"Indecision may or may not be my problem." - Jimmy Buffet

Justice

This may be the longest I've gone without posting, including the occasion of my hospitalization three years ago. Sorry. I've been scrambling from the predawn hours until bedtime each day and still don't feel like I'm keeping up. There hasn't been time for writing during the day and by the time I get to the post-dinner stretch I'm wasted, with more to do.

Thursday evening we went to watch Jason at his 30-minute swimming class. I spent some of that time in the pool area watching him and his dad work through the night's activities and some of it out in the family viewing area with Pam, Michelle, and Emily.

I leave for Costa Rica a week from this Wednesday. I've made good progress on my preps but there's still lots to do.

I had the Traditional Gospel (that's PC-speak for Black gospel) station streaming through Pandora while working in the garage and had to stop what I was doing to go see who was singing that version of O Mary Don't You Weep.
Aretha Franklin.
You gotta go listen to it here. It is quintessential Black gospel, including the narrative story line. Yeah, it's just over 7 minutes long, but it's the build through that time that will grab you by the gut and drag you along to a place only that genre can take you. I would love to experience something like this in person.

In the process of cleaning and sorting the garage, a prerequisite to painting the walls, I came across some of the things I used while restoring VW's - tools and manuals that are worth more than a little money. They're now listed on eBay, but so far no takers.

Episodes of Tiny House Nation usually involve the builders asking the clients what style of house they prefer, then the guys turn out something with that design. We've seen everything from steam punk to Victorian to industrial.
Pam and I talked about the options we'll have because we're starting with a blank slate. We could go entirely eclectic, or choose different styles for the exterior and interior, or pick one style and stick with it.
Steam punk was easily eliminated, as was Victorian. The three we put on a list of options were:

• Craftsman - horizontal siding, simple squared features, mullioned windows, natural wood finishes, earth tones...
• Rural Cabin - cedar shake siding (Hardiboard, not real cedar), very simple design features, lots of texture
• Rustic - reclaimed barn wood siding in a board & batten layout, architectural salvage interior elements, repurposed ____ (anything that can be)

Our tentative choice is Craftsman, at least as the base. Both our century-old homes were Craftsman and we liked living in that. Plus, the bed I just made, though painted, has a Craftsman design. 

I've got the driver side door and fender sanded. I'm going to do some repair on one spot and then it's ready to paint. Tomorrow morning I'll sand the other side, and maybe paint before the realtor comes Tuesday at 1 pm. 

Yeah, lots to do.