desk reveal

sunday afternoon i was going to start sanding the desk.  i figured that since it was sooooo sunny out & there'd be so much sanding dust, i'd work in the back yard (aka virgin islands) & get some sun while i worked!  so i hauled everything out to the patio & went to put on my "painting swimming suit" (the old one that i wore when i painted the house & got paint all over it so now it's my "painting swimming suit".  maybe  a better name for it now would be my "painting tanning suit"!!!!)  and i slathered on the suntan lotion!!!!

while in the garage i thought "oh, i'll put a rubber band on the paint can so i can rub my brush on it rather than on the edge of the can so i don't have to clean up the mess on the can...."   works for martha stewart!!!




 i get the rubber band almost all on & SNAP!!!!! 



THIS is the result:

black paint all over my face, glasses, neck, clothes, legs, garage floor!!!!!
it would have been easier to clean the edge of the can!!!!!!!


so, after i take a bath in the sink & slather on MORE suntan lotion, i go back outside (forget the rubber band trick - i'll never do that again!!!)   ...........these are what i find.........where the heck did THESE come from?????????  and what did they do with the sun?   (must admit, they are pretty & we NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED rain soooooooo badly!)

and it's thundering.


so i haul everything BACK to the garage.......................& decide to do the picture frame & put another coat of paint on the shelf. 


we got a total of about 5 drops of rain! 



so i haul everything BACK to the patio!!!

and sanded til it was dark & i couldn't see anymore - but i got it all done!

so i hauled it all back to the garage & painted the desk & drawers!!!!!!


i LOVE how it turned out!!!!!!

remember this?



well, now it looks like this:

i painted the lamp too!!  it had that yucky green paint on it & to me always looked like dust!!!  (i prefer my dust natural!!!!)

if you stand still long enough i'll paint you!!!!!

i REALLY LOVE this!!!!  i can't wait to get started on the dresser & bed!  but that won't be til probably late next week because i AM going to dallas!  suzanne couldn't fit everything in her car.  and she took her friend sara with her.  i have to take the rest of her stuff to her & bring sara back home.

i'll be driving on fumes -- fumes in the bank account!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
but that's ok because.............

even if.......even then..........i will be happy with the Lord, i will truly find joy in the God who saves me!!!!

here's the painted shelf & painted picture frame.  i like the way they turned out too!!!

well, the only project i'll be doing this weekend is hauling things into a dorm room.......but i'm blessed & love my little girl!!!  i can't believe the summer is over already & she'll be gone until..................who knows???!!!!!!

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have a blessed weekend!