We need rain, as does much of the country. Our part of Texas is not in as dire need of rain as are other areas but we need rain. But NOT NOW! Except that it did rain today and I could not enjoy it because I was supposed to paint.

I showed up to paint an hour later than planned and decided it that was too wet. I went home and worked for an hour or so and then it cleared off. The radar said the rain was over. I went back and painted and DARN IT – it started raining again!

Steve and Chris had also started work and had to get themselves and the power tools off of the roof. It cleared off after lunch and the guys went back to work. 

The deck had been attached to the old wood siding on the garage. Not a good thing. It now floats next to the garage. They also got the siding off of this wall all way up to the peak. They also got all of the old siding and facing boards off this (last) wall.

I could not help myself, I had to try again – even though I had the radio interview this afternoon. All I had to do was talk on the phone and I figured it didn't matter where I was or what I was wearing. I told Mom I was going to paint and she said "Isn't it too humid?" I ignored these words of wisdom and went to paint.

This wall is subtly different. If you look back at Day 11 you won't see that very long facing board above the garage doors. We all decided that the join of the Hardie panels needed to be covered. I painted the facing strip in the wall color and did manage to get two coats on it.

I got one coat of paint on this wall and I decided that mom was correct. I was afraid the paint would get gummy if I did any more. And I was dripping with sweat. It was swampy.

So I went home and showered (again) and got ready to be interviewed by Pat Sloan. I hope you enjoyed the interview! I need to go in a listen to Tula Pink.

There is more rain in the forecast. Oh my. I suppose I should resign myself to tomorrow off. I hope that the guys find a clear window to finish all the walls. Then I could get it all done in one day! 

Last year on the 4th we were renovating my Mom's house. This year it's Chris and Lorna's house. Next year I hope to actually celebrate the holiday in a more traditional way. But today began even earlier because it was a holiday. Go figure.

My friend, Laurie, joined me at 6:30 AM to put the first coat of green paint on the garage doors.

These doors are actually salvaged doors – not original equipment with the house. About 6 years ago we were able to take them from their last house and install them at Chris and Lorna's. They have always needed painting but it seemed like such a big job. FYI: with a roller and a brush it took all of an hour (or less) to paint them both. It took maybe 2 hours total for two coats. Really, we should have painted them sooner!

Here's an interesting note about color. The doors looked  gray before. 

When Laurie added the new green paint the doors turned purple. Not a shy purple, a screaming purple. This is yet another heads up to quilters: Colors change depending on what they are next to!

Laurie had meetings today (she is another person who had to work on the 4th) and I kept painting. By noon I had the finish coats of paint on the back walls, the side porch area, and the north wall of the garage. Here's the side porch…

It looks so nice!

Steve and Chris spent the rest of the day finishing out the siding, facings, flashings, etc. on the west garage wall. It was slow going but it looks great. Tomorrow I will paint this new wall around the garage doors and they will move on to replacing the french doors on the back wall, over the deck. 

I don't love being too high off the ground so I do hope that I can make myself go high enough to paint the peak of this wall. Four times (The wall color, twice. The trim color, twice.)