Today was supposed to be a day of rest and meditation and quiet focus on spiritual matters. After a raucous morning with a "billions and billions" of little kids in Sunday School, some of whom were just not in the "church" mood, I was exhausted and ready to spend the entire afternoon in the quiet confines of my bed, napping.
But with the good weather only scheduled to last for a few more days, these fake-summer days (75 degrees in October?!?) must be utilized as best they can to make up for all those real-summer days in which nothing was able to be accomplished. There is a list of "Things To Do" a mile long, including some outside painting.
Up on the Roof.
We had already painted the front porch yesterday, but as we were painting it, we noticed that the trim boards up on the second floor near the bedroom windows were dull and dirty. So, today I was hoping to get up there and finish the job.
But she beat me to it.
Mary, that is. Not only did she go up on the roof and stand outside the windows and paint the trim, she also volunteered to wash the vinyl windows while she was there.
What a trooper!
She enjoys being "at altitude". Kinda reminds me of my brother, Craig. She admits to some nervousness when she's up there -- and she's is adamant about using a safety rope -- but is not afraid of it. In fact, she just seems to enjoy going up ladders and stairs and anything else she can climb.
After we had finished all the painting and cleaning up there, she was hoping to sit out on the roof and watch the world go by. Unfortunately, the wasps and the mosquitoes were getting more active as the sun started to go down, and we opted for the safety of the indoors instead. It's not a good idea to be out on an inclined roof when the bugs start distracting you from things like maintaining your balance.
I'm glad she had a fun time up there. I'm really happy that she was so willing to help out, and even volunteer to do more. Perhaps if we had a climbing tree out in our backyard, she'd be up there all the time. Maybe we should build an indoor jungle gym.
It was a good day.
Post Script
Happy Anniversary to the Meyers in Texas!
2 comments:
hmm, seems to be a lot of slack in that line...not sure how much of a help it would be! you couldn't have paid kel and i to paint the old house in VA...we spent most of our 'painting' time swimming in the pool and neglecting our work. mary rocks!
Yeah, it wasn't much of a safety rope, but it made her feel better to know she wouldn't roll completely off the roof if her feet stumbled. Next time, we're building a huge platform which hooks onto the lip of each window, extending out four feet and going across the entire front of the second floor. With a railing.
But first, we have to figure out how to get past those pesky wasps.
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