Monday Musings

The ceiling fan in our bedroom is finally installed and running.  One teensy little problem, though.  Even though there are two switched on the wall - one for just the fan, and one for just the light - they do not yet work separately.  No matter which switch you hit, both fan and lights will go on.  You have to stand up on the bed and pull the chain in order to get the light to turn off.  Not exactly what I want to do first thing in the morning or last thing at night.  In the meantime, the lights are off, and the fan is running.  It has made a HUGE difference in the overall temperature of the room.  It's not nearly as stuffy, and it's chilly enough at night that we've been able to turn the thermostat on the a/c up a good 5* higher than we've been keeping it in previous years.  Husband is planning on getting into the fan itself to work on the wiring sometime.

We've had a slew of home repair issues hit us all at once this weekend, so the wiring is going to have to wait for a few weeks.  I've got a big post coming tomorrow about the horrible repair we found yesterday.  I'm writing and taking pictures now.  This repair is a top priority, but it's going to take a month or two in order to do it correctly.  You know, I wonder if home ownership is everything it's cracked up to be?

Right now, husband is replacing the knob on the front door.  The door knob dropped right out of the doorknob hole yesterday.  Granted, this is the front door, and we usually go in and out through the kitchen.  We don't use it for daily access.  So, when we opened the door yesterday, the doorknob fell off in our hands.  We couldn't get it back together again.  So off to Home Depot we went to get a new door knob.  It's a snazzy one, too.  I really like it.   (Believe it or not, this isn't the BIG repair.)

It's been an interesting week at work.  Our little library is staffed by 6 librarians.  3 of them quit this past week.  2 people got some pretty awesome jobs in new places.  (J.T., I am so very, very excited for you!)  1 person just had enough and quit.  So, we're down to half staff for the time being.  I'm switching over to evening hours for the summer.  I'm looking forward to the change of pace, going into work after morning rush hour is finished, and being able to make it to the gym first thing in the morning.  As of now, new hires have not yet been made.  I think we're looking out at least a month before the new people can begin.  Good times, people.  Good times.

As you are enjoying your long weekend today, I hope that you take the time to remember the reason for this day off.  Take some time to remember those who have fallen in battle for our country.

Happy Memorial Day!