weekend update, staring Pants
July 22, 2011 at 4:38 PM Well. This has certainly been one hell of a week. I'm exhausted and really only worked two and a half days this week. The house is still a little disassembled and I can still get high on paint fumes in my bathroom especially but it looks gorgeous. I plan on taking photos this weekend (now that I've located my camera) when I can let the natural light in.
So when you have your family descend upon your house and start going paint happy, your neighbours get very curious. We had to take down the shades to do paint the window wells and such and the neighbours sure looked in on us as we all worked. One of them is friends with Amy and told her he wasn't sure what we were doing so he came over and looked into the windows while we were working. I didn't see him and he's glad I didn't. I don't mind people doing the passing glance, but the way he described it, he came and pressed his face up to my windows. Andrew, I'll kick your ass if I ever see you do that shit--trust.
I'm still overwhelmed that everyone took their weekends to come over and help me paint my own house, worked their asses off, and didn't bitch about it. Mama Pants says that's what family is all about. I guess I'm so used to being fiercely independent (to a point) that I forget about stuff like that. This week has totally reminded me what family is about and I know I'm very blessed to have the one I have. I don't throw the "blessed" word around much because I find it a bit butterberry-asshole, but I am really blessed to have the parents I have, the nephews I have, the friends I have, the cats I have. Well, the cats are more of a curse I put upon myself, but a curse that turns into a nice thing.
Speaking of, Liam, the fluffball of whorey love, totally turned the charm on Big Daddy Pants. I looked over Saturday morning to find him in my dad's arms, snuzzling up against his face, purring, and licking my dad's nose, while Big Daddy Pants gave him mega scritchy love and talked to him. It was quite cute. Nice to see my dad in softie moments like that. He's always Mr. In-Control. Jimmy and Joe (he's given me permission) are both very much cat people (score!) and were loving on the kitties whenever they had a spare moment. The kitties weren't sure what was up at first, but quickly realised this was a good thing for them. They even went in to see Medusa. She was, of course, an asshole.
I got my Kindle yesterday. Oh, hey, I bought a Kindle! And it came yesterday. I had Amazon credits and decided to just get one, as I don't know anyone who doesn't adore their Kindle. It's charging right now but I've already bought a book to put on it. (The Glass Castle.) Looking forward to reading and trading books with it. I'll read all the directions tonight to see what's what.
Family Pants, crazy cat lady, paint
Reader Comments (5)
we are blessed to have you too, smoochariffic. I would have loved to come over but I am just destroyed after the past couple of weeks and did not need to be out late tonight. But I want to see your place now that it's all spiffed up and meet your kitties. So we gotta make that shiz happen.
I love you, and the rest of the family pants.
I also love my kindle.
xoxoxo
Yay on your new Kindle and I think you'll love The Glass Castle... I did!
Can't wait to see pictures of the new wall colors!
Also, The Glass Castle...WHOAH. Loved that book, but be prepared for some crazy! Also, reading the follow-up (kind of, but not really a follow up, though) "Half Broke Horses" was really valuable to me, and made me feel better about what I'd read in The Glass Castle about Jeannette and her crazy-ass parents. HIghly recommend that one, too!
I got a Kindle two weeks ago, and I have since wanted to run off and elope with it.
I think you need to throw a painting party. I would love to attend. I can rock the painting.
Much love to you and onwards to the Mama Pants.x