Today was easter .. and it was also our first day of painting prep. we celebrated by Johnny are Tyvek’s bunny suits and beginning to strip and prep the house… It’s dirty work because we’re trying to be very clean from the standpoint of lead paint abatement. They’re strict laws out here but we would do it anyway. That meant Karina grounded six mill plastic, and wearing full hazmat gear… Tyvek, gloves, goggles, respirators… It also means collecting every crumb of paint and delivering it to the toxic waste group.… It’s been a real pain but we feel like we’re doing the right thing environmentally

We had an incredibly productive day… We were able to completely strip the back Of Gabe’s house which was the most weathered of all… It involves scraping with knives and carbide draw blades.… A lot of it came off. We were then able to actually get the first coat of primer on there…

It already looks so much better… So much more to do but it felt like great progress

nite all, nite sam

-me