People ask how I am. I tell them I am stable.
It’s good to be stable, and it’s good to be busy.
I’m thankful I am able to be busy.
That’s me cutting access to bathroom plumbing
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October’s days were packed. Every weekend, most evenings, and even some week days were spent working at our vacant rental house.
Kitchen before
New paint and floor
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As the tenants were moving out, we discovered a mysterious, spongy hump growing under the linoleum in the bathroom floor.
Laundry room floor under repair
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It turned out the water heater had begun leaking and the underlayment was mostly destroyed. There was also some previous or ongoing damage in the laundry room floor.
Diane filling the first of what must have been 300 holes in the walls
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Once it began, the list of things that needed repair rolled out like a scroll, including things that, “now” was as-good-a-time-as-any to do.
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Brandon & Emily at Southwestern University
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We spent Thanksgiving at Brandon and Emily’s house in Georgetown, Texas. Brandon is teaching there.
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We played some serious board games
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Robin and Aubrie joined us the day after. I’m glad we got to spend that time together. It felt like a summer break for us as we did most of our strolling around in shorts and sandals.
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Emily, Brandon, Diane, Scott, Betty, Robin, Aubrie. That’s all of us. Thanks for the picture, Robin
