I have my last in this series of dental
appointments today. At least, I hope I do. If things do not go well, I
could still be looking at a root canal. I have my fingers crossed.
I’ve promised myself an iced mocha from Mc Donald’s when the appointment
is over. I can count on one finger the number of times I have indulged
in that little cup of deliciousness. Dr Phil calls drinks like that
melted milkshake, and I can see why. The nutrition content is
atrocious. But I do not care. It’s a once a year treat to reward
myself after going through all the scary stuff at the dentist office,
and I will enjoy every frosty, sugar-and-caffeine filled sip.
We
decided to go ahead and replace our front door, budget be damned, sort of.
We are supposed to get a depreciation check from my homeowner’s
insurance for the storm damage we incurred last year. We completed the
repairs, submitted our receipts, and are now waiting for the check to
arrive. Normally, I would not order the door until the check is in
hand, but the current door is darn hard to close, and I’m sure we’re
losing money with its draftiness. A new door takes six to eight weeks
to get here, because, of course, our doorframe is not standard and the
new door must be custom built. So I ordered it. And if, for some
reason, the insurance check doesn’t come, I’ll take the payment for the
door from my savings. It’s all good.
Since
I didn’t know the door would take so long to get here, I already
started some of the other steps in this process: I emptied the linen
closet and painted it, then I got to work on the rest of the trim in the
hallway. This weekend, I hope to get the coat closet in the foyer
painted. I also want to get all the carpet taken up. It’s a lot easier
to paint the trim when the carpet is gone. I don’t even have to tape
it off, since the floor will have new covering and the walls are getting
new color. Gotta love that – taping is so tedious. Of course, I’ll
have to tape over the trim when I do the wall color, but I’ll worry
about that when I get that far.
You are an ambitious lady. Be sure and use your self bribery. Spunky got a greenie. There is no such word only in dog dictionaries so I can't spell it right. Good for his teeth and he likes them.
ReplyDeleteWhew! Just reading your to-do list makes me tired. We also are having new front doors installed and I just asked my husband the other day if the installer had given a time estimate as to when he'd be able to do it. I had no idea that the doors would take so long to be made (I'm pretty sure ours are custom also since we have a double door entry. The installer tried to talk me into a different style but the double doors are so convenient when you have large items going in or out of the house)
ReplyDeleteSWEET treats should not be denied. ENJOY every sip. Hope no root canal is needed. We have a similar problem with our front door. We bought the screen door years ago but never installed it waiting to buy a NEW door. Never happened. Hope yours gets there in record time. You are so right about painting the trim when the carpet is gone. Sounds like you're making progress in leaps and bounds. keep up the good work.
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