Donny & Marie

All together now, "I'm a little bit country and I'm a little bit rock and roll..."

Donny and Marie Osmond. I grew up watching the show and sang along every last note. Well, maybe I hummed as I've never been one to remember lots of words. The skinny microphones, the shimmery, glittery dresses, the hair, the synchronized swaying, and the teeth. Those perfect teeth.

I remember an old sketch from that show that showed Marie in a room where the walls were slowly closing in on her. Maybe it was the Star Wars parody, I don't know. I remember that while she was yelling for help, her eyes crossed wildly. Painfully crossed. My sister set out to perfect that scene, eyes and all. I tried, but crossing my eyes gave me a headache, so I quit trying.

I thought of this scene tonight because I have now, drumroll please:

ONE wall painted!

Now, for all of you smart folk, that leaves three walls to paint still because there are four walls in the room....four minus one equals three. Good.

After much soul-searching on the paint chips, I decided to bite the bullet and do chocolate almond. It sounded yummy and it's only paint. I bought just one gallon, even though this is a two-gallon room. I figured that if the color was too heavy, I could get the second gallon a much lighter shade and just use the dark color as one accent wall.

I must say that I am a darn-fine edger, thank you very much. A steady hand is a must when one must balance precariously on a broken ladder while three boys are in the room. We had a movie playing, snacks being eaten, a mom with one leg on the couch and one on a ladder, and a six-year old helper. Oh my.

I have yet to see the one completed wall in the light of day, but so far, I really like it. It's rich and deep and so not me. It will clash madly with the rest of my home, but that's perfect! I do think it made the room seem smaller, thus the Donny and Marie revisit. I am debating if I should go ahead and do a second wall tonight.

I think I may, I think I might.

Even if I'm going to take ribbing forever for this 'doo doo brown'. But Jon, if you are reading this, rest easy as you know that I will re-paint soon. I already picked out the next color.