Backaches

I'm sitting on the floor with my computer...it's not a very comfortable way to type but I have no choice. Ray came over this morning and took away the desk I had been using: it belongs to his parents, and they apparently decided they needed it back right now, couldn't wait until I move and can use the desk that is in the house. I considered putting the computer on the table in the dining room, but the phone cord for the computer line doesn't reach that far. So I'm in for some back- and neckaches for the next few weeks. (Yes, I know I'm an addict, if I'd rather have a backache than stay offline.)

I've got one already from painting the stairs yesterday. It took some contortions to get at the bottom edges of the treads. But although I'm going to have to do a second coat, I'm really pleased with the outcome. I painted the ceiling and plaster portions of the walls white (pure white, not offwhite), the wooden portions of the walls and the handrail bright yellow, the treads bright blue and the risers red. From the door at the top of the stairs you can only see the blue and the yellow, while from the basement floor you see mostly red. It's very cheerful.

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Rosa just went into the closet and closed the door behind her. I said "Where's my Ochi?" She came back out and said, "There's Ochi!" and hugged me.

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Now Rosa got up on the bed, threw the pillows down one by one, and announced, "Four, five, six. Six pillows." Unfortunately there are only three: she started counting in the wrong place. But I've heard her count as high as ten, starting from one, though she still misses out at least one number along the way. Still, for 26 months old, that's pretty impressive.