Pain: I have been putting off writing my letters to Customer Relations regarding my cruise suitcase not making it to San Francisco and the bad Customer Service that led to us almost not getting on the cruise. I find complaining pretty painful and I am not sure I expect anything to come from either letter but I hope to be compensated by Allegiant for the clothes and toiletries I had to purchase. I am most. concerned about the Princess Customer Service and the Princess requirement that is more stringent than what is required by US Customs and Border Protection which clearly states that an Enhanced Driver’s License is all that is required for a closed loop cruise which ours was. We were fortunate that we had family members available to go into our homes and take pictures of what Princess wanted, BUT others may not be so fortunate.
Joy: Today was a great day at Tools for Schools. The Executive Director for House to Homes Nashville that we build most of our furniture for mentioned that TV trays are very popular. I found a wood one at Habitat ReStore and bought it as a template. I took the doors off of my bathroom cabinets before they cabinets were taken out for the remodel and took them in to see if we could use them as the table top. Pictured is our first attempt. It is stable. It is a bit out of proportion – the top surface is a bit smaller than the prototype and we should have allowed more distance for the legs to spread further apart but it is OK for the first one. Tomorrow I will start the painting.
The most fun today was that I got to do my first beveled edges on the big saw. The big table saw scares me a bit. I learned how change the saw blade to bevel and how to line the board up to create the perfect beveled edge. I also learned what a dull saw blade cuts like; learned how to clean and replace the blade and feel the small bit of improvement with a cleaned blade while waiting for a new blade to be picked up.
The new blade was a day and night difference. The cut was so much smoother and it felt much safer. I am so thankful for these activities to get me out of bed each day.
Tamara Unleashed 