Day 654...

Yesterday was painting day, and after begging and pleading, I was finally permitted to paint something green - ladies, that color is avocado green in case you are just dying to paint your living room. 

Maria's family stopped by to see what has been keeping her from cooking dinner the past few days. Kids and hubby were impressed and immediately began pitching in.  The kids tried out our new bucket rollers, which is essentially a square skateboard, and had lots of fun shooting themselves across the room, sitting down of course, as advised by our insurance agent.  After that they proceeded  to hone their hammering skills with scrap wood and what I thought were leftover finishing nails, stopping only momentarily to ask whether a screw can be hammered.  I won't bore those of you who have been reading diligently with the answer to THAT question.

The day ended with us painting the rest of the floor with our shiny epoxy paint.  Glancing over the myriad of warnings on the label it is apparently bad stuff to inhale and can cause birth defects.  Good thing we are already born - although I'm sure we killed some brain cells along the way.  If we don't answer the phone next week it's because we forgot how to.

We took a day off today, as the little elves we hired to do our housework for us didn't quite work out and things needed to be tidied up at home. Tomorrow it's back to work!