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Paint and
Pop Tarts
by Valerie Nusbaum
CALL TODAY FOR A FREE TREE EVALUATION Recently, our upstairs landing I skipped the Home Depot trip and
BY OUR ARBORIST and stairwell finally got a fresh coat stayed home to clean out the linen
of paint. That project had been “on closet.
800-383-4595 the list” and “in the works” for
several years, but something had The walls and ceiling were
Tree Removal/Trimming always come up to keep the job finished by Friday afternoon. On
Pruning from getting started. Randy, bless Saturday, the linen closet, the
his heart, took a day of vacation bedroom and bathroom doors, and
Stump Grinding on Friday and spent two hours that the trim were the agenda items.
Lot Clearing morning putting up lovely blue
painters tape and putting down After a hearty cheese and veggie
MD Tree Expert Lic #904 plastic drop cloths. omelet and whole grain waffles,
ISA Cert. #MA-4258A Randy got busy. An hour or so
Licensed & Insured I had thought that I was being later, I gave him a small piece
kind and considerate when I made of a breakfast bar as a treat. He
the suggestion that we hire someone commented that it tasted good,
to do the painting, but Randy saw it and I made the mistake of saying
as a challenge. Honestly, we’ve had that it reminded me of a Pop Tart.
so many other obligations lately, I realized my mistake, but it was
coupled with the hours he works at already too late. You see, there was
his job. I really didn’t expect him a Pop Tart incident some years ago.
to do the painting himself. He had We never speak of it, but it went
other ideas. something like this…..
My way of helping was to go Randy liked Pop Tarts, and I
to Walmart (which, for me, is sometimes bought a box of them for
less enjoyable than a good teeth him to take in his lunches for work.
cleaning) and buy the supplies. To I began noticing that the Pop Tarts
make it simple, we decided to paint were disappearing rather quickly, so
the walls the same color as the one evening I asked him about it.
walls in the foyer and kitchen, and
Randy assured me that he had more “Have you been eating two Pop
than enough paint stored in our Tarts at a time?” I asked.
basement.
“They come two to a package.
He ran out of paint by lunchtime Aren’t you supposed to eat both of
on the first day of the job. I was them?” he replied.
kind of glad about that, because I’d
been stuck upstairs in my office all I explained that one Pop Tart
morning since the stairs were taped constitutes a serving. The other one
off. Even my bathroom was off- in the package is to be shared or put
limits, as the door opens onto the away for another time.
upstairs landing. When Randy had
to stop work, I was relieved in more “The package isn’t resealable.
ways than one, and I scampered And Randy isn’t sharing his Pop
downstairs to get lunch ready. Tarts,” said my husband.
One of my jobs while Hubby does
“man’s” work is to keep him fed I pointed out that the serving
and watered. Yeah, I know Gloria size is printed right on the back of
Steinem would have my head, but the box, along with the nutrition
I really don’t like to paint and the information. It is clearly stated
stairwell and landing aren’t large that eating only one Pop Tart is
enough for both of us and an open recommended.
can of paint. Besides, just two
days before this job commenced, “Really?” he exclaimed. “It’s a
I went to Brunswick and painted Pop Tart. There is NO nutritional
my mother’s kitchen. So, there. We value. That’s why they’re so
dined on Swedish meatballs over delicious. And furthermore,
wheat pasta, steamed zucchini, and Kellogg’s is trying to scam us with
crescent rolls. that packaging. If they only wanted
me to eat one, there should only be
After lunch, Randy drove down one in each package.”
to Home Depot and got some more
paint. That was not without its The next time I bought a box
problems, because the young lady of Pop Tarts, I opened all of the
behind the paint counter was a packets and put each Pop Tart in its
trainee and her supervisor had left own little baggie. Randy took two
to go to the bathroom an hour ago. of them anyway. I stopped buying
Randy ended up showing her how to Pop Tarts, and we never mentioned
mix his paint, and then assisted with them again.
several other customers. I heard all
this second-hand from Randy since The doors and trim eventually
got painted, and everything looks
bright, shiny, and clean. Our next
project is pulling up the carpet and
putting down wood flooring in the
rooms upstairs. I’m already planning
my menus. Breakfast will not
include Pop Tarts.
