Working at Home – Memorial Day Weekend 2020

  1. Awake at 8:30 
  2. Coffee, Cereal, and a banana
  3. Hung flag, semi-circle flag banners on fence, and POW/MIA yard banner in front yard
  4. Braved the Wilds of Home Depot
  5. Still surprised by the selfishness and idiocy of the masses
  6. Drank More coffee
  7. Chiseled in the pockets for hinges on pantry doors and cabinet
  8. Hung and fit all the pantry doors
  9. Talked to neighbor (we were 10’ apart) and walked over to do a quick front yard fence repair job for her
  10.  Skim coated 3 spots in house where drywall is/was dinged
  11.  Played games over the internet with family and friends
  12.  Movie (at home) with my wife
  13.  Asleep by 10:30
  14.  Slept till 9:00 on Sunday.
  15.  Shoulder hurts
  16.  Braved Home Depot again for lumber
  17.  Wife came.  We bought a whole cart of flowers
  18.  Really like my wife
  19.  Went pet food store for bougie raw food for our two spoiled little furry monsters
  20.  Drank a LOT of coffee and bought a gift card to help support out local shop during the COVID-19 Crisis
  21.  Spent too much time on Instagram and Twitter instead of working.
  22.  Started the basement stair finish at 2:00
  23.  Had all the treads, kickers, and the two sides cut and test fit by 7:00
  24.  Said some dirty words to make the process go smother
  25.  Did a little Amazon shopping
  26.  Texted back and forth with the friends
  27.  Finished a Malcolm Gladwell audio book before passing out for the night.
  28.  Slept late
  29.  Shoulder really sore
  30.  Took 3 Aleve and wife rubbed back and shoulder
  31.  Procrastinated and spent time on Twitter and Instagram while drinking my coffee
  32. Had second cup
  33.  Started the stair tread installation
  34. Ran out of subfloor adhesive – said dirty words…
  35. Sent wife to Home Depot for more
  36.  She is awesome and got EXACTLY what I needed!
  37.  Hit two nails under the same tread – the 2nd to the last and broke my only two counter-sink bits.
  38.  The F-Word poured forth.
  39.  Drank some more coffee and cussed a little more
  40.  Went back to work on the stairs
  41.  Finished the initial installation
  42.  Need to fill, sand, caulk, prime, paint, add baluster, and handrail before I can call it done
  43.  Neighbor bought over smoked ribs!
  44. Ate them like a starving crazy person while standing over the sink, making caveman noises (according to my wife)
  45.  He is trying to woo my me with his BBQ skills
  46.  It is working
  47.  Coat of touch-up paint in the Bathroom
  48.  Yelled at a guy speeding down our tine street in a silver convertible
  49. I have become “That Guy”
  50.  Installed antique glass panels into the top pantry cabinet doors
  51.  Did not cut myself!!
  52.  Filmed the process
  53.  Downloaded video snippets from phone and camera taken over the weekend into iMovie
  54.  Tickled my wife until she made me stop. 
  55. I got “The Look…”
  56.  Wrote a letter, sent out a couple of MoMT stickers, and wrote 2 Thank You cards
  57. Drank some rose with our pizza for dinner
  58. I may have bought a new Grill online – Memorial Day Sale!
  59. Talked to my son on the phone
  60. Had some herbal tea sweetened with my own honey
  61. Went to bed early at 11:00, but had weird dreams all night

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *