{"id":55251,"date":"2021-07-16T05:26:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55251"},"modified":"2021-07-18T04:51:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T11:51:03","slug":"progress-was-made-its-beginning-to-look-like-a-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=55251","title":{"rendered":"Progress Was Made! It’s Beginning To Look Like A House!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CEO of IKEA was elected Prime Minister in Sweden. He should have his cabinet together by the end of the weekend.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

So I get up and look at the den\/kitchen and go immediately back to bed.\u00a0 Well, immediately was not fast as I had to wade through boxes to return to the bedroom; we have our work cut out for us!!<\/p>\n

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They have multiplied during the night!<\/p><\/div>\n

I decided to attack the bedroom first since, at my age, middle-of-the-night urges need to be satisfied, and fighting a mountain of boxes does not fit the plan.\u00a0 First, I changed light fixtures in the closet to see what I was doing! (Mary got home later and was astounded by the difference between the 40W light and the 150W equivalent LED lighting).<\/p>\n

Bob my box, I returned them to the bedroom and unpacked.\u00a0 All of Mary’s dresses (save the dance costumes) fit into the master closet.\u00a0 I have 3.3″ so I hung up three T-shirts!<\/p>\n

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I can’t get from here to there!<\/p><\/div>\n

Next was the office.\u00a0 Our two new bookshelves are insufficient, so I ordered another one.\u00a0 I have a new ponderism: Should it be called “the office” or “the library”?<\/p>\n

We expect two matching desks this next week, and then the office\/library will be complete.<\/p>\n

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One more bookshelf is now on order!<\/p><\/div>\n

Next, I attacked the patio mainly because Mary’s plant will need water and some do not like the direct sun.\u00a0 That took longer than expected, plus it was a wild 87 degrees, but we do have the gentle breeze.<\/p>\n

The gazebo was a perfect fit for the back of the pool.\u00a0 Loke carefully, and you will see Miss Robin tending the sunflowers.<\/p>\n

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Robin at the Gazebo!<\/p><\/div>\n

Nick came with Robin, and we put him to work.\u00a0 He moved a mountain of boxes, flattened ten or fifteen wardrobe boxes, and scrubbed the patio chairs,\u00a0 Goodman, he is!<\/p>\n

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We put Nick to work.<\/p><\/div>\n

After working for a couple of hours, we went to Rockwell’s for dinner.\u00a0 We are getting to be regulars there.\u00a0 We got the manager to let Nick inside, despite the posted sign,<\/p>\n

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They let him in any way!<\/p><\/div>\n

Ah!\u00a0 Mother and son, they sure look alike!<\/p>\n

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Robin and her frown up son,<\/p><\/div>\n

We mentioned to the waitress about the upcoming event, and she surprised us with dessert.\u00a0 It disappeared quickly.<\/p>\n

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A nice surprise from our waitress.<\/p><\/div>\n

By the time we got home, we were done!\u00a0 Kaput! We crashed before 8:00 PM.\u00a0 Tomorrow is going to be a long day!<\/p>\n

Before midnight, I woke up and worked on how to get my plug-in devices to attach to the wall.\u00a0 The power supplies are big, and they chew up all the socket area.\u00a0 I SAID TO MYSELF, “Paul, you need a small short extension cord.”\u00a0 Amazon to the rescue.<\/p>\n

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Perfect solution; 9″ extension cords so the power supplies will not take up too much space!<\/p><\/div>\n

Back to sleep, I went, with a loud thud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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