Monday, July 26, 2021Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2009. Mattie's child life specialist bought me a birthday cake, so that Mattie could celebrate my birthday! A very lovely gesture, as in the past Mattie and I would bake birthday cakes together to celebrate occasions. I remember this moment in time as if it were yesterday. Of course in that moment we had no idea that Mattie's cancer was metastasizing.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 34,520,513
- Number of people who died from the virus: 610,915
It was a nightmare of a day! What didn't we do today? We had a Fairfax County inspector come over to check out our water heater installation. Of course it wasn't done correctly and Peter had to fix it on the spot in order to pass inspection! Mind you multiple things are happening at the same time. We had the painters all over the place, the inspector, a surveyor marking our property lines, the wood floor restorers, closets systems being freight dropped in our garage, and this is only some of the stuff. I have no idea how Peter is working while also juggling this with me. In addition, I had a virtual call with my neurologist this morning. It was hysterical, he is talking to me while contractors are all around me! Needless to say it is almost 8pm, and I am strung out. This sink came out of our powder room. I do not like it one bit and it weighs a TON. It took four people to carry it outside. Since we did not know what to do with it, we put it on Next Door for FREE. Within minutes we had five people who wanted it and a couple came and picked it up today! Wonderful.
The wood floor company is outstanding. Very professional team and their machine is great. I see very little dust from their sanding process!
The key is trying to find a wood stain that will work on all of our floors. It is a challenge because on the first floor we have maple, oak, and cherry! All woods with different characteristics and tones.
Mid-day I drove to Alexandria as I met up with a few friends to celebrate my birthday. It was as hot as an oven outside and by the time we finished, I felt like I needed the emergency room. As I have an over the top migraine, with eye pain, and now jaw pain. Bordering on excruciating pain. Because I am not used to driving between Oakton and Alexandria, I got LOST on the beltway and landed up in Maryland twice. Not a good day. After lunch, I drove back to the house, and met up with Peter and the roofing company. Of course there are major issues with the roof too. We just can't catch a break!
Finally back home in DC. It is pouring and thundering and SOMEONE is NOT happy!
No comments:
Post a Comment