Awake: 5:44am Temp 43 sleep 6+33 light rain overnight @ Littleton, CO.
Last night we asked Kat to call us when she wakes up & then we’ll drive over to her condo; today she & Kathy are shopping for furniture: a bed frame, corner end table, coffee table, curtains, other miscellaneous, & some groceries. Before they leave around 10:30am, I hang a golf ball from the garage ceiling that will bump Katrina’s windshield when she pulls in reminding her that her car is positioned correctly.
Throughout the day, Kathy calls (3) times on the cell phone & gives an update on their progress; which was nice. Meanwhile, I am busy replacing a (3) way dimmer light switch in the dining room; putting a double door stopper on the pantry door; vacuuming the laundry room & replacing the leaky plastic (4”) dryer hose with an aluminum hose. I also make (2) trips to Home Depot (6.8) miles total, for parts. I believe there are only a few remaining fixes yet to do on Katrina’s list.
During one of my return trips from Home Depot, Mary Jane & Gene call (friends from Alaska) on their cell phone; tomorrow we plan to rendezvous in downtown Littleton.
That vacuuming wore me out so I take an hr break & read some of the Sunday newspaper. Shortly after that hr, the girls arrive @ 6:30pm. Would you believe, they visited (14) stores, got some ideas, including pictures of possible furniture purchases; Katrina wants to include Stephanie in the decisions. A visit to Costco yielded a large box of goodies, but they didn’t purchase all they were after; sometimes it takes a while to find just the right thing. Around 7:00pm, Melissa calls from PA; we (3) share an hr of talk time.
Kathy & Katrina put her bed up on the bed-frame and up on 7” lifters they bought today. The plan was to give Kat some storage space under her bed, but after carrying (2) boxes from the garage & re-analyzing the set-up, they decided it wouldn’t work; the bed-frame legs are too narrow for stability. They removed the lifters, put the casters on the bed-frame and repositioned it on the floor; then took the boxes back to the garage. Katrina will have to come up with another plan. They also hung a mirror on the back of her bedroom door, using (2) different adhesives but neither did the job. So, Katrina will have to come up with another plan for that also.
Late dinner @ Katrina’s condo: Leftover veggie & noodle soup & Mongolian beef from the Thai Hiep restaurant of last night + a few spoons of yummy chocolate ice cream. K & I return to our bus by 9:45pm.
Start watching DVR movie: “Farmer’s Daughter.”
Lights out: 12:02am
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