The porch is done...almost!

The porch is done. Almost! It's done in that I've paid for it. There should be no more bills. No more additions. No more hidden disasters. The total $17,760.13. Not bad for an $8000 bid. I am shocked, chagrined, depressed. But I do not feel as though I've been taken. The man who works for me is an honest, hard working man. The house is old and when the floorboards came up it was like a black hole. People ride by the house and slow down. Neighbors who never speak to us have come to admire the work. Two people even asked if they could have estimates...I'm not sure they're prepared! So...the porch is done...almost. A second coat of stain has to be done and the gobs of oak pollen falling from the sky are making that impossible for the next few days.

I had another small quick salad. I actually had to go out and buy more lettuce. I've used up all the lettuce I bought at the farmer's market and it's only Wednesday! Tomorrow I'll have more energy to create a work of salad art...I'll be without workman at my house for the first time in a month!!!