The Apprentice

It's payback time! We've been traveling tons and tons lately. When we're both gone, our friend Lynne graciously checks in on our crazy felines along with gathering our mail, watering plants, etc, etc. And given that she's a super busy mom with two kids running to hockey practice, basketball games, baseball and a million other activities, it's wonder she even picks up her phone when caller ID tells her it's us calling.

Finally, last week she actually called me to ask a favor! Yay! We're always looking for some way to pay her back for all her time and help. They've been doing a bunch of house renovation and are right now putting a half bath on the first floor. She wanted some help doing all the wood trim in there. I packed up the car with my table saw, toolbox, extension cords, and anything else I could think of that we might need. (Later that afternoon, we were disappointed when we realized that I hadn't thought to pack the tequila for margaritas.)

What I thought would take 3 hours or so ended up taking 7 and two trips to Home Depot. But we got it done and we still had all twenty of our combined fingers. And now Lynne knows how to use a table saw, cut angles and bevels and can hammer with the best of them.

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