A New Door on Monday

New Garage Side Door

On Monday morning, the phone rang.  It was "A", the handyman!  Did I still want to replace the garage side door?  Yes!  When?  Whenever he could do it!  He said he'll be here in 20 minutes!  I told him I thought he had forgotten about me, but, he said he had been busy with other work.

He came over, remeasured everything, asked me for an advance of part of the money to buy the materials, bought a new door and frame, and spent the next several hours removing the old door and frame and putting in the new door.  It took a little longer than anticipated because he needed to remove and replace the outer most strip of the old framing that had been set into the stucco, as that was rotting at the bottom.  He used some leftover pieces of molding I had in the garage, instead of having me buy more strips of wood, to fashion a new frame and inserted that into the groove in the stucco.

Afterwards, he cut up the old door (it was warped and deteriorated and there was a hole at the bottom), put it all in the recycling bin, and took the bins to the curb for me. 

He was still here, working around lunch time (about 1:00 p.m.) so, I offered him some lunch.  At first, he politely declined, but, I said I had rice and curries and he said OK.  He thanked me for the lunch and said I was a good cook!  LOL.  I was happy I had cooked on Sunday!  

Once he finished with the side door, I had him measure my windows for new wire mesh screens.  The existing screens had deteriorated over the years and I've had to toss some of them and the rest are torn or tearing.  Even the aluminum frames have deteriorated.  He quoted what I considered to be a very reasonable price to replace them (not that I've had any other quotes!).  I've been wanting to replace the screens for several years, now and hadn't because I didn't know whom to ask!  I'll be able to open more windows, next summer, without worrying about Dancer jumping out!  Not to mention the house won't look so shabby with torn screens in the windows.  Maybe I can do a little window cleaning, too, at the same time.

A also told me that if I get the wheel for the sliding glass door, he'll fix that too, as well as the laundry room pocket door which has come off its tracks!  He is supposed to call me in the morning to let me know when he can come to start the work.  However, I won't worry too much if he doesn't call for a few days. 

After he left, I made a quick trip to the post office to mail my gas bill payment.  Then, I did a load of laundry and swept the kitchen and bathroom.  It's not the house cleaning I had planned to do on Monday, but, that's OK.    

On Monday, I was grateful for:
- Dancer seemed fine after having thrown up, the night before
- "A" called and showed up!
- The new side door
- The prospect of new screens for the windows
- Being able to offer him lunch

Monday's joyful activity was having A complete one of the items on my Mile Long To Do List!

Monday's To Do List:
- Pay the gas bill - DONE
- Go to the post office - DONE
- Hand water the side garden - DONE

- Change my bed sheets

- Load of laundry (bed sheets/towels kitchen and bath rugs) - DONE

- Dust living room & dining area (swept the bathroom and kitchen, instead)

- Take trash cans to the curb for Tuesday trash pick up - DONE

Tuesday's To Do List:
- Go to Home Depot to buy the parts needed
- Change my bed sheets
- Laundry
- Dust

How was your Monday?  What are your plans for Tuesday?