Fine as far as I know. She called and texted on Saturday about arranging her transportation home after completing this course. Nothing since, but I understand they were headed off into the swamps for a long period.
Weather’s not bad for swamp camping, but they say we may have wintry precipitation over the weekend.
Swamp survival—what a great skill to have under your belt!
I just helped Charlie put together his new bed. He had saved for almost a year to get it, and when I was talking about getting a new bed, he thought he wanted one as well. It took him about six weeks to decide for sure that he wanted one, so I printed out some stuff from Overstock and let him look at the different styles.
He decided on a twin bed with a 14” platform, so it’s not so hard for him to get out of it in the mornings. Him and his bum knees. The platform and mattress finally came yesterday, after being “Out For Delivery” on Friday. and then “Rescheduled.”
I know he was thinking I kept the money, because he’s old and needs something to worry about. But I put the money in the AmEx account and ordered the bed for him as I promised I would.
By the time I got there this morning, he had put the platform together, but his knees were hurting a lot. I told him the old bed had to come out before the platform could be put down, and he was going to “help.” No. I rassled the old mattress and box spring out and onto his patio and then, being the OCD old man that he is, he had to make sure that frame was exactly lined up in exactly the place he want it, exactly “2” this way.”
I then took the mattress out of the box...rolled up in thick plastic. He was so worried when I took the scissors to it, but after removing the two layers (one with the rolled up mattress and one on the mattress itself) and we watched as it expanded.
I’m sure Charlie loves me for that! On my way home, I put the two boxes in the Dumpster.
To say I’m done for the day is an understatement.
Oh, yes...I need three more boxes or two boxes and another tub. Probably three boxes because they’re cheaper together than one tub.