Well… The walls turned out a brighter orange than I had desired, but they are acceptable. The ceiling, however, looks like someone ate a bunch of pennies and then threw them up and used the substance as paint. In a word: horrendous. I will be re-painting the ceiling again after Christmas…

And speaking of which, I am in Houston for the holiday. I helped my sister, Michelle, and her husband, Paul, move the first load of belongings into their new home today. They just moved back from Scotland! I’m very excited about having them back state-side. I’m going to be spending Christmas morning over at Paul’s mother’s house with his side of the family; it should be a lovely time.

Have a happy over-commercialized-and-increasingly-non-religious-holiday!