Well, I didn't make nearly the amount of progress I'd hoped for over the weekend. I took down some of the wallpaper in the "craft annex" but opted to leave the paper that's above the shelves. The problem is that the paper pulled a lot of chunks of plaster off the wall. I spent the rest of the afternoon agonizing over whether to properly plaster the missing chunks, which requires a bunch of stuff I don't have and can't get at the local hardware store, or to just patch them using drywall and joint compound. The "final" decision (I think) will be the drywall patch. This is a closet that was added on after the house was built and it's already sagged below level, so I don't think it will stay with the house forever, anyway. Even once I figure out and install the patches, I still have to skim coat the walls to get a smooth surface and then let the skim coat cure for 3 weeks before I can prime and paint it. Ah, projects.

Also, I still have to figure out when and how I'm going to take out the part of the wall between the kitchen and dining room, set up the dining room so I can also use it as a studio, re-work the kitchen to accomodate the new wall opening, and get the yard generally ready for the party on 9/24. This is a pretty tall order.

I went to church today, which is probably headline news at this point. It's been awhile. Anyway, the message was about being in a small group. Our group took a summer hiatus and might not be picked up again in the fall. I'm hoping that we can figure something out, because hearing Chris' talk tonight, I really started getting weepy for our group. I miss getting together with everyone and sharing our lives. I still find it interesting that the message seems to always be relevant to something that's going on in my life at the time.

I am so planning to get hooked on Jericho this fall.