Alice,
Thanks for the information.

I tried to buy the primer yesterday that goes with the paint I bought, but they don't seem to stock any of that so it looks as if I'm hooped? I can't even cut up the wood and burn it now that it's covered with oil-based paint. Oh well. It was a nice idea and thankfully the children don't know that I was working on this so they won't be disappointed.

I still haven't checked off anything on today's to do list. I noticed that somebody spilled something in the fridge so did some fridge drawer washing. Saw the two cucumbers I bought a few days ago. Peeled, sliced and salted those to be used in a cucumber salad after they've set.

Stepped out on the deck to get the compost pail for the cucumber peelings and noticed the damaged vinyl pool I scrounged from grandchildren to line my leaking concrete "bird pool". Measured the concrete pool and the children's pool to make sure it would be large enough for the job. Cut around the top of the bottom ring of the pool, swept debris out of the concrete pool, fitted the vinyl liner in the concrete pool and secured it with large rocks along the edges. Filled the pool with water and also filled two other "bird baths".   

I think I may be able to get to two thrift stores I didn't visit yesterday, before they close. I have 30 minutes.

rags