Thinking about pulling my engine

[Bowtie-Bri]

My original plan this winter was to pull my engine, fix a couple oil leaks and paint everything under the hood. Being the procrastinator I am, I never started working on the car until the end of march! I have no excuses considering I have a furnace in the garage. I should have had it done by this time. A friend of mine told me I should wait till next fall to pull my engine. He said if I pull it now, The car will never see the road this summer. The problem is, all I would have to do is unbolt the torque converter, trans and motor mounts and the engine would be ready to come out. I had thought about leaving the enigine in and painting it as it sits, and put it all back together until this fall and THEN pull the engine.
I really don't want to do this all over again. I guess I'm just gonna have to pull it and get it over with.Wish me luck. Now all I need is a cherrypicker and a engine stand.