Monday

I slept lousy Sunday/Monday night, waking up almost every hour. This made getting up at 5:30 AM Monday morning especially challenging.

On the way home for lunch, I stopped at Home Depot to buy some longer screws for the door hinges.

Back home at 5:15 PM, I went out and refilled the bird feeder. Back inside, I set about getting the trash ready for tomorrow morning.

Then I put the hinges on the door and then hung it back up. Finally!!! At last I have my privacy back (I know those cats have been peeking!)

Then I went out in the garage (after I put my coat back on) and cut all the scrap wood from this project (the old molding I pulled off and the cut-offs from the new molding) into 6-inch pieces. I put them in a heavy paper bag and into the trash as well.

Back in the house, I was chilled, so I made a cup of instant coffee from the jar Lu bought during the power outage. Then I made dinner. I had about five small Yukon Gold potatoes so I cut them up (skins on). Then I added three russet potatoes that I did peel and cube. While they were boiling, I opened a jar of store-bought beef gravy and put that in a saucepan on low. Then I warmed up two slices of the meatloaf in the microwave.

When the potatoes were fork tender, I mashed them with whole milk, butter and an egg. Then I plated everything, adding some gravy on the potatoes and drizzling some on the meat loaf.

I started watching the first part of a two-part (four hours in all!) movie I taped. I knew I'd never stay awake for all of it and I didn't.