my hands are all over OWWIES!!!

I had to bandage my fingertips just to type.

But...but...

GROUT is DONE!!!

You know when you are painting a room and you are almost done and then you realize the paint can is empty and you make do with what you can squeeze out of the brush and tray???

That was me - only with grout. GAH it was SO close and I didn't want to buy another big bag just for 20 inches.

Nit and gritty is now fully understood - grout removes fingertips, skin layer by layer but the relief of having that done is enormous.

BTW - after dark last night I painted my porch rail :)

For doing it in the dark it looks pretty good. I will do a bit more painting in a little while after I recover my energy and stop trembling (maybe food?). More photos maybe later...