Troy left me for Canada last weekend and didn't get home until tuesday night (meaning 3:00 am Wednesday!) and for some reason I wasn't on the work schedule for monday or tuesday... So, left to my own devices I started painting the baby's room (disclaimer: I know the baby doesn't care what color his bedroom is, but it's a whole lot easier to think about painting than about having a kid, so I did for a while). Well, I went a little crazy being by myself and all of a sudden my plan for stripes on the walls wasn't good enough. With Heidi and Sarah's help (and the trusty rusty internet) I came up with something better: argyle. Let me tell you how to do it so you can replicate it in 5 easy steps:
Step one: lose your mind. This step is necessary because you just decided to paint argyle. That's right, diamonds-lots of them. Estimated time: 10 seconds
Step 2: Paint the whole room one color. Any color. I chose green. Troy chose blue. Now the whole house is blue. Estimated time with drying time: 1 day
Step 3: measure, tape, paint, wait; tape, paint, wait.
Step 4: Cry. Estimated time: 15 minutes
Step 5: Repeat steps 3-4 until all diamonds are done and enjoy! (after the touch-ups, of course)Estimated time: forever (about 3 more days)
(I know, lovely picture. I told you I was by myself for 5 days and looked it)
Troy finally came home and helped out. It was nice to have some company and help. It went a lot smoother though the effects of the weekend were obvious as I talked his ear off the whole time, poor guy.
Tah-dah! Was it worth it? I don't know yet. Let me just tell you that when we move, the room is coming with us. I don't think I'll ever do it again.
Voila! Just like Dad used to make! Pretty "bad", eh?
The other "bad" thing is my bad boy. Yep, that's him alright all leathered up (chaps not pictured) on his new bike. Don't judge... I'm a good wife and I put up a good fight-it had to have a second seat. Troy loves it as his new mode of transportation for school and work and such.
