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Saturday: Take books back to the library. Attempt to clean up the living room & dining room to convince Mrs. Dallas that we didn't live like wild animals during her absence. Attempt (unsuccessfully) to persuade kids, especially daughter, to straighten up their rooms, ditto. Picked up Mrs. Dallas from the airport. Did laundry (including 3 guests worth of sheets & towels) for all of us (5 loads total). Cooked dinner & put the kids to bed, as Mrs. Dallas collapsed from jet lag around 7 PM.
Sunday: Church. Lunch. Trip to local hardware store to buy ceiling fan. Determined there was none to be had there. Trip to Home Depot for ceiling fan. Wailing & gnashing of teeth as daughter only liked models > $100. Finally chose cool-looking stainless steel & black model. Went home. Took everything out of the box & started putting it together. Discovered that the mounting bracket was too large for the ceiling box. Complained, packed the box up, and went back to Home Depot. Got a new fan, not so cool, but it had a smaller bracket (verified by inspection of already-open box). Drove home. Took out only the bracket and attempted to mount it. Discovered I didn't have the right size screws. Ran to the hardware store. Came back and successfully mounted the bracket. Left for second church service (this time to hear Mrs. Dallas play). Got home. Installed the rest of the fan, with considerably less light. Attempted to correct a slight wobble at high speed, and broke the little rubber clip in the process. Finished at 9:45PM. Received thanks from daughter, along with comment that she really had wanted the blades facing the other way (different colors on each side), and could I change them? Agreed to do so at a later unspecified date.
Enjoyed yummy dinner of tortilla chips, salsa, and martini.
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