Bayberry Cottage
• Nov. 13, 2009 - Skip This if You Don't Want to Hear Me Complain! LOL!
Well I'm just going to paint white over that offensive green trim C put up around the woodshed door. I was really going to rip it off and throw it away, but I think the wiser thing is just to paint it. C gave us an estimate to rebuild the lean-to roof. I had to work hard to keep from choking when I saw the grand total at $4300. No - way. I have little loyalty to him as a builder and I might recommend him to someone, might not. He does nice work. He's just about a perfectionist about it. But he's not exceptionally reliable. He tends to show up or not show up depending on which way the wind is blowing, and he may or may not let us know he's coming or not. That's pretty standard fare for contractors, I know. But it doesn't build loyalty. In this economy there are any number of guys looking for work, and C has been increasing his estimates every time we turn around. I don't want to play that game.
We didn't get a single thing done today outside. I *did* give the girls riding lessons this morning, but then we took off for Gaylord to pick up JJ's guitar, and run a number of other errands. I was exhausted by the time we hit the road, and had been trying to catch up with J all day. He's stuck in Ohio until sometime tomorrow night.
He sprang his trip on me Wednesday at breakfast, telling me he was leaving at lunch that day for a Dr.'s appointment that afternoon, then had a meeting at OC next day. He took JJ with him. Then he left his truck at the dealer down there to do some work and it turns out it's taking all the way 'til tomorrow night. I'm betting it won't even be done then. But to be honest, he's been such a grump I'm glad for a little break from him. (JJ too.) I don't understand how he works sometimes. I guess it doesn't matter how long a couple is married. They probably never totally "get" each other. He's irritated that I can't believe C put that really ugly trim around the door - after I'd already painted it (and it looked nice in white). He expected me to pipe up and say something while C was working on it. Right. J wasn't even around for me to ask what was going on. By the time I saw it he was half done installing it, and I figured Jesse had picked it out. I was trying not to hurt J's feelings about how ugly the trim was he'd picked out so I didn't go running up yelling "Stop! That's hideous! How could you even think that this is going to help this building "blend" into the trees?!!!", and eventually I got up the nerve to kind of sideways question C about whether J had really picked out the trim. That was when I found out (too late) that
C had picked it out and suggested putting it up. So I was ticked about that. Why would C just pick out some ugly trim and install it w/o checking what would be a good color or even (heaven forbid we use some common sense here) just go with the white that it had ALREADY BEEN PAINTED! Argh.
Yes, I'm frustrated about it, and I could tell Jess was just super irritated with me that I was disgusted about it. I know. He's a guy. Guys don't care how ugly something is, and they never can, never will understand why aesthetics are important to us gals. And I can't understand it myself. Why does it bother me that our perfectly good and useable pole barn and woodshed are so utilitarian looking that I feel like I'm living on some sort of a compound? And what the heck is *wrong* with just giving a little definition and detail and color to your utility buildings so they aren't just functional, but so they also give you pleasure?
Enough of a rant I guess. I feel like today was a total loss. I knew it would be when I decided to go to Gaylord, but I thought JJ was going to need his guitar next week - which it turns out is not correct. Yes, I picked up another Christmas gift or two and got enough groceries to keep us going until I do another "real" shop, but that's no consolation.
Time to stop being grumpy myself and put a happy smile on my face! After all, I've relieved myself of the "Christmas Card pressure" for this year (I did *not* let J guilt me into coordinating all the card stuff. It's always very stressful and expensive, and very few people seem to even care after all that effort) and I intend to once again have all my shopping done by Thanksgiving. Not only that, but I had a lovely time at Wendy's last night. What more could a gal need to put a smile on her face? |
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