Monday, January 25, 2010

The rest of the story

You know, on a blog, you really never get the full story. I find myself editing out parts that will sound bad to people who read my blog, and that includes my children. And then there is the complaining you wish you could do, but then it's written down and fully accessible to the world, and it will come back to bite you. So your blog turns into a perpetual Christmas card.

For instance, it was 65* today. But the rest of the story is that it was also raining sideways.

We picked out a color to paint the entry way. But the rest of the story is that we have been working on it since May of last year. We painted the entire entry way one color (Benjamin Moore China Blue), hated it, spent $50 more dollars in sample colors, and finally settled on Benjamin Moore Seafoam. It will probably be another week or two before it actually gets painted.

We also met with an architect today, to discuss moving our laundry room and bathrom into the back room. But the rest of the story is that with each year we stay in Jersey, it becomes exponentially more likely that we will move the next year. So how much money do we really want to invest in this house? At this point, do I even bother to hang the pictures that are still sitting in boxes? Why has it been so hard to organize myself here?

This weekend, Brian is taking the Scouts on an overnighter. But the rest of the story is that it is actually camping. In the woods. Sleeping in tents. I know. Brian camping? In the winter? Willingly? It blows my mind too. I won't tell him what he may not know--that it's predicted to snow Friday night.

3 comments:

  1. so true. sometimes I wish the blog only went to certain people on certain posts and others for other posts. . . . this is the funniest post.
    I can't really believe that about Brian either- if he wants some winter camping advice, he could call Stephen. I have always thought it was INSANE that Stephen took winter camping as a college course . . . only at Ricks.

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  2. Mitzi, you are so funny-- I miss you! :)
    Heather

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  3. Love it! The Paul Harvey of bloggers....

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