Awake: 6:32am Temp 43 sleep 6+17 cloudy-windy overnight @ Denver.
Around 8:00am, Mother Nature surprised us by giving a short burst of hail to make sure we are awake.
Before leaving for Katrina's condo, Kathy did (3) loads of laundry while I rummaged through my tool box & gathered the necessary tools for today's project.
I took a break from building bike hoists in the garage & replaced (2) electrical outlets in the living room & one switch in Katrina's bathroom.
My next project today was to shut off the main water valve so I could replace Katrina's tub & shower trim kit with a new one. Try as I might, I could not find a water shut off valve anywhere in the condo. Aside from going into areas of a personal nature, like Sarah & Becky's rooms, I was stumped. So I started drilling more holes in the next hoist board.
After some time on that project, I switched to caulking. With gun in hand, I caulked a Splash Guard on Becky's bathtub to prevent the water from splashing from the shower to the floor.
Oh, by the way, Katrina did not know where the water shut-off valve is located either...but she did call on a neighbor (Wes) who wasted no time in coming over to help us find such a thing.
The only clue was downstairs in Sarah's bathroom; a small triangular shaped cover, well built & painted like a mystery box. I did not want to tear that apart ....yet. Wes told us his condo is similar to Katrina's & his cutoff valve is in about the same area as the location of that mystery box.
When Katrina arrived home from school, she brought in (2) sanders: a small vibrating one & a heavy belt sander. A teacher @ school was kind enough to loan these tools out. With Kathy holding the ladder steady with one hand & using the vacuum cleaner on the other, we sucked & caught dust from (3) sticking doors; (2) up & (1) down.
The (2) sticky doors up stairs were prime candidates for using the ladder & the BIG Sander. Without having those sanders, it would have been a long & tough job. Thank that lady a lot Katrina.
Dinner @ the condo: from Buca di Beppo; leftover ravioli with meat sauce & baked rigatoni; a broiled chicken breast & fresh salad made by Katrina; & some left over ham. Becky came back from a run & joined us for dinner.
We watched only (1) political channel tonight...due to a sleepy partner.
Lights out: 11:28pm.
Around 8:00am, Mother Nature surprised us by giving a short burst of hail to make sure we are awake.
Before leaving for Katrina's condo, Kathy did (3) loads of laundry while I rummaged through my tool box & gathered the necessary tools for today's project.
I took a break from building bike hoists in the garage & replaced (2) electrical outlets in the living room & one switch in Katrina's bathroom.
My next project today was to shut off the main water valve so I could replace Katrina's tub & shower trim kit with a new one. Try as I might, I could not find a water shut off valve anywhere in the condo. Aside from going into areas of a personal nature, like Sarah & Becky's rooms, I was stumped. So I started drilling more holes in the next hoist board.
After some time on that project, I switched to caulking. With gun in hand, I caulked a Splash Guard on Becky's bathtub to prevent the water from splashing from the shower to the floor.
Oh, by the way, Katrina did not know where the water shut-off valve is located either...but she did call on a neighbor (Wes) who wasted no time in coming over to help us find such a thing.
The only clue was downstairs in Sarah's bathroom; a small triangular shaped cover, well built & painted like a mystery box. I did not want to tear that apart ....yet. Wes told us his condo is similar to Katrina's & his cutoff valve is in about the same area as the location of that mystery box.
When Katrina arrived home from school, she brought in (2) sanders: a small vibrating one & a heavy belt sander. A teacher @ school was kind enough to loan these tools out. With Kathy holding the ladder steady with one hand & using the vacuum cleaner on the other, we sucked & caught dust from (3) sticking doors; (2) up & (1) down.
The (2) sticky doors up stairs were prime candidates for using the ladder & the BIG Sander. Without having those sanders, it would have been a long & tough job. Thank that lady a lot Katrina. Dinner @ the condo: from Buca di Beppo; leftover ravioli with meat sauce & baked rigatoni; a broiled chicken breast & fresh salad made by Katrina; & some left over ham. Becky came back from a run & joined us for dinner.
We watched only (1) political channel tonight...due to a sleepy partner.
Lights out: 11:28pm.
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