Day 14 - Friday, April 1

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY

Mason is off to get his wisdom teeth removed at 7:30 this morning. He was back a little before 10 and taking it easy all day.

Carmen and I decided to clean the exhaust / heater / light fixture in Anna's bathroom ceiling which turned out to be much more of a project than we had expected. After taking off the exhaust grill and light, we discovered that the exhaust and heater blowers were completely clogged with accumulated dust which was resistant to removal. Each of the hundreds of blower blades had to be cleaned with a small wire. While putting the exhaust blower back in, I dropped it and broke part of the plastic blade unit - I got super glue from Lowes and hope that this fixes it as otherwise I may need to replace the entire unit.

I needed cement blocks for Amy's crawlspace entry and found a masonry supply company not very far away. They are 4x8x16 blocks so only way about 20lbs but still 12 of them were heavy to move. Lowes and Home Depot didn't carry them which was surprising. I need to dig a larger hole to put in concrete and then the cement block wall. I may need to do this around a pit for the sump pump.

Anna wanted to raise the level of a concrete pad she and Mason put in to hold poles supporting an awning in her back yard. In the morning she put in an order for 4 60lb bags of concrete mix at Lowes for curbside delivery but at 1pm it still wasn't ready so I drove down to buy and pick them up.

Carmen and I mixed and spread the 4 bags of concrete but need about 3 more.

Anna had made a reservation for dinner for us at Blue Boheme, a French restaurant but we were too exhausted to enjoy it so we had her cancel the reservation.

Carmen and I went over to Amy's for Happy Hour and then came back to Anna's for dinner. Anna made quiche and a salad which we enjoyed along with leftover macaroni and cheese.

We watched the move "Death on the Nile" based on a 1937 book by Agatha Christie - it was quite suspenseful and had a great cast.

No photos today - forgot to take any while doing concrete work.


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