READY FOR GUESTS

Back in 1997 we purchased a double bed for the bedroom that our exchange student had been occupying for 9 months.  We replaced a twin bed with the double because her parents were coming for a visit from Denmark.  The room is rather small so we never thought about getting a larger bed.  The bed has served us well for 17 years.  After sleeping in a double bed at my parent's house when we visited, I know that it's not the most comfortable after having a queen at home.  We always managed with that so we didn't worry about it when the kids came to visit.  Recently we've had some other guests come to stay with us and we just felt like the bed wasn't very comfortable for others of our generation.  You know when you're younger, you can adapt a little better to inconvenient circumstances.  We had to give up a little floor space but decided it would be better to have more space in the bed rather than space next to the bed.  It is a little tight if you get in on the side next to the wall, but really, how much time will that be?  Hopefully, we'll have lots of guests come and stay in our guest room over the coming years!  And it will be a nice change for our kids when they come to visit.

TODAY ISN'T SATURDAY?

Today started out like any normal Thursday.  We got up, showered, had breakfast and were ready for the day.  What normally happens is my "handyman" takes off to work somewhere else.  The past few weeks it's been for Habitat for Humanity.  But today....he didn't leave!!  He actually stayed home and worked on a few projects around here!  We bought a queen size mattress to replace the double in the guest room and he had to adapt the frame to fit the larger mattress since I wanted to keep the headboard/footboard.  He had been working on it for a while, but got it finished today.  My garage floor has been emptied of all the leftover junk from projects.  Now this will be short lived as tomorrow a friend is returning a table and 4 chairs they had borrowed while their furniture is in storage in Illinois while they build a new house here.  Handyman has also ordered windows for the porch at the cabin that will be in next week and those will be stored in my garage.  Some door facings on the workshop and storage building and a birdhouse had been in dire need of paint, so they each got one coat.  My fountain had been running low again so he fixed that.  Not sure if that's all he accomplished but he worked around here most of the day. 
I normally don't get much out of him during the week, so it really did mess with my mind.  All day I've thought it was Saturday since he was here working and not out working for  someone else.
I guess this is what retirement could look like if he stayed home all the time.....not!!  I couldn't keep him this busy all of the time so I guess it's good that he has his projects away from home.
Now, when is Saturday?