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The young couple who have rented the house next door must be pretty well off. Their cars are very nice, those of the people who visit them are huuuuuge, and I noticed something else this morning. I remarked to Ray, "Have you seen the grill they've brought over? It's as big as my car!"
To which his response was, "Yeah, but does it have a mustache on it?"
Heh heh, no, it doesn't.
"Well then, you win!"
Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Yesterday when I got home I pulled plastic baskets out of my closet, plopped them on the kitchen island, unloaded two of the refrigerator shelves into them, and started cleaning the fridge. Found half a dozen science experiments (note to self: if you don't label it when you put it in, most likely you'll be throwing it out later, unless it's something readily identifiable).
Did not find the cooked free range chicken meat I was missing, but that means it either is in one or the other of our freezers, or I ate it. I feel super guilty when i accidentally let something like that go to waste, so I feel better today.
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I went out today to work on the landscape lights which were out the other night, and when I flipped the override switch on, they were functioning, natch. Grrrr. This is one of the reasons I'm glad I no longer do this kind of work for others: troubleshooting can be a pain in the ass.
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So, instead I did this: I replaced the ceiling light fixture at the top of the stairs to the basement. The old one had no insulation, of course. The new one has twice as many bulbs. I like a lot of light generally, plus an entry way looks more welcoming if it's brighter, plus, you know, as you get older, it helps to navigate steps and such.
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I also lit a match under my ass and fabricated and installed a device to better support our shower curtain. The curtain rod is L-shaped, with only the two ends being attached to the wall. A few years ago, we replaced the brackets which held it, as over time they had bent, but the new ones were not as strong, so the whole thing kept hanging down at an angle. Ray thought I could drill the brackets and rod to accommodate better hardware, but essentially I knew that would be a bear, and not any more likely to succeed in the long run. So today I applied my skillz. About eight inches behind the bend in the rod, I drilled into the ceiling to hang a swag hook via a toggle bolt. Then, with medium weight plastic-coated wire, I created a bracket to hold some of the weight of the rod. I then took the bracket out to the garage and spray painted it hammered silver, which makes it a pretty close match to the aluminum rod. I can't wait for Ray to see it.
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For my last home maintenance job of the day, I'm washing the kitchen floor the way I used to before I blew out my rotator cuff: with a mop and many changes of water. Then I'm going to try taking one of our bikes for a ride while the floor dries, come home and seal the floor, then try out one of the two yoga dvds I have.
Oh, and speaking of cleaning the floor, Ray and I have been talking about what we want to do when Tasha passes. He's of the opinion that Ebony will be lonely,and we should get another dog, but I don't think so. I think Ebony is bonded to us more than she is Tasha. Personally, I like the idea of only having one dog. Neither one of us likes to pick up all the poo, Ray's not fond of walking them, and I can't handle two by myself. Especially two sixty-pounders.
As if to prove my point, the day we were discussing it, I went out and started cutting back the wisteria. I pulled up runners from the ground, and sure enough, got poo all over my hand and my pruners!
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Okay, the bike ride was short. The bike I chose needs some work, but at least its frame is okay, which is more than I can say of mine. Now the first layer of sealant is down, and I'm trying out a yoga dvd. BTW, I had a massage today, and Robyn told me I was doing really well working on my injured leg. She is impressed at how soft that area is already. She told me if I didn't do this, the tissue more than likely would calcify, and I'd end up with a permanent impairment. Yikes!
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