Paint Samples

After writing about the re-do of the kitchen, I was remembering the many other painting projects that my daughters and I have done. Having lived in our house for over thirty years, we have painted every room twice or more. Joe always has said he is a great painter and has a lot of experience, and yet every project in our own home found him having something else to do and somewhere else to be. But Laura and Lisa have always helped, even when they were toddlers. Since I am not the neatest painter, there was always paint landing places it shouldn't. If I ran out of paint or wanted to match it, all I had to do was take them with me to the store. And when asked what color I needed, I could just point to their heads where inevitably a streak of mauve or hunter green or bright pink would contrast with their dark brown hair. They were convenient paint samples when someone asked what color I had painted the bed room or living room this time.

Paint washes out more easily now than it did back in the olden days but it still can be stubborn. Sitting next to Lisa in church on Mother's Day morning, I almost lost it when I glanced over and saw a small streak of light blue gleaming in her hair. I just needed someone to ask what color I painted the kitchen this time.