That’s right, I decided to take a couple days off of school this week for Easter week (I’m doing a year-round school schedule, anyway) – so that I can paint. And the first coat is done – a coat of primer.
Now the question is: Another coat of primer, then paint, or just do the paint and hope that two coats is sufficient?
As an addendum: it wasn’t my dear husband’s idea to have me paint the room by myself – he simply thought we should wait ’til after Tax Season when he isn’t working 70 hours a week. I was impatient and wanted it done – well, two months ago! 
Now it’ll be done just before the end of TS – great planning, huh?
One coat of primer covered the red we painted over at the Torbett house, although it was a “high-hiding” type.
I would suggest to just paint, no more primer. We can help on Saturday if it needs a second coat. Second coats go quickly. Or it would be okay to wait until we get there and we can help with the painting! Really!
Thanks Mom.
You'd offered to help paint before, but I was hoping not to burden you just after you got back from your long trip! But we'll see how far I get. I'd decided on going with the paint, not more primer – the primer costs $16 more per can than the paint – and when I realized that, the decision was easy!
Ah, yes…thatsa my girl, as your dad would say! =)