Ketsup

A few days worth of catch up
Okay so this week I worked from home on the computer a ton...I did a great deal of promotional work for Triple W Trail Rides and still have more to wrap up...I got all the information to her about the bathroom redo details and began the process with that project...I looked for gigs on Craig's list but still need to hit backpage. I really need to work on my initial contact notes for those people. I did my own promotional crap. It was quite a lot to do but because I had a pulled muscle in my ribs and upper back for about three days at the beginning of the week....

Yesterday I went out to work on the above mentioned projects in Baytown. I love going out there once we arrive but that drive down Iten East is a royal bitch during the hours we travel. And lately it seems to be quota season so there are tons of cops on the road...so annoying...

Anyhow I had hoped yesterday would have been the day to get the back bath glazed in gold...not so much when the men were laying tile/flooring in the bedroom that is attached and the whole house stinks of chemicals...I am already in allergy hell which is all bronchial aggrivating!!

Before I realized it was a lost cause, I did remember to look for the fabrics she bought last year for decorating the Xmas tree. We had discussed over the phone that some of it might work perfectly for the window. It does!! I have all my fabrics!!! I am so excited...AND I found the tapestries I had planned to use in the bedroom part of this project...

See this is going to be a two room project really. All I have shown are the sketches for the bathroom. That's because I am doing it first then moving on to the bedroom part and haven't done them yet!!

I can tell you this room is going to be the craft/sewing/quilting room. The walls are going to be covered in shelving and organizing shit. The walls are going to be a slight off white and the trim high gloss black. The art on the tapestries is an art deco/art neuvo angel and I have some Erte prints framed and ready for inspirational placement. I have an antique dresser to repaint. I am thinking of bringing my daughter into the project by requesting a sketch in the style of another angel and doing a cloud scene on it with a deco radating sun on the front. I could then replace the hardware with white circle knobs that hide in the clouds. So much to do!!!

Yesterday was one of those days and then some....I ended up making a donation basket for a breast cancer thingie my boss came up with. She make it really nice from the BeautiControl stuff we had on hand. I painted the basket [I am so glad I got those on clearance @ easter] and lined it with fabric. After she took the photo to show what all was donated, she went off to make the card while I arranged each item and wrapped the outside with the remaining fabric...I wish I had celephane. I have to find those things again at the damn dollar store...I wish I had thought of that last night!!!

We talked trail stuff and checked which items we had on hand to amend the current decoration plan with. I gathered up the fabrics. I found any crafting stuff I could use for embellishments. I also put the green paint into my car. We tried to go get supplies at Hobby Lobby, but it still hadn't reopened from IKE. Due to other commitments, we had to leave after only three hours. I feel like I barely got enough done.

I was to go to the symphony at Jone's hall with someone that evening, so I came home to begin preparing myself. Before I could get motivated my phone rang and the person I was attending with had to cancel. BUTT SUCKAGE ~ but really not that big of a deal. I wasn't really in the mood to get all done up anyhow.

Willbur had plans to go play dungeons and dragons with some of the family. The boychild's girlie blazed into town and they went to go hang out with the band members at IHop. The girlchylde's BF rolled down from Austin so they could hit the Halloween season party circuit.

I helped her put together a costume for both of them. She went as a saloon girl. We had a matching jacket and bolero hat for him. He was her outlaw. They stayed out all night.

Before my son's GF showed up we went to the resale store and the dollar store to pick up supplies I wanted. The resale was a bust for bags of assorted/broken jewelery [which is what I went for] but I scored the Tshirts Willbur requested. I got him some realllllly cute ones. I think my favorite is the baseball T which reads "Husky Volleyball" on the front and "head coach" on the back! [I did find some of the stuff I needed at the dollar store though!!]

I spent my big Friday night doing nothing but playing stupid puzzle games online!! I smoked like a fiend. I waited for everyone to return to the roost. Boyandgirlfriend came home around 2.30...Willbur showed up at 4 am! The girl didn't even come home until 10.30 this morning.

Will was persnickety. I stayed up waiting for him to show him the shirts. I offered to make coffee since he wanted to stay up, but there is not any in the house!!! Just as well...we slept on the couch for a few hours before he had to go do a roof today...no pity but also no interferrence!!

I went to lunch with my artist friend whom I am going to call Jack. That's not his real name - sorta - but I just think it is his name...Kinda like Ed not Phil...Whatever...I suck at names sometimes...He has this bad-ass condo in the Galleria...Valet and all that shit...nifty...

He gave me some silly presents. This is our first time meeting in person and I just ADORE HIM. He's quite the character. I had such a good time with him at YaYa Mary's. I ate like a starved pig. So happy.

Now I am home and blogging. I had a bunch of deep emotional shit I wanted to cover when I started this but after all this typing y'all just going to have to wait until my fingers get a little rest...and maybe I take a nap...I am pretty dead on my feet...and still have art projects to start...lol

lv M