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You know when you have to go to the bathroom really bad? I am talking about the feeling that results in your run-walking like a penguin to the bathroom and makes your toes curl up a bit? Then you finally get to go and you are pretty certain you can hear your insides giggling because they are so happy that’s out of there? Well… I finished the room today and the feeling is pretty much the same!! The carpet should go in just after Memorial Weekend and then the furniture, but it’s finished for the most part.

I didn’t post anything last weekend because it was so close to being done that I wanted to post the finished (sans furniture and carpet) room. Last weekend was a big 3-day weekend as I took Friday off to work on it: put in a new closet door, put up all of the trim and shelving, and final coats of paint on everything.

This weekend I had to “modify” the bifold closet doors – and by modify, I mean hack the snot out of one so they would fit in the 1 and 3/4 inch less-than-standard opening – paint them, install ceiling vents for the air, and put up all the face plates. Of course, it didn’t go smoothly – it never does! As I mentioned before, one of the bifolds ended up looking like I tried to cut it cross-eyed and I also was successful in tearing a bit of ceiling out when installing the vents – yeah… that’s almost as good as a cracker jack prize. Needless to say, it was a frustrating weekend of finishing up… sort of like quickly penguin walking to the bathroom, only to make a little mess just before getting there. It’s all good in the end, but you still have to change your shorts.

ps. to anyone assoc. with child services: the saw Will is playing with is NOT plugged in and he was under close supervision at all times…