Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2007. That day, Mattie was at a swimming class. His teacher's name was Margaret. Mattie was very cautious around water, but was making excellent strides in his group class. Parents were NOT allowed by the pool during class. We had to watch from a glass enclosed gallery. Not my favorite view, but nonetheless, I watched every lesson and as you can see tried to take photos. I honestly do not know how Mattie even got in the water, as this indoor pool's water was like a refrigerator year round. But Mattie was a good sport.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 34,124,341
- Number of people who died from the virus: 609,204
I honestly feel like I am living a manic life. Even sleeping isn't restful. Last night, around 1:30am, Peter and I awoke to a buzzing sound. At first I had no idea what it was, but then we followed the sound and it was coming out of our alarm box by the front door. When we moved into our townhouse, it had an alarm already set up. For the first few years we actually used the alarm. Then given how safe we felt in our complex, we canceled the service and haven't used this alarm for probably TWO DECADES. So why was the alarm box buzzing? Our fear was if we couldn't stop the buzzing, a full fledged alarm sound was going to go off and wake every one up. So we scrambled around, Peter removed the box and cut the wires. That stopped the sound! It is truly odd that this would happen now, over twenty years after disconnecting the alarm service. All I can think is the alarm line was connected to our land line phone number. Since I had that number transferred to the house in Virginia, perhaps that triggered the buzzing? I have no idea. But there is not rest for us.
I got up at 6am, so we could leave DC by 7:30am. We met the tile and HVAC folks at 8am. I absolutely love Ed, the person who cleaned our tiles, recolored the grout to the color of my choosing, and then sealed the floors. I have to take photos! If you saw the before and after, you wouldn't believe it. We went from black and dirty grout, to ivory grout that is sealed and won't show dirt again! Even the HVAC person was wonderful. Who wasn't wonderful is the painting company. The people painting are actually doing a good job, minus leaving doors and windows open, but the people managing the project are driving me crazy. The manager has to be in his late 20s and thinks he knows everything. He likes to lecture me about how I am making things difficult for the team. Today I let him have it and also called his boss. Not surprising, the boss has a similar personality as the project manager. I honestly can't wait for painting to be done! As they have taken over our home and there appears to be no end in sight.
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