Sunday, March 21, 2010

And then my back went out

I guess I'm been overdoing it down here, but I do have a limited amount of time to fix things around here before heading North next Saturday. I like doing the work, but there is a month of projects to get done. Nothing major, just little things that have been put off too long. They have found a handiman who fixed the railing, (o thank heaven) and he fixed the toilet in the master bath (what leak) and now he is painting the whole outside except for the front bottom that I did in October. He is going to patch the driveway and repaint it once we leave. So another project done. The lights worked well and added just the amount of light to enhance the outside. I ended up using all 16 lights, I guess it was the right guess. Next I need to get pea gravel and some sand to correct the wash out areas from the down sprouts and new extendeds for the down spouts. We talked about getting a new computer for here, but the unit would not be delivered until after I left and setting up a new computer with an internet connection may not be the best choice for an 80+ year old man. So that may have to wait until next time. We all bring down our laptops, so it isn't a big deal. Both would like to keep in touch with relatives via email and facebook and papasan wants to play games. However, due to the age of the old games, they will not work on modern computers.
Today it is going to 80 with rain late this afternoon and into tonight. I'm going to try and rest my back today and watch the race on TV.
Got rid of one of the old kitchen chair and a tv that ceased working years ago. My other old set we will keep as a backup to the TV in the dining room. Just noticed the screen door on the front porch is not closing well. Another project and the film on the porch windows is tearing, probably from old age, but a guy that works on those things has been found. Wish I would be here to watch how he removes the windows.
ciao for now

1 comment:

Katie said...

They really keep you busy when you go down to Florida! It sounds as though you're having nice weather, and things should be perking up back in Philly weather wise. Don't overdo it if your back is bothering you.