... The Mouse Will Play - Day 4: Don't Mess With Me

My contribution to lunch.  Hey, the toaster oven's working!

Mr. C and I were invited over to my step-cousin’s today for a lunch playdate with her adorable two-year-old daughter.  When I asked what I could bring for lunch, my step-cousin sinisterly replied, “Ben & Jerry’s”.  In the second it took me to realize she was joking, I had two-and-a-half heart attacks.

My project for the afternoon was to work on the butt-ugly ceiling fan in my bedroom.  This involved dismantling the whole thing as much as possible before I got too bored with the project, then covering the fake gold with the spray paint I mentioned buying the other day, as well as staining the fake wood a darker shade with leftover stain from Mr. C’s kitchen.

As much 'dismantling' as I was willing to do.  (The postcard stuck to the ceiling was wedged there by Bee to keep the fan from shaking.  I hope to rectify that situation)

I undid all the screws I could, separated them into neat little piles based on where they were on the fan, then promptly forgot which pile went where and ended jumbling everything up. 

I thoroughly enjoyed spray painting.  Look how pretty that metallic shade is!

And I was pleased to discover that the back of each fan blade is already a darker color.  Is that normal, or should I be disgusted that the blades faded that much over the years?  Whatever the case, I decided to go ahead and stain the blades anyway.

I let them dry while Mr. C and I went to the gym so I could pretend to work out so I could justify eating more B&J.  Then we went back to Walmart (3 times in 4 days!) so I could buy more B&J.  I am very, very disappointed to report that there was still no Crème Brûlée in stock.  What the hell?  I’m forced to gag down Blueberry Cheesecake instead?!

Upon returning home, I set Mr. C up with his babysitter (the DVD player), since I’m a Good Mom.  Then I returned to my Butt-Ugly Ceiling Fan Project.  Any pleasure I’d felt towards this project was destroyed the moment I had to reassemble the damn thing.  Which took nearly two hours.  It’s hard to get all those tiny screws back in their holes whilst concurrently holding parts together above your head!  And getting all the wires shoved back inside the fan’s cap-thingy was like trying to fit everything back in a woman’s purse.

However, despite my many, many setbacks, I got it all done.  And I only have three extra washers left over!  And you’re just going to have to wait for a picture of the completed project tomorrow, when I can take a photo in natural daylight.

It is now 9:30, and I still haven’t gotten Mr. C out of his bath.  I need to get him off to bed, since I have a date with You-Know-Who(s).