People ask how I am. I tell them I am stable. It’s good to be stable, and it’s good to be busy. I’m thankful I am able to be busy.
October’s days were packed. Every weekend, most evenings, and even some week days were spent working at our vacant rental house.
As the tenants were moving out, we discovered a mysterious, spongy hump growing under the linoleum in the bathroom floor. The tenants said they hadn’t noticed it.
It turned out the water heater had been leaking and the underlayment was mostly destroyed. There was also some previous or ongoing damage to the laundry room floor.
Once the work began, the list of things that needed repair rolled out like a scroll, including things that, “now” was as-good-a-time-as-any to do.
We spent Thanksgiving at Brandon and Emily’s house in Georgetown, Texas. Brandon is teaching there.
Robin and Aubrie joined us the day after. I’m glad we got to spend that time together. It felt like a summer break for us as we did most of our strolling around in shorts and sandals.
