Ben and Ellie came for dinner, they are so much fun and bring me so much joy! We discussed the Grouchy Dog (Maggie), how much Ben loves Suzie, how much Ben's dad works cuz he's the dadd. We ate dinner, played with the playmobile people (the new fav garage sale find) in the castle and dollhouse, fed Suzie endless treats, hung out with Suze while we played and she chewed a bone, and finally cleaned up when mom got back. Suzie was chatty as usual and Ben kept telling her over and over again how much he loves her. She responded to his exuberant hugs by dropping the bone and sneaking a face full of dog kiss. Ben just laughed and said, "She really loves me and kissed my whole face!" Too cute. Ellie still isn't sure, she gives Suzie a wide berth, but is excited and says over and over again "Shuzie" and then backs up quickly if Suzie actually comes. So funny.
The project: First I had to go find my drill, i'd left it in the garden shed a month or so ago, oops. That meant trying to open the door that always freezes to the ground, lovely. but i really needed Phyllis (the drill) to install the shelves. So I finally got the door open and there she was, waiting to be rescued. I experienced some setbacks installing the under-cabinet shelves. grrr. although the cabinets are 12" wide and thats the width of the shelves, the wall at the one end (which I'm fastening the shelving to) is only 11.25" wide... grrr... after exploring and contemplating some other options, the answer is to stop at Lowes and buy a rod to fasten the shelves to. So I got one of the shelves trimmed, painted the dark purple and blue stripes on the stripey wall - which looks really cool. Painted the two posts (purple), touch up the cabinet hardware with another coat of spray paint. Dropped into bed exhausted and sore.
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