I owe, I owe, so off to work I go...

I went back to work on Monday to rest up from last week’s “vacation.” There’s something seriously flawed with that fact, but it is what it is.

At lunch, I went to Home Depot for supplies I need for this week’s projects. I got a four-foot section of oak handrail, along with two brass brackets to attach it.

I have been thinking about my washer hoses. I recently learned you are supposed to replace them every five years because, being rubber, they can crack and split when they get old. And, a burst hose can create quite a mess, especially if you don’t discover it for a couple of hours. My washer hoses are ten years old, BTW.

So, when Carla was ordering their new washer and dryer, the guy asked if she wanted the regular hoses or upgrade to braided stainless steel ones. Since their washer will be upstairs, I suggested upgrading, so she did.

Back here at the Home Depot, I bought some of the braided hoses as well. So, I won’t have to keep replacing them.

I also got a six-pack of faucet aerators (both bathroom sinks are running slow due to the hot water crud). I picked up a pair of work gloves, a razor scraper and a variety of paint color sample strips.

It was still chilly at 5:00 PM. Once home after work, I changed clothes and watched the weather. It looks like it will be nice again this weekend. Then I started setting the new phones up. I got them all in place and verified that they were working. Sweet!

Then I replaced the two bathroom faucet aerators. I was going to sand the handrail and put up the brackets, but I found (after a long search) I only have coarse sandpaper and the spackling compound I was going to use had hardened since I last opened it.

So, I made dinner instead. It was a repeat of Sunday’s dinner as I just heated up leftovers in the microwave. But, it was still good! Really good!

Jake called and it took me a while to realize that noise was the new phones ringing (I didn’t recognize the sound, you see). He told me Carla’s mother, Acenter, had been in a car accident. She apparently hurt her back (again!) and broke her ankle. I asked what hospital she was in and he suggested that I wait to call her as she is heavily sedated. Thank God, it’s nothing life-threatening. Get well soon, Acenter!

I watched some TV, but went to bed at 10:00 PM as I still feel beat.