Day 26 - Let's do it! - Part 7

Woke up @ 7am sore and tired but ready to get work done.

Dad is my superman, he was able to push himself to get more done than I could ever imagine, thank you SO much!

Dawn has a clothes line outside, should be interesting to see how it works out.

Dad frosted the garage window, his is better than my attempt.

Do you see what is missing below (hint: light post).

The existing mail box was rotted and dad snapped it off (intentionally) since we were replacing it. A few people have laughed at me for my choice in a new mail box but I worry for my wife and unborn child. I do not want to cause unnecessary risk. The mail box allows Dawn to get the mail from the sidewalk and no go out onto the street. This is not a high traffic area, but accidents do happen. We have had enough accidents to last a lifetime.

After putting the mail box up, I saw a preying mantis, some doubt my photo images but I promise it is a baby preying mantis, I have never seen one so small.

We had to move the tub in the laundry room to make room for the washer and dryer. Dad rerouted the pipes. You don't understand how useful these are until you have one.

We also added shelves for Dawn to work on while down in the laundry room. The main shelf is strong enough to hold a bouncer with Noah in it safely.

The front door lock needed changed or re-keyed, believe it or not, cheaper to replace then re-key the locks we were given.

The gate was not functioning correctly, it would not close all the way. The pole to lock it when in use was bent also. We put a 2" wheel underneath and raised the gate and dad restructured the pivot area. We bent the pole into the correct position using tow rope and my car (that was fun, not for dad, he was scared of my driving, who knew?).

We had an issue with Target, we were given a gift card (thank you to that generous person). Dawn mailed it to me so I could get some other things we will need. Apparently you cannot write the numbers down and use them at the store, online only, annoying. The card was lost in transit, we hoped, we had to verify information and get a new card resent with the remaining balance. The card came today, and we got a rug for the living room to go with the color of the wood furniture.

Also courtesy of the Target gift card, my new desk.

Sadly, Dad is gone, back to PA, the work that is left is doable but my progress will not be what you saw this week. Thanks so much dad for caring enough to help and teaching me invaluable skills.