The Periphery of the Mind

It was a mixed bag this weekend, again.

I managed to get the exterior parts that needed repairs and painting done, including the shed door, the sunroom door frame, and the pillar on the front porch. It all looks much, much better now. I also got the gate on the fence tightened, and placed stones underneath it so Stormy couldn't dig out (Caden isn't a digger). I also filled five of Stormy's holes in the back yard, and lined the walkways with bricks. It looks so much better right now. Mowed, laid grass seed, finished trimming out the 4th bedroom door. Got almost all of the door trim caulked out, and I think I'm almost done plastering. Maryanne got the closet painted, and it looks great!

Still need to paint a few damaged and dirty spots in the living room. We had some water issues, which have been fixed but left some cosmetic problems. I'm thinking it'll take about as much time picking out paint as it will actually painting. Upstairs is a different story. Maryanne's studio needs a fresh coat of paint, the upstairs hall needs some touch up, the new door and trim needs some touching up, and the guest bedroom needs some detailing that only she can do. That said, maybe I can putty the holes in the meantime?

That said, the stress of it all is getting to Maryanne, and she's having second thoughts. We need to do the repairs regardless, and everything is too disorganized right now for us to stop anyway, but we won't be making a May 1st listing.

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