Fluffy white clouds and cobalt blue skies. Haven’t seen that in a while.
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Busy Bee Busy Bee Busy Bee !
Airless pumps, spray guns and automatic rollers are out of the question ?
I absolutely hate painting, I understand the value of sealant, waterproofing, and rustproofing but truth be told, I'd rather take a beating. Anything I can do to speed up the process, sign me up, game on.
Feel vindicated, accomplished, justified ?
We could of just as easily packed up the car, headed to the mountains and soaked our toes in a cold mountain stream. Counted the stars on a clear cool night while listening to the fire crackle as our steaks sizzled on the grill.
We have different definitions of vacationing..:-)
I bought a spray gun before but I never cleaned out properly, so I tossed it. I only bought it to paint the basement ceiling / underfloor beams & that was accomplished. I wasn't in the best mind frame at the time because my body was sick so I just tossed that thing in the garbage. I can't fuss around with the tape. Paint always leaks underneath of it and I can never get it straight. Brushes nowadays paint such a straight line as long as I go slow, it looks great.
I love the mountains. My parents own a lot of acreage upstate. I haven't talked to them in almost 10 years but I am trying to bridge that gap. Maybe next year for vacation.
Seem to be the trend, I've 6 air sprayers and three airless ones, all picked up second hand for super cheap because of improper cleaning, I strip them and soak in carb cleaner or zoelene. Rinse dry assemble replace a seal or two, good to go... So much for shop talk...
I do however envision a zen painter bee with a lone brush studying Miyagi karate "stroke up...stroke down lilybeeson".
How was the reunion today? Lots of happy faces? Did you have special a party planned?
10 years you say, your a better person than I. I'm working past 40 and have no intentions of a reversal. I let it all go long ago, came to the realization they weren't going to change, and were too toxic to let in.
I hope you find peace with it one way or another.
Ps. We can find our own mountain streams.
In hindsight, I should not have been so careless with the sprayer but I also wouldn't have painted the beams myself; a painter would have cost more than the sprayer.
I didn't have the reunion yet but thank you. My parents mean well, I think, but it's always been hard to see how. You haven't seen your parents in 40 years?? That's sad, including the reasons that caused it. I'm sorry to hear that. I'm only attempting this for the sake of trying to repair the damage caused to my children. They were great at turning my kids against me. My daughter has come around & seen the light. She is my bff again but my son may be irreversibly damaged. He acts like he isn't mad but there is no relationship between us - not like how it should have been. He was my buddy when he was growing up. I would really like my son back.
I would love my own mountain stream. I actually just got back from the river..... Good times for the 5 year old that tags along with me 😄. It's so hot today, I let him in the water.
One sprayer is a small price to pay for a healthy body and a clear mind. I'm just happy you found your way thru. Life can be difficult at best when we're health, but down right disastrous when we're struggling with some underlying health issues. Everything else is small potatoes, and we don't sweat over the small potatoes.
My exodus was liberating, the wisest move of my life. No regrets, that toxicity was deep and dark, the shit she did was criminal by very strict standards, and he was willing to sacrifice children for the appearance of normality. I'm happier and healthier without it or them. I'm also proud I was able to protect my younger siblings, but it required a commitment, that I honor to this day. (More like 45 years ago, emancipation at 15, but I was living on the street long before, this just gave me majority / legal status. The last thing I needed from them, and one of the few things they gave.)
Granted I don't really know you, haven't looked into your eyes, seen you at your best or worst, but what I do know of you is, you're open and honest, intelligent and compassionate, a hard worker and a proud patriots, you're quick to defend the defenseless, you love children and animals. Unless you are a closet case mass murderess, heroin addict or a psychopathic lier that's created this false presonia on line, I just can't imagine what justification was determined to alienate your children from you.
With your strong response to CPS, I imagine there's a story there.
Nothing good can be claimed by destroying one person in order to control another. Sounds like that's what your parents did, using your children to try to control you not only messed up your relationship with your children, but it messed up your children's relationship with you and subsequent their relationship with the world. How they perceive and process future relationship both casual and intimate are mostly based on the the lessons learned at home. They got a double dose of screwy, but I'm betting you make smart babies.
I hope your Son finds his own way home. It will be a defining moment of evolution for him when he does, if he and your daughter share a healthy close relationship and she sees past all the bullshit, he may be half way there already.
In my very very humble opinion, if you know in your heart and head that you are right, (and it sounds to me like you are) you should never compromise your values or principles for temporary pleasures or gain.
Views from the outside, for what they're worth...
Your knee must be doing better, and your four legged furry friend probably smells like a wet shaggy dog, though I'm certain he thinks he's just a hairy member of the human pack...:-)
Bee well Baby Bee.
Ps. I know where some free toe soaking streams are.
Duh, the reunion I was referring to was the long, endless, forever and eternal time that the kids weren't able to hang out with their favorite day care person. One week in kid time is like FOREVER !!! No cake and ice cream, balloons and confetti, ribbons or bows to celebrate the reunion?:-)