to try to get everything level in there. I wonder how easily the tack strips from the carpet will come up? Also, I should go to the Container Store or Ikea to get some rolling drawers for storage in there. Hopefully Sunday I can get started on the floor, but if I have to do much levelling I’ll probably have to let it dry overnight. Monday I may or may not work depending on how Sunday goes. I’m tired already. Again.

As for the painting, the living room, hallways, and dining room are just about done. The colors seem lighter than I thought they would be, but still contrasty enough that the moldings will look nice… just enough to stand out and make them look like real trim. I may have to re-trim the door frames eventually, though, once I get the hang of doing the moldings. The dining room looks very smart, I’m sure it’s going to look even better once I get the curtains and pictures back up.