Wednesday, busting my butt

It was another perfect day on Wednesday. As the weatherman said on Channel 4, this was the classic example of "Indian Summer" in Michigan. All day at work, I kept thinking about the yard work I have left and the rain predicted for the weekend.

Finally back home, I swiftly changed clothes, treated the cats and went through the mail. Then I went outside and finished cutting off the aluminum siding on the one side of the door. Why? Well, I am embarrassed to admit it, but when I saw that Lowe's had a $99 special on all installations, I went there and showed them the bill for the storm door I bought back in July. That storm door is still laying in the back room. They agreed to take my money and put it up for me.

Now, I have installed many a cheap, thin, old fashioned storm door in my time. But this sucker is about 2-inches thick with a complete top to bottom double-paned glass and cost me more than $250 US. So, for the first time (ever, I think) I have been afraid to try and put it up. The instructions say it must be hung with the glass installed and what if I broke it?

So, on Thursday morning, "Ron" is supposed to come over from Lowe's and put it up. This works for two reasons: I have Thursday and Friday off and it's supposed to still be nice (rain to come Thursday night and stay throughout the weekend).

Why did I take two days off for vacation? Because I plan on getting as far as I can to demolish the existing walls in the downstairs shower and then tiling it. It will depend for the most part on what I find behind the walls as to how far I can get.

But, back to tonight. I finally got the one side cut off and now the inside measurement of the doorway is in line with the requirements for the door install. It was dark, of course, but I have a light outside for the patio.

Back inside, I found I had missed a call from my daughter Melissa. But she left a message saying she would call again this weekend. I made a box of macaroni and cheese and ate some of that with a warmed up hot dog for dinner.

I watched TV until about 9:30 and then went to sleep.