A Little Bit Here and There

Went to Costco the other day. Had to take a pic of my purchases. Water, Red Bull, beer, apple juice, juice boxes, Propel fitness water. We Hudsons sure are a thirsty bunch.

No time to post about interesting things such as my Memorial Day weekend trip to John's beach house. Just throwing a few things out to let you know I am still around.

Cole is out of school for the summer. I have been with him all week. He really has been a great kid. He didn't complain at all today when I made him come with me to tennis (one hour of nothing for him) and then to my Dr's office (two hours of nothing for him). He has even let me take the occasional nap without complaining. I can't decide if he is getting old enough to entertain himself, or if I am just a neglectful mom and he is used to it.

Look at this.

Gary told me not to blog this picture. But he is a self-professed non-blog reader, so I guess he'll never know. Huh! Anyway my sweet man told me that he would finish painting my scrapbook room and build my furniture as part of my Mother's Day present.

Know this for sure - if Gary Hudson ever offers to paint a room for you, your answer should always be an enthausiastic YES! You see, Gary is a perfectionist. Now usually I find this trait somewhat maddening. Gary never does anything quickly and he seems to hold you in contempt if you, yourself, take any shortcuts.

Painting, especially painting bold colors, requires a perfectionist. When Gary offered to paint my room, I knew it would be perfect. He would remove all wall outlet covers and picture hangers. He would take down the window treatments and hardware. He would cut in straight lines next to the ceiling. Indeed, the only "touching up" that needed to be done was where I got green paint on the ceiling before he took over. He has the patience for painting for more that 45 minutes at a time. My room would be beautiful and done much sooner than my January 2007 goal. Yes, he finished my room in a day!

Now since neither of us have time during the week, my furniture has not been built. But, I think that will be done this weekend. Then I will have the daunting task of putting everything back in the room in an organized fashion. Which leads me to question Gary's generosity just an itty bit. Did Gary know that I would not get that room painted for months, therefore realizing that all of my crap was going to stay on his bedroom floor for a long time???? We have been married for 15 years. I think I know the answer to that question.