Calamine S@#$%@R

So I have been painting alot. It can be a fairly monotonous job. But, I like it. I work for LCS Interiors (look us up if you need some paintin'). It stands for Life Church Staff Interiors. Kinda funny. Well the other day we were painting at the home of some parentals of a fellow Life Church-er. It was a new build. Many many colors. Faily neutral most of them. Except the very pepto master bath. The owners were a little concerned about their choice so they asked me to mix in some Arizona Tan (this is the color of cabbage patch kid flesh). So the new color was a little less for the irritable stomach and a little more for those hexed with poison ivy... it was the color of calamine lotion. So as I was cutting in above the entrance to the master water closet... I noticed that the contractors evidently label the doors as they put them in the house so they know where to put them. This particular door had one word: "Shitter". "I laughed, I cried, it was like cats. I want to do it again and again." So goes the life of a painter.... monotony, monotony, monotony, hearty belly laugh, monotony, feeling of accomplishment.

In other news the staff retreat that I attended was amazing. Evidently, we are going to explore what simplicity could mean to us as a staff this year. We did much jet skiing or wave running, whatever you want to call it. I cannot wake board as the retreat revealed. All in all, it was a blast. I came home as tired as I went, but it was worth it. The staff is amazing. I am privileged. We studied BLUE LIKE JAZZ - a great read for all. We also looked at MESSY SPIRITUALITY which blows the "I'm fine" type of Christian out of the water. Evidently, no one is fine and we need to stop pretending that we have our (calamine lotion colored door label)together.

Hasta.

(mom - please forgive the profanity for the sake of the funny story)