The painter/handyman is nearing the finish of his work at my house. There are just relatively minor tasks left for him to do, including some outdoor work that must be done tomorrow, since it's raining. I really liked him and his work, on the whole, but he's not the greatest communicator. I don't mean language issues, but things like letting us know if he's gone for the day (to expect him back later) and what time(s). I have sort of told him that we'd like to be kept in the loop with that. After all, we sometimes want to go out and run errands. We don't want to leave our house unlocked without at least him here, or soon to return.

We've decided that we will likely have the stager/photographer come after the floors are done (and "white glove cleaner" comes), but before the windows are fixed. The window people have many excuses for a long delay. Our realtor said it's not worth waiting for them, but that we can simply have potential buyers told that the fixes are scheduled. Oh well. Not the ideal, but what are you going to do.

My dad called me today. He clearly knows that I am, in fact, moving in the near future. I scheduled a visit at his assisted living this Sunday. I do want to visit him as often as possible. He said he wants a particular pair of boots from his house. It sure would be nice if my sister or brother would join me so they can look for the boots. That would save me a trip all the way to my childhood hometown.