[ItsOurTimeNow]

OT: You've got quite a way with words!

All: Great pictures!

ecurbh & hair - fantastic job on the picture gallery...I love it!

Corin: Hope you're feeling better, and your dog has had a chance to p. lol

To all the "itchers" - If you can find it, 'Ivy Dry' always works out well for me whenever I have bug bites or poison ivy. It works along the same lines of rubbing alcohol, but also has a topical analgesic ingredient that helps soothe your skin. I don't think it's available OTC anymore, but the pharmacist ought to have it.

Today was a rather sad day for me. I went back to the condo to clean, spackle, paint, and generally get it ready for the next tennant. My step-father came with me to help, which was fine.

The sad part happened when I was painting Autumn's old room. See...about 3 weeks before she was born, I painted the nursery in a nice cerulean blue, and then hand-painted clouds and a tree-line. Today, I had to paint over all of it with a nice, boring, titanium white.

It just about killed me as I was painting over the old paint job...thinking back about the 3+ years of memories that room gave all of us. Shoot, Jess and I always, and until this very day, called it "the baby's room". All the late night feedings, the potty training, the nightmare soothing, music, hide & seek, illnesses, fort building, the rocking chair...all of it. Man, it just really got to me. It really, really sucked to have to paint over it.

Anyway...that was about the extent of my day. Jess has to start work soon, and it's almost Autumn's bedtime, so I won't be on here long.

"Sleep till the morning-light, rest on the pillow. Heed no nightly noise. Fear no grey willow."

Until tomorrow, FRiends!

[HairOfTheDog]

It really, really sucked to have to paint over it.

Poor guy, sorry! and to think.... before you know it, she will be wanting to borrow the car keys...

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

Oh, hey... to answer your question from earlier, the only female "Native American" associated with the X-Men I can think of is Danielle Moonstar, aka Mirage. She was one of the original New Mutants.

[Overtaxed]

I had to paint over all of it with a nice, boring, titanium white.

Know how that is....

[RMDupree]

(((SEAMUS)))

I still can't bear to part with the silliest things from Becky's first year. Newspapers, plastic baby decorations, etc.

[SuziQ]

Well, I hope you have pictures of it during happier times.

[Corin Stormhands]

See...about 3 weeks before she was born, I painted the nursery in a nice cerulean blue, and then hand-painted clouds and a tree-line. Today, I had to paint over all of it with a nice, boring, titanium white.

I understand.

Jr's room is red white and blue. I actually agreed to paint the woodwork red (I will regret that soon) and painted stars and stripes on the doors. Did that when we moved in 6 1/2 years ago. Now he wants to paint over it...sigh...

Luke's room is sky blue with a darker blue and stars on the ceiling. And I painted a castle on the wall behind his bed. Someday I'll paint over that too.

Of course OUR bedroom still hasn't been painted since we moved in...