New Slidding Glass Door (Friday Five Edition)

I've been working about 60 hours a week for the past month, so I have had little time to do anything fun, including posting anything.  I'm hoping to get my PTO next week, so I can relax and catch up on all the fun stuff I've been missing out in.  I did have something fun happen last week, though.  I finally got my new sliding glass door!

Back in April, I mentioned that I was planning on getting a sliding glass door to replace my fake French doors that leads to my back deck.  Not only did I not like the doors, they were not put in very well and there was mold starting to form in my crawl space from the door leaking down.  So one way or the other, the door needed to be replaced.


In May, I did some research and got some quotes and finally ordered one in June.  They said that it would be 6-8 weeks for the door to come in and then installation would be set up.  Well 8 weeks had passed and I had not heard from the company.  I called them and they said that because I ordered the doors with screens inside the glass, it usually took 2-4 weeks later.

In September they finally called and said that my door was in and scheduled an appointment to install the door 3 weeks later.  I was so excited to see the door.  The weather was turning perfect to be able to open up the door and my windows and feel the wonderful fall weather through the house.  They came and started to get ready and about 20 minutes later they had told me that they were done.  Huh?  Well apparently the door was ordered a half an inch too small.  At least they measured before took my old door out and I had a huge hole in my house.

On Monday they finally came to install the right size door.  They were also able to fix the mold that had started in my crawl space and fix it so water would not leak down there.  I'm sad that I won't be able to take advantage of the screen door for another few months, but it's in!


They do need to come back and fix the screen inside the door that does not sit right.  But they work and I'm happy to have them.  I will need to paint the new molding that they put in, but that will have to wait till I know they are done with everything and I actually have some time to do something besides work and sleep.

A couple weeks ago was Hanukkah, so if you celebrate, I hope you had a good one.  Next week is Christmas, and if you celebrate, I hope you have a merry one.

I'm linking up with Fairytales and Fitness and Running on Happy for Friday Five 2.0

Random Friday Five (Friday Five Edition)

I know Friday Five has changed their format for this month, but I still like the list of 5 things.  So I’m gonna stick with it. 😊  There have been a ton of things going on, so this week will just be the randomness that is in my brain.

1.  I had a recap done of my Lucky Charm 10k race and it disappeared.  I had been working on it on and off one afternoon and it kept autosaving.  I also hit save several times.  I had issues with changing the page name and I went to close it.  It asked me if I was sure I wanted to leave the page.  I hit no and went to save again and again was still having issues.  So, I closed the window and it again asked me if I was sure I wanted to leave the page.  I hit yes and when I got back into Blogger the post was gone.  I Googled everything I could about losing a draft and nothing worked.  I feel so deflated and the thought of writing it over frustrates me to no end.  It will happen eventually.

2.  It’s been such a busy week that I feel like it’s been 2 weeks in just 4 days.  And the craziness is not ending any time soon.  I’m exhausted and I’m not sleeping well since I have so much on my mind.  I can’t wait to just sit on my couch and do nothing for a day.

3.  The Ukrop’s 10k is this weekend.  There really isn’t a big to-do about it this year with my friends.  We usually all go to the Expo on the same night and then go to dinner.  And then we all meet up before the race and then have brunch after.  It just isn’t going to be as much fun without the comradery.

4.  The Star Wars Half Marathon is next weekend.  I haven’t run more then 6 miles since Princess due to knee issues and just plain laziness.  I know I’ll have fun meeting up with my friends, but I am so dreading the actual running part.  Just need to make sure that I get some extra podcasts and/or audiobooks to help pass the mileage.

5.  I’ve been wanting to replace my fake French doors with a sliding glass door.  With my birthday coming up, my folks said that they would contribute to it.  All I know is that I want the in-glass shades as well as a pet-proof screen door.  Now I get to research all of the other millions of choices I have get to make.  Hopefully I’ll be able to make all those decisions and get it installed before the summer is over with.

This will happen if I don't have a pet-proof screen door.

Have you ever lost a draft?  Did you get it back?  Have you bought a new sliding glass door?  Recommendations?

I'm linking up with Fairytales and Fitness and Running on Happy for Friday Five 2.0