Paint and
Pop Tarts
by Valerie Nusbaum
CALL TODAY FOR A FREE TREE EVALUATION Recently, our upstairs landing I skipped the Home Depot trip and
BY OUR ARBORIST and stairwell finally got a fresh coat stayed home to clean out the linen
of paint. That project had been “on closet.
800-383-4595 the list” and “in the works” for
several years, but something had The walls and ceiling were
Tree Removal/Trimming always come up to keep the job finished by Friday afternoon. On
Pruning from getting started. Randy, bless Saturday, the linen closet, the
his heart, took a day of vacation bedroom and bathroom doors, and
Stump Grinding on Friday and spent two hours that the trim were the agenda items.
Lot Clearing morning putting up lovely blue
painters tape and putting down After a hearty cheese and veggie
MD Tree Expert Lic #904 plastic drop cloths. omelet and whole grain waffles,
ISA Cert. #MA-4258A Randy got busy. An hour or so
Licensed & Insured I had thought that I was being later, I gave him a small piece
kind and considerate when I made of a breakfast bar as a treat. He
the suggestion that we hire someone commented that it tasted good,
to do the painting, but Randy saw it and I made the mistake of saying
as a challenge. Honestly, we’ve had that it reminded me of a Pop Tart.
so many other obligations lately, I realized my mistake, but it was
coupled with the hours he works at already too late. You see, there was
his job. I really didn’t expect him a Pop Tart incident some years ago.
to do the painting himself. He had We never speak of it, but it went
other ideas. something like this…..
My way of helping was to go Randy liked Pop Tarts, and I
to Walmart (which, for me, is sometimes bought a box of them for
less enjoyable than a good teeth him to take in his lunches for work.
cleaning) and buy the supplies. To I began noticing that the Pop Tarts
make it simple, we decided to paint were disappearing rather quickly, so
the walls the same color as the one evening I asked him about it.
walls in the foyer and kitchen, and
Randy assured me that he had more “Have you been eating two Pop
than enough paint stored in our Tarts at a time?” I asked.
basement.
“They come two to a package.
He ran out of paint by lunchtime Aren’t you supposed to eat both of
on the first day of the job. I was them?” he replied.
kind of glad about that, because I’d
been stuck upstairs in my office all I explained that one Pop Tart
morning since the stairs were taped constitutes a serving. The other one
off. Even my bathroom was off- in the package is to be shared or put
limits, as the door opens onto the away for another time.
upstairs landing. When Randy had
to stop work, I was relieved in more “The package isn’t resealable.
ways than one, and I scampered And Randy isn’t sharing his Pop
downstairs to get lunch ready. Tarts,” said my husband.
One of my jobs while Hubby does
“man’s” work is to keep him fed I pointed out that the serving
and watered. Yeah, I know Gloria size is printed right on the back of
Steinem would have my head, but the box, along with the nutrition
I really don’t like to paint and the information. It is clearly stated
stairwell and landing aren’t large that eating only one Pop Tart is
enough for both of us and an open recommended.
can of paint. Besides, just two
days before this job commenced, “Really?” he exclaimed. “It’s a
I went to Brunswick and painted Pop Tart. There is NO nutritional
my mother’s kitchen. So, there. We value. That’s why they’re so
dined on Swedish meatballs over delicious. And furthermore,
wheat pasta, steamed zucchini, and Kellogg’s is trying to scam us with
crescent rolls. that packaging. If they only wanted
me to eat one, there should only be
After lunch, Randy drove down one in each package.”
to Home Depot and got some more
paint. That was not without its The next time I bought a box
problems, because the young lady of Pop Tarts, I opened all of the
behind the paint counter was a packets and put each Pop Tart in its
trainee and her supervisor had left own little baggie. Randy took two
to go to the bathroom an hour ago. of them anyway. I stopped buying
Randy ended up showing her how to Pop Tarts, and we never mentioned
mix his paint, and then assisted with them again.
several other customers. I heard all
this second-hand from Randy since The doors and trim eventually
got painted, and everything looks
bright, shiny, and clean. Our next
project is pulling up the carpet and
putting down wood flooring in the
rooms upstairs. I’m already planning
my menus. Breakfast will not
include Pop Tarts.
