I got the camper cleaned and put back together, the fridge stocked. One box ticked for my kids coming home at the end of the week.
While I was finishing that, Tim was putting the final touches on the bathroom. Another box ticked.
The attic fold down steps are installed. We had to ask for help on that one. My nephew dropped what he was doing and headed down. He's a huge guy, so he simply picked up the steps and fit them in place. Tim was in the attic putting in the screws to hold the thing in place. We had called Bill once we saw that this was not a two man job. Once he got there, it turned out that it was a two person job after all...he and Tim installed it and I kept myself out of their way. There is another box ticked.
I have jury duty tomorrow.
Tuesday, we'll be back at it. We are waiting to begin moving minimal furniture down there until we get the cleaned rugs back, and I'm not sure exactly when that will happen.
Not a lot to say today, but it is raining, and we are supposed to have thunderstorms. To that end, I have the window open to hear it blowing in. Nothing yet, but the rain makes a pleasant shushing noise as my mind races on ahead, doing meal planning for the visit.
So the time is coming where you have no more boxes to check off?
ReplyDeleteOh yes...then I plan to start ticking off people.
DeleteI wouldn't want to rain on your parade, but please keep in mind that when you show up for jury duty, they may take more than one day to make up a full roster for jury members and you might have to go back daily until they do. THEN if you ARE chosen, you have to be there every day court is in session. The most I had to do was two days and just a little bit on the third day, before being dismissed.
DeleteI am not sure what to expect but i plan to make it very clear that if this goes on for days I cannot do it. I can return next month if necessary.
DeleteMy neighbor has a don in law who is enormous! He can and does lift items most people need a team for. My neighbor needed to move a shed across the patio. His SIL picked it up and moved it!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like good progress. Oh what it is to have a Useful young man about the place - I borrowed Sam (ordinary sized!) from two doors down this week just to put in two Raspberry stakes for me on the bank. I will be happy to go out in the rain today to put the wire on them.
ReplyDeleteI hope your Jury service isn't set to go on too long . . .
For you that might be a quieter day. Sounds very busy and constructive to me. Hope it will be a fantastic visit. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are rolling towards an end, a finale so to speak. Except for the jury service which will keep you on tenterhooks for a time.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to tick things off your list. You'll be needing a new list soon. I hope the jury service is straightforward.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the jury service. Hope it is done and dusted in one day.
ReplyDeleteGood that you can opt to come back again..I don't think that we have that option unless too sick to do service
ReplyDeleteNice to tick things off the list!
When I did Jury service about 4 years ago, it went on for nearly 2 weeks, so I hope that you are correct about it only being one day...is that normal in US ? It was such a palaver......I had to get my husband to take me to the train station.....5 minute train ride to St. Albans.....15 minute walk on my elderly legs ( they only just got me before I was too old for jury service!!) to the courtroom and then all day up and down 3 flights of stairs every time the jury were dismissed for various reasons ( things being discussed that we shouldn't hear I guess!) It was a case re a 6 year old girl whose Mum's boyfriend was abusing her. It was obvious to me on the first day when we watched a video of the child being talked to about it that there was no way she could have made up the things she was saying, or been coached by the mother, who was cross with the boyfriend for dumping her...that was the case for the defence!! The only time I cried was when the grandparents gave a thumbs up across the room after the guy had been convicted. I heard that he got 16 years, though in this country he is probably out by now!!
ReplyDeleteI did jury service in UK years ago, I had to present myself every day for 2 weeks, the first week I sat and read a book, as I was not called, I did get a case on the second week lasted 4 days.
ReplyDeleteYour daughter in England is not coming? You have another daughter? And?
ReplyDeleteDo you have a date in mind whereby you will move into your new home?