ACC(I)(D)ENT WALL--Updated

This week we have Keaton (our new contractor) working at our house to get it ready to go on the market. The front of the house needed to be power washed and repainted including the front doors and shutters. On the inside, the first major task was to repaint the bathroom in Charlie Murphy's suite because the incorrect paint was used originally resulting in splash stains from the sink or shower. The second major task was to fix the accent wall in our main room. For those of you that have been to our home, you will remember the orange accent wall that catches your eye right as you walk in the front door.

The accent wall (or the accident wall as it has become known) was our first real attempt at home improvement. I wouldn't call it a disaster but it wasn't exactly a success. We didn't use the right type of paint which caused every contour of the wall to "stick out." *EDITOR'S NOTE: JSH and Beau were not responsible for selecting the wrong paint for the bathroom described earlier in this blog post.* In addition, as we were applying the second coat, JSH got confused and decided to paint the wall adjacent to the accent wall. Thus, she put an orange racing stripe down the side of the wrong wall. It wasn't that noticeable so, needless to say, the racing stripe turned 3 years old on Monday. This was Keaton's biggest task today (not for him but for us) and I have to say that the wall looks great---especially sans racing stripe.





Take a look for yourself:

Sans Racing Stripe





Correct Paint



I must apologize for the quality of the photos. Our camera is dead and I took the pictures with my blackberry. However, one bright spot is that I think I have come of age "technologically" at 32 years young. To solve the problem with the camera, I took the pictures with my phone and uploaded them to FaceSpace Nation (my term for FaceBook) using the blackberry FaceSpace application. I then went on FaceSpace and downloaded (or uploaded) the pictures to my blog. I did all of this whilst using the "IM" function on blackberry to talk to my dad---who happens to be at Dancing with the Stars with my aunts.






The Good Fellas opened its season with a 53-51 victory over a pretty good team and we were firing on all cylinders. The other team was much more talented but lazy on defense and lacked (or lacks) a high basketball IQ. Yours truly got an offensive rebound and putback with 2 seconds left to clinch the victory after our opponent hit a 3 pointer with 7 seconds left to tie the game. Coach Crean---again----I do have four years of eligibility left and would happily enroll in IU's Kelly School of Business MBA program. Just make me a scholarship offer.