"If you want something done right....

....PAY somebody to do it."

I know, I know, it's really, "If you want something done right....do it yourself." BUT -

By last Sunday, I had purchased all the paint, brushes, rollers, tape, drop cloths, trays, etc. We Jeff was ready. We got Aiden down for his nap, I had taped off all the base boards, and Jeff began to paint. Even though this was Jeff's project since I couldn't be in the room for long, I wanted to do a couple of rolls just for the fun of it. I had never painted before. Jeff was on the ladder working on the straight lines near the ceiling, and I was rolling away with the primer.

(5 minutes later)
Me: How's it going?
Jeff: Fine.
Me: This is going to look great.

(5 more minutes later)
Me: Wow, this is harder than I thought.
Jeff: I told you painting sucks.
Me: Yeah, but it shouldn't take that long......

(5 more minutes later)
Me: Jeff?
Jeff: Hmmmm?
Me: I don't wanna do this anymore.
Jeff: (short pause)......thank you! I've been waiting for you to say that. (grabs cell phone) I'm calling Vern now. (Vern stains all the parts for the company.)

Now for those of you who know us very well, you know that Jeff really had this thought out from the minute I said we were going to paint the room. However, being the smarty pants that he is, he knew that I would be sad if he told me he was not going to paint the room, but have someone else do it. Therefore, he would wait until I had my fill, and then he would call.

I admit it, calling Vern was a good idea. The painting was done in 2 days and it looks so great. All the lines are perfect and the color is lovely.

Jeff: 1, Stacy: 0