On Saturday Tim and I took on what I thought wasn't a very ambitious project but which turned out to be a touch longer than I expected. Why does painting always take longer than you think it will?
For Christmas the kids got a little playhouse for outside. We put it together fairly soon afterwards but it's been sitting there, unpainted for months. So, I decided it finally needed to be completed (remember my post about unfinished projects?) Unfortunately I decided this on a hot, Arizona summer afternoon. (I know, what was I thinking???)
Tim and I were out there for about 4 hours baking in the sun, painting, watching Hannah and Tommy playing in the wading pool. I nearly got in there myself!
The obvious downside of this endeavor was the heat and the amount of time it took. However, we now have a nice, completed playhouse, and the paint took only a few minutes to dry!!
Disclaimer: The pictures of Hannah are not from our painting adventure, but from her helping Daddy with yard work a few days earlier.
9 comments:
Way Cute!
At least you're doing projects! :) Some of us have that disease where you don't even start. What's that you say? It's called laziness? I like the upside of painting in the heat-that it dries quickly. Of utmost importance with small children around. :)
Way to go family! I am not sure why Tim didn't get the compulsive gene like mom and I! It does look really cute guys! Good Work
Amy, I have a hard time believing that you are lazy!
Your kids are so cute! It's awesome to see how you guys are doing down there!
This is Kiersti, by the way, I'm sure I'll see you someday within the next few years :)
Have a great one!
Your paint job turned out really nice. It also looks like you got a new patio set? I remember you talking about one. Are your plants still alive? My flowers are struggling in the heat. Isn't it fun to make outside more beautiful?
Luckily our plants are still alive. But they're struggling, especially the last week or so with this new heat wave coming through. If they can make it through the summer, I think they'll perk up again!
Nice patio furniture! And, the paint job turned out nicely. Some day I'll get around to doing some projects. Hannah is a cutie! I was looking at the pictures that Lauree sent out and I noticed that Hannah was giving Lauree the 'stink-eye' in all of the pictures and it made me smile!
Looks great? When can I pick up one for us?? ha ha
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