Inauguration Day 2009

Thank God for snow!!!

It snowed so much last night and this morning the office was closed today! Whoohooo! So even though I was not going in anyway due to inclement weather, now it's not counted against my vacation days (I still have two left!!!)

So I had time to fix sausage balls for breakfast, got to watch the historical inauguration, iron clothes, AND complete one of my January projects!

I didn't think about taking a before picture, but Mrs. Bryan's planter was last painted several years ago and was done the same color as the porch floor - grey. My brother-in-law did an excellent job of painting it then, but as anything exposed to the elements and leaking potted plants, it needed a new job. At Christmas (yeah, hard to believe it was so warm at Christmas we sat outside on the porch while the youngest Bryan grandkids rode bikes), I noticed for the first time all the intricate details. As many times as I have watered the plants on this thing, I had never noticed the grape vine trellising up the sides of the planter. So I went a little elaborate and painted all the individual details. I'm pleased with the results; (I hope she is!)

I should have one hour of free time left this evening after supper prep and clean-up and normal routine stuff. Do I iron more clothes, start another project, or rest and read some? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Now if I could just be off tomorrow...sigh.

Comments

Jennifer said…

wow. you and sara are so talented!

January 20, 2009 at 6:32 PM

Monica said…

No, Sara is talented. She not only paints, she creates her designs...I just manipulate what's already there...

January 20, 2009 at 7:26 PM

sara said…

Beautiful Monica! You done good ;0)

Nice snow pics.

January 21, 2009 at 2:51 PM

Lydia said…

Very pretty! I would have just spray painted the whole thing one color:) Did you get today off too?

January 21, 2009 at 4:35 PM

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