Unavoidable Delays - Week 3

I was awakened by the weather alarm radio - strong thunderstorms moving our way. It was not yet 6 a.m.

Unfortunately the electrician had a tree fall on his house, so he obviously can't come today. Even without Steve, there should be some forward movement. Someone named Wendall is coming to do the sheetrock patching required in the kitchen.

Today I was hoping to have the chandelier replaced in the living room. Just before the kitchen remodel began, we updated the furniture in the living room, and part of that redo is replacing the chandelier

that noone has liked since day one. It never really bothered me, but... I put it up on Craigslist and noone there wants it either. Steve was unable to hang the new chandelier on Monday because he didn't have a long enough ladder and the ladder he planned to borrow was working elsewhere. So nothing happened Monday.

This afternoon we will have visit number four from the local furniture company. Unable to replace a warped door on our new wall unit, they are bringing in an entirely new pier. Although this doesn't sound disruptive, it required that Larry unhook all the connections to the new television and remove it to prevent damage. We also have a loaner TV cart, since our new one won't arrive until April! I am seriously considering keeping the floor-model cart just to prevent the ungoing disruptions and allow us to settle. The unnamed (so far) furniture company is sending us a $300 gift certificate because they have caused so much aggravation.
"So that we can buy something else disfunctional," Larry commented. The company already replaced the new end table that was defective.

The good news - yes, there is good news - is that the two new couches are super-comfortable, even draped as they are with sheeting to prevent the dust from finding them. Steve the electrician will eventually get here to hang the new light.

I read recently that the head of a small country had called his noblemen together and asked them to give him one phrase that he could use to reply to every possible situation. The phrase they came up with was, "This too shall pass."