I went into Emporia first thing this morning to pick up some things for the rental house. Went to Walmart and got groceries. I dropped off the supplies at the rental house and then came home.
Had a chance to talk to my handyman today while I was at the house dropping things off. He has asked for some time off when we get the inside of the house done before he starts on the outside. I think he has had to put a lot more hours in then he likes to work each week. I’m grateful he has hung in there with me this long and will work until we get the inside done. He still thinks he will get it done by Friday. We will see. We have lots of little things that still need done but it is hard for me to know how long those things will take to do. We are both getting tired of this project. I will still have painting to do when he gets done and then I will need to get the house detail cleaned.
The outside of the house still feels overwhelming to me to start to work on. I can start painting the house and finish painting when the handyman comes back to the project and fixes the siding pieces that need replaced. We have lots of yard work that needs done. Jim taught his last class for a while today so he is freer to help me now. I’m sure it will all work out in a way I can’t see right now.
We can always rent it with the understanding that we will be working on the outside for the first month or two that we have renters. I hope to start being able to advertise it late next week. The carpet in the bedrooms won’t be in yet but other than that the inside should be done.
I delivered eggs around noon and then met two friends for lunch. After I got home from lunch I helped Jim get started on his class and then hung around in case he needed help. He didn’t need help once he got started but it makes him feel better to know I am there if needed.
I fixed a crock pot full of spaghetti sauce for dinner tonight. After I started it I found out two of the guys won’t be here till tomorrow and I haven’t heard from the other one. May have lots of sauce left over for another day or two or three. I have a spaghetti squash in the oven cooking for me to eat and I will boil some traditional spaghetti noodles for Jim to eat.
The wind has been in a big hurry all day today. We have had 40 MPH wind gusts and sustained winds of around 25 all day. I am a bit exhausted from listening to the wind all day. I had trouble closing a door when I came home from the grocery store and a screen blew out of one of the dining room windows today. The wind is to slow down a bit later tonight. It got up to the mid 80’s today. We are to get thunderstorms Wednesday. Gotta love KS weather.
After I got home from Sutherland’s they called and told me my hinges have come in. Jim needs to get some wood to start building a piece of furniture for our study so he said he will go in tomorrow and pick them up and get his wood. The hinges came in sooner than they told me they might.
I had to pick up some screws for the cabinet drawers. I get overwhelmed at the store when I try to find something like that. There was a whole isle full of different types of screws and I don’t speak that language. There was a customer there that seemed to know what he was doing. He could see I was frustrated and asked me what I was looking for. He took me right to what I needed. I was grateful for his help and knowledge.
Hoping to get to the rental tomorrow to get some more painting done. I want to get some painting done in the laundry room and bathroom before the handyman puts down the new floor and installs the vanity. We will see if it works out so I can get it done on time. I don’t want to slow him down.
Nothing on my calendar for the rest of the week other than tending a bit to the guests coming in. They are pretty self-sufficient so won’t need much time or attention from me. That should allow me plenty of time to get lots of painting done this week.
I have had a headache all day today. Thinking it is allergies from all the dust and crap the wind has stirred up and blown in. I am tired and a bit sore today from the painting I did over the weekend. I probably should have taken a nap today but the timing didn’t work for that to happen. It may be an early night tonight although if I can find some energy I may go in and paint for an hour or two after dinner tonight.
Grateful for friends to have lunch with, grateful the grocery trip for the week in done, and grateful for a stranger’s help at the hardware store today.