Tonight's picture was taken in July of 2009. Mattie was home between hospital treatments and that day we all needed a project. Something to do other than to focus on cancer. So we painted our deck. This was an activity Mattie was involved with in the past, and this time, he painted creatively. Since Mattie couldn't stand independently, he sat and used his left foot to hold a paint brush. Mattie's left leg was called Curious George. It was the only appendage intact, not operated on and it was stronger and he used it like an arm and hand.
Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus update from Johns Hopkins.
- Number of people diagnosed with the virus: 33,743,985
- Number of people who died from the virus: 605,878
Don't ask me where the days go! We got up early, and both of us did several hours of work while home in DC. Then around lunch time, we packed up and headed to the house with Sunny. The hours just flew by there and I can't say I had tangible accomplishments.
I spent most of my time on the phone with the painters, then the pest control company, then mosquito squad (who manages the horrible mosquitos once a month), then met with a wood floor restored, did two loads of laundry, walked Sunny, and so forth. You get the picture. The former owners of the house installed THREE different types of wood floors in their house, on the first floor alone we have oak, maple, and cherry! All these woods have different colors and characteristics. Trying to restore them so they all look similar in color is an undertaking. It wouldn't be so awful alone, but when you factor in big expenditures like replacing an HVAC system, getting a whole new electrical panel, and let's not talk about the many different plumbing nightmares, then the floors become a nice to have, but NOT a likely to have at this point in time. Nonetheless, I really like the floor company, and the owner himself came out to do our estimate.
Given that I run most of Mattie Miracle single handedly, I know all too well the importance of juggling multiple things, and doing hands on work. If I stop working, in many ways Mattie Miracle would come to a screeching stop. I can see the house isn't too far behind. This thing is a full time job, and we are working around the clock. I have more upbeat days than some, but today isn't one of them.
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