Bloody Hell... (it's hot!)

So I could not sleep one minute last night. I went to sleep after 7am. Brother arrived around noon, about a few minutes before. He left at 2pm because he got called to work! Work is evil and demanding!

He did swap refill value in master bath toilet. I played helper, fetching things. I have not inspected yet.

We were going to home improvement store and stopped at an Open House. It is not this model but better model! Two-stories. Wouldn't mind owning but way too expensive? Yard is tiny though. There is lot of work that wasn't done there. This house will look better I think? Floor was very squeaky upstairs! Paint, flooring there cost $5K to have done. It is better for me to have done these things! It was at open house that Brother got a call from SIL that work had called?

Brother did not take dresser but I gave him his insurance paperwork and gift for SIL's B-Day which I hadn't wrapped (oops). I couldn't even find a bow. I also gave him two toys from my cereal boxes for the kids to abuse. He took the buffer so he can work on cleaning the vehicles. And he refilled the window washer fluid in the truck.

It is very hot. I am tired. I need to food. I think I will go outside. Have not seen kitty since Brother arrived today.

Eventually kitty revealed herself. She hides well! That is a good kitty? Anyway, Brother was annoyed at all the requests he'd gotten about bringing the dresser. He has been legitimately busy? And he said he was going to ask for the dressers back anyway when they didn't want them again. I guess dresser is staying? After Brother left, I did two projects.

First, I fixed the catch plate for the storm door to the back yard. Until now you could just tug on the "locked" door and it would pop open. Now you can yank and it sounds like you are going to pull a wall down on yourself! That is more fun!

I also replaced the pneumatic auto-closer for the storm door. It has been useless for years and years and I got a replacement with Mother a year or two ago but I hadn't installed. Mother was going to get new storm door too. Anyway, I installed it. I had to make a few "bridge" modifications because the new one would not fit in the door jamb so I used the old part there, and the new parts otherwise. I tested it, it worked so well the curtains on the door flew off when it slammed closed! I made an adjustment and changed the new pin with a nut-bolt because the pin would not stay secure in the old part. Door works very well! Mother would be pleased. I scraped a knuckle when I was fetching tools so it was good project!

Kitty went outside to get cooled off in the evening. Neighbor brought his wife out awhile, I chatted with them and then came inside. I listened to radio after 8pm and experimented with computer coloring. Should be sleeping but need food and not ready for sleep. It is still warm.