Man...what a day! We actually put the base coat on 5 paprapet walls. Five! That's all we had left! Now we start painting the grout lines. I figure that we should be completely finished with the parapets by Thursday, barring bad weather.

Speaking of bad weather, I guess it's a good thing we're in Gatlinburg instead of Nashville. Wow! Such storms! I understand that there were a number of deaths back home, but none in our immediate neighborhood. We're starting to get some wind and lightning right now, so I guess we'll start seeing some of the same system in a couple of hours. Wish us luck. Brad (son) got his truck pock-marked with softball-sized hail earlier in Murfreesboro. Let's hear it for insurance.

Well, Randy and Roni (have you seen them yet?) are leaving us tomorrow. They were paintin' fools today! In all honesty, all of us were! It was a tough day on the walls. But they will be sorely missed. Actually, Roni is coming back next week, not to work, but to pick morrell (sp?) mushrooms from the woods! Seems she can't get enough of the things!

Mickie has been under the weather these past couple of days with a touch of walking pneumonia. Hackin' her head off. Took her to the doctor and she came back with six prescriptions and a shot! She damn well better get well!

Kinda tired right now, as are the rest of the crew. I'll try and post some photos tomorrow. Something tells me we aren't going to be painting, with a 100% chance of rain. But, hey - around here, you never know. Know any good anti-rain dances?

Mike