July 2010 Archives

For the Staple-to-Forehead file:

The life of prayer is much deeper than the intelligence or the senses can perceive. Even when prayer is poor and distracted, provided that it is made with sincerity and faith, God can communicate secretly with the soul. He puts into it the treasures of light and the power of peace that is often made manifest at other times in life instead of just during prayer itself. And if one perseveres despite times of aridity, there will always be moments when God visits and makes his presence felt.

The Beltway Mosses are happily settling into our new home (which needs a nickname, I suppose). My husband's after me to hang pictures, but there are two rooms I want to paint before I hang pictures.

So it's off to Lowe's this morning, coupons and paint chips in hand. Here's my question: I have about half a can of primer left from a previous project. I need primer for this project, but much more than half a can. Do I...

a. mix this primer with the new primer (which will be of a different brand)?

b. paint one wall with this primer and the rest with the new primer?

c. Stop anguishing over half a can of three-year-old primer, toss it, and start fresh?

Now that I write it all out... I think I'm going to go with c.

Now: should I prime the ceiling?