Cold Rain

I've been doing some staining yesterday and today. Our cedar pillars and cedar garage entry needed a little upgrade. We've had the stain in the garage for quite some time and I just hadn't broke it out. Yesterday, the weather was just beautiful. We went out in the morning. I got up and took a shower and did a couple loads of laundry and vacuumed the house before we headed outdoors. I got out the ladder and stain and got both pillars to the front entry finished. I think they need a little water sealant and it will last longer than before. I swept off the driveway and mowed the yard, cleaned off the lawn mower, swept out the garage, and came back inside. I finished up the last load of laundry and cooked dinner all so I could have a relaxing evening. After dinner was cleaned up I didn't have anything to do except get the boys baths before bed.

Today, it looked like it could rain any minute. I started a load of laundry and got us all ready for the day and just decided we would go out no matter what and when or if it started raining we would come back inside. I got out the ladder and started to tape off the garage. I got a little over 3/4 of it done and ran out of tape so I just decided to start staining. I barely even got half way down the first side and it started sprinkling. Within minutes it was pouring but as long as I stayed up on the ladder, I didn't get wet, nor did my stain. So, I just kept working. I actually got a little cold by the time I finished with the first side. I came in and took a hot shower and then laid down in the floor to watch a little TV with Dylan. That was my warmer. There's nothing like lying on the floor next to your child and having them lean over into your ear to tell you secrets while watching TV. What fun! We ate lunch together and then played with trains before doing a little learning time and then I raced him to bed for naptime. They are both asleep now and I should be fixing dinner. I have to wake up Dylan in just a few minutes so I better get to it. It's only Tuesday and I am already looking forward to the weekend.