We have an agent coming on Saturday to give us an estimate on the house. It didn't exactly go well when I called to set it up. First I was put on hold for two minutes. Then I was asked for my husband's name, which of course immediately got my blood boiling. Then the agent didn't quite believe I was talking about the right house (because apparently I'm just a stupid woman who obviously doesn't have enough sense to know which house she is trying to sell...). OK, well actually I think the problem was that the agent didn't realize that this house had even been up for sale two years ago and was probably thinking that the house was still in the same condition it was when we bought it.

So we are now rushing around trying to get as much finishing work done before Saturday. The idea of getting an agent in this early is because we want to go on vacation with some good news. My in-laws came by the house this week and gave us their estimate (considering they have been renovating and selling houses for over 25 years, it was interesting to hear their opinion). Their estimate was about 20 grand more then we had estimated, which of course put a smile on our face. Anyway, the agent coming on Saturday was recommended by a friend. They felt that of all the agents they had in to estimate their house, he was the most accurate. We'll see how it goes.

In other news....Leroy Merlin stopped stocking Lavender Blue outside paint. In case you haven't been to France, bleu lavande is one of most popular colors in the country. I don't have statistics to back up that statement but it is everywhere. EVERYWHERE. They apparently have no intention of restocking it and I doubt that's true but we don't really have time to find out if they are lying or not. So we were forced to buy a different brand and of course the blue is slightly darker than the previous color, which means it's totally useless for touching up already painted things. Like the back door. Do you have any idea of how soul destroying it is to repaint a door almost the exact same color?

In another moment of frustration, the color that we bought to paint the flower detailing above the living room fireplace turned out to be horrible. So we're back to painting it white. It's not the end of the world. We just seem to have the worst luck in the world with paints.