It has been another busy week.\u00a0 My main activities have been (1) completing the installation of the hardwood floor (DONE! Whoopie!) and (2) dealing with back pain.\u00a0 You might wonder, as I did, whether the two are related.\u00a0 I doubt it, but I have to admit that being hunched over, on my knees, for hours at a time, is not a recipe for a healthy back.\u00a0 The pain has been sufficiently severe and has lasted for a sufficiently long period of time (nearly two weeks now) that I actually got off my butt and went to see a doctor.\u00a0 I was actually worried that it might be a kidney problem masquerading as a bad back, but the tests seem to indicate that my kidneys are ok.\u00a0 Good news there.\u00a0 Now if I could just stand up straight without wincing, I could fully appreciate my gleaming new floor.<\/p>\n
I still have a bit of finish work to do – installing a narrow strip of wood along the baseboard to cover all of my installation sins.\u00a0 A couple of minor blemishes that need a little lipstick.\u00a0 And I still need to paint the trim in the closet.\u00a0 But all of that is maybe 4 hours of work.\u00a0 The big job is done.<\/p>\n
Jett’s brother, with assistance from Jett’s son, have also completed the carpentry on the deck.\u00a0 We now have handrails, for the first time ever – something that we dearly missed over the past 7 years whenever the steps were icy.\u00a0 This renovated structure will last 10 years, easy, before needing this kind of work again.\u00a0 Good job, guys.<\/p>\n
Again, some finish work is needed, but I plan to get my side of the family involved in that.\u00a0 My son Frank will fill the nail holes, sand the surface and paint it all.\u00a0 But we have had a lot of rain and all of that needs to wait until it dries out a bit.<\/p>\n
But those are the last two big jobs that we had on our “prep the house” list.\u00a0 Everything else is small, by comparison, and, frankly, not vital.\u00a0 I think the house is just about ready to take on some new residents.\u00a0 And there is progress there, too: we have a potential renter who seems very interested and a potential buyer is coming by for a viewing this morning. First one to hand us some cash wins.<\/p>\n
It’s going to happen, folks.\u00a0 We are going to be outahere in September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It has been another busy week.\u00a0 My main activities have been (1) completing the installation of the hardwood floor (DONE! Whoopie!) and (2) dealing with back pain.\u00a0 You might wonder, as I did, whether the two are related.\u00a0 I doubt it, but I have to admit that being hunched over, on my knees, for hours … Continue reading