Let’s make this brief tonight - I
need to prepare for the Slagle Brothers who will be here in a few hours.
I was on site by 7:35 a.m. this
morning to work with Handyman George and two of his guys. First task was to shorten the straight
section of handrailing which came with the spiral staircase kit. Next task was to hang that ceiling fan
which I took from the current house to the new house. George had the mounting plate ready to go. I moved the motor housing box and in
doing so, knocked over the box with all the glass pieces! Three of the five light fixtures were
totally shattered. Let’s just say
I was ‘perturbed’.
George had to leave for a few
hours, so he said I should keep the other two guys occupied. Hmm… I had them moving some boxes and
then pulling weeds in the back yard. That kept them busy for 30 minutes.
Today I caulked around the
fireplace, organized some things in the garage, and cleaned, cleaned,
cleaned. I even cleared a few of
the pantry shelves of tools and construction materials. Eventually I will get that pantry
cleaned out enough to put food in there.
But to be honest, I would rather have my construction tools there
close at hand and put the cooking utensils and appliances (which I use less
often) out in the garage! 
Project Manager, Daryl and his
wife, Daniela visited. She had not
seen the house since last year, so was admiring all the changes.
When George returned, the guys
installed the oak handrail on the stairs and adjusted each of the
spindles. Nice to get those pieces
off the floor. They have been moving
back and forth from one section of the house to the other.
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I
locked up the Penny Palace at 4:45 and headed for Home Depot. I carefully searched the checkout area
three times for coins. Finally I
said, “Look here Angels. I am not
going anywhere else tonight and with all the poopy things happening today, I am
running out of patience. If you
want a Penny Tale today, then you need to deliver Here and Now!” Within 60 seconds I spotted a penny in
the dirt pile which someone had swept into a corner, but not yet cleaned
away. (Coin #1)
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This evening I assembled another
garment cart. I don’t know why I
thought my 8 LF of clothing would fit on a 2 ft rolling rack. The dust bunnies at the bottom of
the closet were gross. Fortunately
the replacement brush bar for the broken vacuum arrived today. Thus, I repaired the unit and was once
again able to suck dirt.
While cleaning out the closet I
found a penny, then a nickel, then two quarters. Of course I asked the Angels for a dime to complete the “Hit
for the Cycle”. There was dime
under the next plastic bag I moved.
Cute. Coins found in
pockets, purses, closets, etc. are not legitimate finds since they are already
your coins, but it was fun.
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The Slagle Brothers will be here in
the morning to disassemble the closet organizer my brother made, cut it to fit
and then install it at the Penny Palace. (More a sentimental thing, than a
logical or economical decision).
I need to get back to work and then
start packing. Doc has 360 pages
of midterms to grade this weekend, so we are going to take those to the cabin
tomorrow to grade them. Less
distractions there: no TV, no computers, no Penny Palace files, no phones …
just birds and the opportunity to focus on the task at hand.
Total: 1 Penny
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