House Painting

We are having the exterior of our house painted this fall, and I couldn’t be more excited about it. We’re sticking with the same color for various reasons, so perhaps it won’t be as dramatic a change as I’m envisioning, but in any case it certainly does need the freshening up.

Yesterday the painter came to power wash the house. It was thrilling for the boys, and I will say I found it rather relaxing—kind of like living in a carwash. (The report from our furry little neighbor was apparently not so positive, though.)

I was thinking that maybe it wasn’t necessarily so bad, but after the washing took all the “easy” stuff off, I took a look around the house—and yikes! Yes, it’s time.

So now the painter and his crew will be around for the next few weeks or so. Simon is very interested in the ladders stowed back by the garage that we get to “take care of.” And I just have to keep myself from heading out the back door to pick at the paint that’s peeling (everywhere). It’s like a giant scab or like glue on your fingers. So tempting.