My mom’s going through a lot of stuff right now. On the 4th of July weekend, her house was broken into while she was out and some things were stolen. The police fingerprinted the area, which turned out to be her bedroom. If you have not seen the black fingerprinting powder you’re very fortunate. It’s extremely difficult to remove, especially from shag carpet. So in addition to the theft, she had to replace the carpet. Which was much more expensive than the items taken. With the carpet it seemed like a good idea to repaint the walls. Several months ago whe repainted the living room a soothing light green. For her bedroom, we went to Walmart and picked out an off-pink(?) mostly white latex.
On Saturday, Gma, Kayla, and I drove to mom’s house for the painting party.
My sister’s daughter, Kayla almost 3.5, was visiting for the week. I got several pictures of her. She obviously likes to pose for the camera. A very direct and smart girl. There are several anecdotes about her. It occurred to me that hers is the first generation that will grow up on the internet. I’m writing and taking pictures of her that will likely still be available as she ages. She could live to 100 with “intimate” publicly available documentation for the whole time.
And several pictures of mom’s pond and backyard. She had a number of fish and plant giant pumpkins everywhere. She has a contest going with her brother, Stanley, and Eric Carter’s(?) dad about who can grow the largest pumpkin. They have leaves that stand about 10″ off the ground and are 16″-20″ across.
Unfortunately, I didn’t get any pictures of the painting. 