Painting the Ellies Blue

A couple weekends ago I (Kyle) once again had the opportunity to don my super hero costume (Sir Painty Pants) and go forth into the world spreading my message of cleanly cut corners, well-coated walls and pretty paint palates! The scene of the action this particular day was none other than the stamp-happy, canine-loving, entertainment-savvy home of the notorious LA Shaws where, years before, when I was first making a go in this crazy city, Doug and Ellie kindly hired me to paint their entire downstairs (+ up the staircase) interior.

Lisa dropped me off at about 10:30 in the morning and, by the time she was back from running some errands at 12:30, we had tackled the bulk of the tough work, Ellie attacking the more-accessible edges with swifter-than-expected lightening reflexes and me blazing brushstrokes across the upper reaches like I was Bob Ross on crack. While Ellie and Lisa tried to distract me from the mission at hand with light-hearted banter and antidotal stories, I forged on and rolled with a fury to finish up the job just in time for a delicious home-made lunch.

Shortly after, we cleaned up and were on our way, I with another notch on the painted utility belt of goodness and decency, Lisa with a full (bulging) belly, and the LA Shaws with one beautiful blue wall to enjoy!