So Lisa ( to differentiate from our lisah) got over here around 11, and we loaded up her minivan with boxes and large pictures and those triangular shelves that thwarted every attempt to box'em and headed over.

I discover she's brought me a bag of soap and babywipes and disposable dishes and throw-awayable rags and their cordless screwdriver, all her painting supplies and old sheets and her rakes and pushbroom.

So we start priming ceilings. I hate painting ceilings. I'm going to hate it even more when I am done. Somewhere in the second bedroom, I get the wrong tray of paint and end up using ceiling paint instead of stainstopping primer on a section that needs it. At least the ceiling paint was on sale.

Sigh. We'll see if it survives. Otherwise I might use the primer to do over and say fuckit. I have the downstairs to do and that one will be a bitch (really rough surface. Think the early answer to popcorn ceilings.)

And because Lisa is the awesome person she is, she sees my neighbor A working out in the yard and goes out to talk to her and decides to tackle my front yard. She COMPLETELY cleaned out probably a year+ (found a very vintage trowel so maybe longer) of leaf and other debris from the yard and steps. Three jumbo trash bags worth from my half alone. Then they teamed up and tackled the sidewalk/greenway up and down in front of our houses (and a couple others.) Even cleaned up the street debris. My little front yard is ready for planting and whatnot. She also shored up my little retaining wall. It needs an anchor spike put it, but it is not falling over anymore. SERIOUSLY. And THEN she tackled the kitchen. Not in a total scrubdown but a prelim scrubdown. Cause, you know, the ceiling caved in.

Later, L's former intern, who lives maybe a five minute walk away came over with her fiancee and they helped tape and do trimwork.

Tomorrow, more of the same, though not sure if Lisa will come up or not. Depends on how well her husband survived a bunch of girls over for a slumber party as a solo parent. And how the both of them survive the night.

I'm about to fall over, which of course means all the negative little thoughts are popping up. And then I think about how I have to do laundry and grocery shop in there, on top of the house, and um. Yeah.

I have to remember to put the trash out Wedneday. It's in the garage now.

But my pink hippo is sitting on my mantle.

It's supposed to rain for 2 days starting tomorrow.

I still can't believe anyone thinks I'm allowed to be doing this.

I'm tired after reading about your day, sarameg.

I was a lazy slug all day. Allergies got me down.

Aww, yeah, sara. In solidarity I gotta say that Lisas apparently rock it.

Ceiling painting sucks. Is now a good time to retell the story about how we were rushing to get the painting finished over Christmas because the tile team was about to come in? And so we were hurrying and not careful and D. got paint in his eye really badly. So the next day, Christmas day, we had to run around the completely closed town to find something for it and he ended up getting an eyepatch to hold it closed.

So he's there in his bandana and eye patch and ratty clothes on Christmas and he stops and says, "You know, I was dressed like this on another holiday...I can't remember which one. Sometime in the fall, I think."

Hee.

So. My little league team got swept in a doubleheader today.

We are now 1-7.

It's kind of dismal.

One player on their team hit three homeruns against us over the two games. Two of the homeruns were three-run shots, that broke the games open.

But the main reason we suck is because our defense sucks. Most of the runs today were unearned. As much as that's our focus in practices, my guys continue to turn routine plays into not-outs.

I am discouraged.

Or maybe it just means it's really small...

I figure that would go without saying.

Go, Sara!! Let me just say, grocery shopping can go by the wayside this week. I mean, really.

Heh. I wish I'd gotten the paint that goes on pink or purple and changes to white. I meant to, but this is what happens when you go to Home Despot the day you closed. That would so help. Instead I am just being really methodical.

I have to eat! Remember, takeout requires more mental space for me than most. Too many choices. I can't handle anything more complex than "frozen lasagna or salad" these days....

Plus, I am about to run out of catfood. And dishsoap. First is more critical.

eta: sorry about the games, David.

OK, OK. You do what you've gotta do.

Happy Birthday, Beth!

I was very efficient and got stuff done today, but now I am supposed to be vacuuming and putting dishes away, and instead I am not doing anything, and then maybe watching movies.

{{little league dudes}}

Aw sara, I wish I could send DH to help you with the painting. He rocks ceilings with ease.