This week Terry has been taking a few of his extra vacation days off. He decided to tackle the hardwood floor this time. The previous owners had taken out a floor furnace that was located in a doorway between the dining room and the living room. They slapped down a piece of plywood and covered it with wall to wall carpet. He took up the carpet in one of the closets and began prying up the hardwood floor there. After trial and error he was able to get the pieces up with a crow bar without damaging them beyond repair. The plywood was another story. This was done in the times that people used nails the size of spikes...yikes!
After levelling the floor area he began placing the hardwood floor pieces in the area to be patched. With a lot of TLC, sanding, staining, and varnishing...It should look ...pretty good!
Terry has a very hard time staying awake in the evening time. He sleeps like a hibernating bear in his recliner. He has slept through some of the most exciting movies and TV shows out there. When he gets out of the recliner he is wide awake. As I am trying to drift off to sleep he begins talking and talking...mmm. I have tried to explain that I am trying to get some sleep...oh well.
This evening I was writing on my book and was trying to think of that perfect word to finish the thought of a paragraph. Terry came into the room where I was writing and was hurt that I didn't answer his remark for a few seconds. I had to explain that I was in deep thought. (Not that thoughts get all that deep around here.) I had not intended to hurt his feelings. He took it well. It was a vivid reminder that ...When you are writing you need to do it where you cannot be interrupted! I told him that after I finished the sentence he would have my full attention. Guess what? He got in his recliner and fell asleep while we were talking!!! Men!
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