it was an eventful day that started with a phone call from my grandmother anxious to finally see the house. we had hoped to show it to her after we’d done some work downstairs, but auntie linda was visiting and they thought today was a good day. so, just like last night, we packed up the car with more boxes and went to the house for an 11am showing. i think it went well, but it’s hard to know… auntie linda was very positive.
we had to turn down their suggestion for getting lunch and head to the local bejamin moore paint store, today was our only day, tomorrow they are closed. we bought paint, primer and lots of plaster and painting equipment. it was a nice sunny day to be walking in the mission. i’m liking the new neighborhood more and more.
next we made a stop at the always chaotic 9th street trader joe’s. we had von and wendy’s annual picnic to attend and didn’t have time to cook anything. we came home to get info and directions then headed across the city to crissy field.
we got there at 3. the party was over and they were packing up and ready to leave.
we hung out for an hour in the freezing, windy fog. san francisco micro-climates are weird!
after sitting in traffic to get back across town, we finally made it back to the house to get some work done. but first mathew got to play with his new toys.
we’re starting on a new room, our bedroom upstairs. there is this weird retro paneling everywhere. we thought it would be easy to remove but there was adhesive and wallpaper underneath…
at first it looked like poo, but then it was kind of fun to remove. it started looking like crunchy chocolate icing. and now my arms are so tired.