1. I was up, functioning, and online at 7:10, because I'm telecommuting while my shower gets rebuilt.
2. I transferred money from savings into Mike's bank account to subsidize his trip to Hungary this month.
3. I transferred money from savings into my checking account so I'll be able to pay for the shower remodel.
4. I bit the bullet and scheduled a guy to come repair the icemaker on my refrigerator, which has been out so long that I can't remember when it last worked. A couple of years ago I figured out a solenoid needs replacing, and there was a time that I'd have tackled that myself, but no more. The interesting thing about scheduling this repair, to me, is that I did it online, without ever speaking a word to anyone.
5. At 9AM, I participated in an hour long conference call with my counterparts on the west coast and in Europe. I was particularly glad I did this, as no one else from Texas was on that call, an irony not lost on me (the lone telecommuter).
6. I called and scheduled Terminix to come back, having discovered a mud tube on an outside corner of the fireplace that they missed when they did the annual inspection a few weeks ago.
7. I called and scheduled a meeting with the landscape architect, who's going to show me his ideas for my back yard (which will remain theoretical until I can afford to implement them).
8. I spotted a ruby-throated chameleon cleverly disguised as part of the chain on one of the pots of petunias on my patio...meaning instead of his usual gorgeous chartreuse he was brown. I documented this.

9. I inadvertently managed to get my lawn cut. There was a crew from one of the big companies cutting the grass next door, and I went out and asked how much they'd charge to do my yard. The guy quoted exactly what my regular guy charges, so I said,
"OK, never mind," thinking if the price were the same, I'd rather pay an individual than a big company. I went back to my computer only to hear a lawnmower that sounded much closer than my neighbor's yard...and that's because it was right outside my dining room windows; they'd gone ahead and started doing my lawn anyway. So I paid the company instead of the individual...and the yard does look good.
10. I met with the plumber, who installed the ceramic valve and extended the height of the pipe on which the shower head is mounted, from it's previous 66" to 75".
11. I discussed the tile layout with the tile guy, and also reviewed where I want crosspieces placed between the studs, for grab bars and for mounting one of the medicine cabinets on the other side of the shower.
12. I spent about half an hour this evening working on the narrow border filled with monkey grass outside the front door. I'm changing out the landscape timbers with bricks.
13. I spent a few minutes admiring the 5 month old granddaughter of one of my neighbors.
14. I had dinner with another neighbor, who took me away from working on my flowerbeds to share fajitas with him at Chili's.
And more remodeling pics...1st, the new valve; 2nd - water damage; 3rd - countertop clutter...boy, am I glad I didn't already have the marble countertop installed in there.

