Last Wednesday we started helping James and Natalie renovate their deck. We knew it had solid support underneath but the floor, railing and stairs needed work. Initial thought was that it might just need to all be replaced but after a good power washing it was clear that much of the wood of the deck was good. Craig thought the railing could be repaired and not replaced. One of the stringers supporting the stairs needed to be replaced and we felt it best to just replace the steps rather than spend the time sanding them. After 3 days of work between rain showers the steps were replaced, all of the floor boards that needed to be replaced were done and the railing was intact.
Saturday Craig and I drove to Spartanburg (5.5 hour drive) to see a new musical written by a friend for the Sunday matinee. It was a beautiful drive and on Saturday midafternoon there was no slow down on I-40 where the road is being rebuilt that washed away with last Falls hurricane, For about 5 miles, it is a 2 lane interstate at 35mph. Trip was short and sweet but it was good to see friends.
Monday Craig and James worked on the finishing touches to the railing while I nursed a neck spasm. I was able to get a chiropractic adjustment that morning and was just not quite fully “with it” the rest of the day. I went to get a mammogram in the late afternoon and stopped at Home Depot (across the street from the Breast Center). When I came out of Home Depot, I couldn’t get the car door to unlock and convinced myself I lost the fob in Home Depot. So I retraced by steps but it was no where to be found so I walked across the street to get my mammogram. Craig had his phone on silence so he did not get my call or text about the lost fob. After the mammogram, I called Natalie so she could let Craig know if my dilemma and while I was talking to her I did another look in my bag for the fob and “there it was”. I blame my muddled thinking on the muscle relaxant I had taken that morning. There is only one fob for Craig’s car so crisis was averted.
Tuesday I went to Tools, worked out with my trainer and got ready for the Robertson County Democratic Committee Reorganization Meeting which happens every 2 years. I put my name forward to be Committee Representative for District 3 of Robertson County and was “elected”. 49 people showed up for the meeting which was a much larger number than they have had in a very long time. There are 24 representatives from the Districts and the goal is to have one male and one female from each of the districts.
I like working on things that seem impossible and working to get Democrats elected in a county that went 80% for Trump is a suitable challenge. It is very engaged group of people with good age diversity and I look forward to trying to “do something” besides carry protest signs.
Now we are back to drainage and driveway management at the Garden before we move on to building the retainer wall for deck expansion and hot tub installation.
Tamara Unleashed 