As they say, the family that paints together, stays together. In the end, it took five adults just under four days to paint downstairs plus two-story foyer in my parents' house. Because half the house was on West Coast time, and because my father is a night owl, we never started before noon. But we didn't stop until at least midnight, so there were some long painting days. We finished on Christmas Eve night, which was just enough time to re-install curtains and outlet covers.
But then we had Christmas:
Cute creatures.
Winner of the Best Wrapped Present of 2015. I watched my brother wrap this and it took about 30 minutes of diligent work. My mother certainly couldn't guess what was in it - an electric toothbrush and mittens.
We had Mexican for dinner: homemade tortillas, pulled chicken and refried beans, and
tres leches cake. And many margaritas, of course. I'll definitely make homemade tortillas again. They're no more work than donuts or bagels, and they really made the meal exceptional.
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3 comments:
I can't say our holiday was any less work than painting. Happiness to all of you.
amazing wrapping!
I was witness to the receipt of your first installment of Kyla's gift - she really liked it!
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