I have had two contractors here today so far with one more coming this afternoon. I have two coming tomorrow.
One today finished the ceiling repair downstairs. He will need to come back one more time to paint the ceiling.
The other one measured all the windows on the main floor. While he was here he taped up the broken window so glass would not fall out and cut one of the critters. The Pella guy is coming later today. Insurance will pay for me to get 20 new Pella windows and doors. I may take that money and get cheaper windows for all of the main floor. I want the windows to match and I will have to stick with Pella to make that happen or replace all of them. Several of the other windows on the main floor are failing and it might make more sense to replace all of them with a different brand. I haven’t been impressed with the Pella windows. This house is 20 years old and the windows are failing. It seems like they should last longer than that.
Tomorrow two siding guys are coming. I am still waiting to see what the Efis is going to cost to replace it on the west and north side of the house. It might give me enough funds to completely side the entire house with a different product. I am looking at metal or cement siding with doing a batten look on the front. Again it will depend on how much funds I have to work with.
When my handyman was here to fix the ceiling, we discussed the porch on the rental house in Cottonwood Falls. It has settled some more and needs some serious repair. We discussed taking the existing porch off and replacing it with a simpler structure. The porch is in bad shape and it would really help clean up the look of the house to replace it. He is going to draw up some ideas and try to find a porch on another house that looks like what he has in mind to do.
Tonight Kathy and I are going to Union Social for dinner. Three of my best friends are joining us to celebrate my birthday. It will be fun to have an evening out with these special friends.
Tagen’s welding class got canceled for today and tomorrow due to the heat. He did his first welding yesterday and enjoyed doing it but it was 120 in the building he was in. They wisely decided that was foolish to expose the students to that environment.
Since he had the morning off he got to eat breakfast and lunch at home. I have been packing his lunch but today he got some leftover macaroni and cheese and leftover pulled pork sandwich. Michelle will get to fix him dinner tonight as I will be gone.
I haven’t gotten much done today but deal with contractors. I did get the kitchen cleaned up from the weekend. I placed my on-line grocery order that I will pick up tomorrow. I need to go to town to pick up a prescription so will take care of both things tomorrow in one trip. Both contractors that are coming tomorrow are to come in the morning so I should be good to go to town in the afternoon.
The roofing company called to tell me they placed the order for the shingles and the shingles will be delivered sometime next week. Once they are here they will put me on the schedule and get that job done. I need to go to KC shopping one day and one of the days they are here roofing might be the day to go to get away from the noise.
We have had another day of extreme heat with the temperature above 100 again. This is to continue through Saturday. Thankfully next week won’t be as hot. Maybe this is summer’s last blast for the year.
Haven’t heard back from the Efis guy, my insurance agent, or the insurance adjuster. I am patiently waiting on them to make their next move. I can’t make any final decisions until I hear from them and then get the Pella estimate. Still hoping to get some contracts signed and on a waiting list for both siding and windows before I leave for England in two weeks. Might not happen but that is my goal.
We got to see Tagen’s Senior pictures today. They were taken Sunday. they turned out really good. Some of them were taken here at my house at sunset. Tagen seemed pleased with them too.
I have a few letters I need to write so may get to them this afternoon. It is too hot to go outside to do anything and the house is still fairly clean from the weekend. Not much on my to-do list right now which is nice.
No plans for the weekend. Thinking the beef will be ready to be picked up so may have to go get it. I have been working to get the freezers cleaned out and ready to hold it all. I may take part of it to KC if I have time. We shall see when they call to tell me it is ready.
Next week I have to move the upcoming trip to my priority list and get myself organized for it. I leave two weeks from tomorrow. Time is flying by and it will be time to leave before I can blink. I think I can, I think I can be ready.
Grateful for contractors and their expertise, grateful for my friends and the joy and love they bring to my life, and grateful this heat is to end this weekend.