Every now and then, usually
in the wee hours of the morning, when I seem to wake with all sorts of
oh-so-important thoughts, I write things down hoping that I might be able to do
something about them when the for-real AM rolls around. Last night the following came to mind:
1) Strip of foam
2) Writing tablets
3) Help from kids
for mom and dad
4) Strip of aluminum for roof
5) Dear family and
hiking books
6) TV antenna
7) Grass trimmings
8) Holley tree lower
branches
How’s that for a list of things to do in
the morning. Well, in retrospect, all of
the items are things that need to be done.
Add to this a visit to my friend Richard’s to discuss some work he needs
done next week while he visits his son in Colorado, and my day just might be a
bit full.
Interestingly enough, here I am at 4 in
the PM having just finished item 1, above.
Well, not exactly. Seems my wife
has problems walking because of some cartilage growths on her feet. I just put together something that might help
here, using a couple of 2-inch thick foam “soles” and a couple of socks of
mine. Now I am waiting for the glue to
dry, after which I will give them to my sweetie to see if the idea had any
merit. Should know something in a couple
of hours.
Item 2 was easy. Actually, I guess I was on top of things,
having picked up a 67 cent writing book 4x6 by about 60 pages that I will leave
next to bed with a pen. Should give me
something to write on the next time I have those nocturnal thoughts about what
I need to do the next day. No problem!!
Item 3 is a bit needed for the
future. Seems the “kids” just may need a
bit of help to see what help they may be to their aging parents, perhaps
something they may do to keep us out of one of our old folks homes for just a
bit when we get just a bit older. Of
course the “kids” currently are not all that available, since their “kids” are
still at home with them and will not be away to college for several more
years. Will have to think on this just a
bit.
Item 4 is rather simple. What I need is a 12” or so strip of aluminum
to hang from our roof in the front.
Something we had before the fire and something we need to replace (our
contractor did not think so to do) to divert water from the roof to the yard
proper to keep it from causing a puddle atop our front sidewalk during rain
events. Can do, will do, probably next
week.
Item 5 are two books that just may be
salable. Will do—sooner rather than
later will be better (or best!)
Item 6 is, again, something we lost by
the fire. Need to do to improve
reception from our local transmitters, which transmitters provide about 20
channels at exactly the right price. It’s
FREE!
(How much do you pay,
annually, for your TV service?)
Item 7, again required by my house fire,
is needed to provide grass on the areas our contractor left a garbage container
to use while they were “fixing” our house.
Dummies—anyone who has a similar problem, a house fire, just may want to
find a contractor other than PDR to restore their building.
And, the holley tree, item 8, is one that
our across-the-street neighbor provided to my dad quite a few years ago. It was very small. Now it’s 50 feet tall, and the lowest
branches shade out the grass that used to grow under it. Could cut it down, but our neighbor has gone
along with my dad and mom to whatever afterlife we will have and I doubt he or
my dad would like that. Neither would
his widow who still resides across the street.
Guess I can do this trimming myself.
I do have a pole saw that should do the job.
So, how is that for waking up in the
middle of the night and coming up with just a few items that need a bit of
work? Sleep isn’t supposed to bring on
work, now is it? Guess it’s just a good
time for the brain to think about things I’d rather continue to put off. Now comes the hard part.
Hah!
(Thanks, Alf!)
