Winding Down and Finishing

Yesterday was a catch-up/wind down day.  There is always a deflating day following the holidays.  The hustle and bustle of preparing for the holidays is over.  The guests have come, eaten, opened presents and gone.  There is laundry to be done and I find I need time to just wind down from everything and get back into the routine that Winston and I have created since he moved in.

I headed to church this morning with a trunk full of goodies for my friend, Sheila.  I met Sheila four years ago at the first GriefShare in 2012,  We almost felt an immediate bond as she had lost two husbands over the course of her life.  She has become part of my quilting/sewing friends and has arranged for our monthly pillowcase sewing for charity.

I have been fortunate in my life to have been able to get some top notch sewing machines and I had one in Maryland and one in Pennsylvania of both sewing and serger.  Now that I have only one home I have been looking for a good home for my duplicates.  As I have found the complete parts of my machines, I have given them to Sheila.  She has a new granddaughter (Sadie) and will be able to use the sewing/embroidery machine to make some wonderful things for her.  Today I gave her a nice serger that will allow her to make some nice garments and finish items faster than with traditional sewing.

Then I came home to finish up a loose end from the construction before Christmas.  When we had picked up the panels to do the Ugly wall, I had also purchased a piece of plywood to cut and put under the mattress on the trundle to give it a more substantial sleeping surface.  It was on the list of seven projects.  The Ugly wall repair was finished and it took longer than I had anticipated, but of all of the items, that is the one I really wanted completed.  I got another one partially done,  I have hard wired two of my cameras, but I have to tack up the cable to the one in order to cross it off the list.

I was left with saw horses, a full sheet of plywood and a partial sheet of the paneling on the back porch when everyone left.

So the paneling was placed in the garage.  It is a nice piece and I will find another place to use it... give me time.

So I took my measurements from the bed frame, marked it on the plywood and very, very carefully used my circular saw and ended up with a smaller rectangle that I am hoping will fit where I need it.  (It is a bit blurry as the battery in the camera was almost dead and it was not a terribly sharp picture).  Do not look too closely, the lines are not completely straight, but they are not bad, for a beginner.  The good thing is I still have all of my fingers, I did not cut through the saw cord and I did not cut into the furring strips or saw horses that was holding up the plywood.  :>)

Then I took the saw, cut off the corners, so that when I tuck in sheets and blankets, I do not stab myself on sharp corners.  Finally I dragged it inside and after catching my breath, I slid the board, on it's side to the basement.  In the next day or so, I will get it under the mattress on the trundle.

I will then start working on the list and getting the rest of the things done.  Rob mentioned something about a shared Google Doc where I will keep my list so he is aware of what needs to be done.  We will work on that later.  But I am pleased at my ability to use power tools... and with no assistant to hold the ends of the board while I saw.  (Rudy, I learned about many things by just watching you.... thanks!)