Fluid Paint Pour

Saturday

I didn't fall asleep last night till dawn. Wearing headphones helped, so I should have done it much sooner. The combination of rumination and restless leg didn't help. I brushed my teeth, dressed, and turned on the sprinklers. I drank hydrogen water and took supplements.

I watered the plants, and moved the sprinklers. I put aside a few more things for Paint Night tonight. I texted the lady I was going to clean for. Chris gave me a massage. Then he took his shower and I took mine. He went to a game at the library.

I mended a sheet. I read messages and ate the last egg. I put 7 eggs in the steamer. I ate fiber gel. I laid out in the sun for 15 minutes. I made and ate breakfast. I read more messages.

I got ready for cleaning. I drove out to Lincoln Hwy. Her gate was open, so I just drove in. She had a whole house vacuum so I didn't need to lift mine up all those steps. I spent 2 hours cleaning rugs with cat litter on them and a few spots in the kitchen. And we chatted some. She wants me to come back again.

She paid me and I drove home. I read e-mail. Later I ate fiber gel, read some more and then heated up a steak in the toaster oven with rice and cauliflower. Finally I went to Paint Night.

Janet had agreed to meet me and help me set up. But when I got there, Jenni and another lady were there too. And a good thing that was. Setting up took more time than I thought. I was still mixing paint when the first people arrived.

We had them sit at the 8 places that canvasses were laid out. I gave my opening speech. Several had not watched the posted how-to video. Then they got started pouring paint into their cups and dripping that on the canvas. It was messy so we had wet paper towels on hand. But lots of people either came early to help or stayed late to help. I was never shorthanded. Parents who brought their kids helped.

We had a second seating at 8 and were not quite ready. I had poured extra paint for the first group, but they used most of it so I had to refill some colors. The original bottles were empty so I had to substitute the closest shade from the paints in the back. I mixed them with glue and water to be the right consistency for pouring.

Then as they finished, I realized we were running of out plastic-covered places to put them to dry. So we had to wipe up some of the paint spilled on the class plastic. They was kind of a shame since the puddles were works of art as well.

There was paint left over and I couldn't bear to through it away, so I let Moira and Isadora do another painting. Still paint left, so I did one as well. Then we threw out the cups. I told the ladies to leave everything else to dry and I would come back to pick up stuff later. We shut the door to the fellowship hall and put a chair in front of it to keep people out during the drying process.

I locked up the chapel and came home. I made tea. We watched one episode of Criminal Minds. I put my laundry away. We made the bed together. Chris went to bed while I stayed up and worked on my blog. Then I went to bed.