Paint

So the weekend was busy with the rodeo (get to it in another longer post) and painting. I picked out a gray-blue for my office, and blue for Asim's room. I wanted to go with a green for his room, but I couldn't decide on the right shade. So he got a blue that came from one of those cards they have at the paint color display. The first coats are on both rooms, and I probably won't get around to the second until Thursday since I still have a few things to move out of the old apartment -- kitchen things, mostly.

I also had a 10% off coupon at Lowe's which I thought was for one item. No. It was for the entire purchase at that time. Oh. Time to get more stuff. Several hundred dollars later, and I had more paint and the rest of the epoxy coat for the garage. That damn stuff ain't cheap, either. But it will sure make the garage look nice! That'll likely be next weekend's project. I also got a miter saw (Walz!) and a battery-operated nail gun which I'm really stoked about.

The miter saw and nail gun are for reinstalling taller trim in my study and Asim's room. Eventually the entire house will be changed over, but since I painted these ones already, why the heck not. Once the second coats are done, then I can finally get around to organizing and getting our new home life in order. That goes same for the garage. Which requires ... insulation and drywall. But before that -- we need to run electrical all around and put in more lights. I figure I can tap off the 40 amp circuit that's powering the stove. Since Maria wants gas. So I need to get someone in to run the gas line. And so on and so on.

I also had trouble lighting the pilot light on the water heater. So I took another cold shower this morning. I can't smell any gas when I turn on the gas line, so I'm a bit worried there. Maybe when they come to install the gas for the stove they can help me out. Until then it's going to be cold showers. The good news is that a cold shower tends to be a very quick one.