I was up early this morning and in Emporia before 8:00. The electrician showed up as promised a little after 8:00. He discovered the switch to the kitchen light was bad as was the switch to the bonus room light. He replaced both of those and changed the plug in to a three prong plug as it is in the kitchen. He then discovered the light bulbs were burned out in the bonus room. He had to go to the shop to get some new LED ones. He finally finished up around 9:30.
While he was there I worked on the kitchen cabinet doors. Discovered I ordered 1/2 inch hang instead of 3/8. I ordered the correct ones and they are to be in mid week. Got the cabinet door pulls on but needed different screws for the drawers. Took a bunch of trash to the trash bin and cleaned up the living room and kitchen a bit.
After the electrician left, I went to Sutherland’s to get different screws and picked up some cleaning supplies. Then I went to Commercial Street Diner for breakfast. A dear friend was there and he picked up my tab.
Went back to the rental and found out the screws I had gotten didn’t work. I started painting and got the spare bedroom finished up. I went to the bigger bedroom and got most of the walls finished up but ran out of paint. I also did some painting on woodwork in the living room. I had picked up some paint remover and it works well on the splatters on the floor. Still have more to remove but got started on the cleanup of those.
Tagen came over and we went to get different screws. Also got a gate for the back yard so he can dog proof it so his dog will stay in the yard. Then we stopped at Sherwin Williams and got another gallon of paint. Stopped for some ice cream at Freddy’s and then went back to the rental house.
Discovered only three of the 11 screws we got were the right size. The others are too long. They were all in the same box but evidently had gotten put in the wrong box and no one noticed. Maybe the third time will be a charm.
Tagen was working on cleaning out the gutters when I left. He needed to go get some gloves as he said there is mud in the bottom of the gutters. We need to get the gutter drains connected and cleaned out too.
By then it was 4:30 and I was wiped out. I came home and haven’t moved much. Man am I sore and tired.
I will go back to the house tomorrow and do more painting and clean up. Hoping the drain guy will show up tomorrow and figure out what needs to be done. Worried that will turn into a big project but he does magic and may be able to fix it without replacing pipe.
Looking like we will be done this weekend except for hanging the cabinet doors but that won’t take long once the parts are in. Tagen is going to try to hang the blinds. May need to ask Phil to come do those if Tagen can’t figure them out. The only other thing that will delay Tagen moving in next weekend is the sewer drainage problem. Fingers crossed that won’t be a big problem and if it is the workers can get it fixed quickly.
This day went by quickly. I am really tired and may be in bed by 8:00 tonight. Hoping I can find some energy to do more painting tomorrow. I am getting so close to being done painting.
I was impressed all the professionals that I called Tuesday have come and taken care of their projects at the house. The only one left is the drain cleaner and he told me it would be several days before he could come. One by one, things are getting crossed off the list and getting taken care of. The house is already looking much better inside and we haven’t cleaned it good yet. I still can’t believe that the property manager said the house was ready to be moved into.
Too tired to think much tonight. It will be good to have some quiet days next week with nothing on my urgent list. This rental property has kept me busy this week.
Grateful the electrician did his thing today, grateful for the progress that is being made, and grateful to be sitting in my chair tonight.