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I had yesterday’s post all planned out but our internet connection at work was spotty, and then failed altogether in the afternoon. I was late getting home, threw dinner together and then worked on a project for my mom - a fountain for her front porch*. A simple, but messy project indeed. By the time I finally sat down at the computer I discovered that our home service was also down (not related to the work problems). Today, of course, I have no recollection of what I had planned to post. No surprise really since I rarely impart important information - hee.
I spent the remainder of my evening toying with an illustration idea I have for the blog header while watching NCIS and House. It has been a while since I sat down with a pencil and a dauntingly clean piece of paper, probably because its not something I’m very good at. But, I did enjoy the quiet concentration and should challenge myself to that pass-time more often. I was working, for the first time, with water color pencils. Going back with the wet paint brush to blend reminded me of the puzzle books that I had as a child, the ones with a special pen that ‘revealed’ the answer. It was amazing the difference a little water made, though in one or two places I really just made a muddy colored mess.
My plans tonight are much the same, with a little mending thrown in. Mending is something else I tend to leave unfinished. D has a big pile of things that need buttons, and Mackie has several toys that a bleeding stuffing. Both are nice quite things to do in front of the TV and as D is totally enamored with a computer project these days its as good an occupation as any.
It is difficult to believe that January is already over; slow the bus down already! And February always seems to zip by; amazing what those two or three missing days do to my perception of time isn’t it? I’ve done well so far with my ‘big project - little project’ plan and hope to continue into February. I think I’ll start the month with the ‘big project’ and repair the drywall in the garage, laundry room, front room and D’s office. Gee, that list makes it look like I go around punching holes in walls but that’s not true. These are all ‘unfinished’ spots. The garage was never repaired after we had to replace the hot water heater, the laundry room never repaired after we had to replace the valve box for the washer connection, the front room never repaired after a leak in the roof damaged the ceiling above the window, and D’s office never repaired after the last tub/shower repair. Proof positive that I’m great at starting a project and lousy at finishing one.
*Mom has decided to move back to the mid-west and is getting her place together for resale. She is particularly fond of ‘staging’ and has filled her condo with orchids and water sounds