Periodic Home Maintenance
Have you ever noticed that once you finish projects on your house it is time to start back at the beginning and redo it all? When we first bought out house we had it repainted. Almost as soon as we closed on our house painters descended and began scraping and painting.
Now it is five years later and the house, most especially the front of the house where the sun bakes it all day, needs to be repainted. You start to wonder if there will ever be a reprieve from the work.
Last weekend I worked on painting the steps that lead from our patio up to our sun porch. They get a lot of use during the warmer weather, the kids use it as their primary access into and out of the house. And kids are, by their very nature, dirty little creatures who scuff and muddy up every surface they come near.
I sanded the steps and the railing. I primed and then painted. Everything needed a second coat of paint, but it was looking good. I was more than halfway done I reasoned.
Then it began raining. And all of my hard work washed off.
All week long the skies threatened to open up whenever I even thought about pulling out the paint and paint brush.
Finally my husband had the brilliant idea of dragging out the tarp and tacking it up over the newly painted areas in case it decided to rain. You know it didn’t rain then, right? But in any event, I am well on my way to being finished with this one home maintenance project.
I even tackled a smaller stoop area that is off of our family room. This one was not in as bad shape since I don’t allow the kids to use this an entrance and exit. But it is still amazing how a fresh coat of paint can make things look so much better.
Now to begin tackling the other five gazillion projects that need my attention. One of which is to replace the screen in the storm door that my children have put their hands through. I suppose pushing on the wood frame, or GASP, using the handle is too difficult.
