A neighbor emailed yesterday.
Our neighbors got a puppy Saturday afternoon. All last week they were tossing around names. The dad tossed out Louie and everyone (including me) really liked it … except for their daughter, the nine year old. She was adamant that the name would NOT be used – very strong negative reaction. When asked why she was so opposed, she said that it was too similar to Mr. Lew’s name.
As a family they prayed for Lew the last few years and ALWAYS enjoyed seeing him drive by with the beautiful white hair, friendly smile, and big wave. Their daughter did not want to think about Mr. Lew being gone every time they called their dog Louie.
The van company sent me to a really great repair place in Concord. I didn’t have to wait for service. They had Sugar in the bay within minutes. They got her thoroughly soaked on the outside, tried to stick paper into every seam . . . They found a hole that was too small for the amount of water that got inside, patched it anyway. They didn’t find the leak. They did say that sometimes it happens and never happens again. The owner told me that he lives only a couple of miles from here and that if I get water inside again, he’ll pick up my van so I don’t have to sit around there all day while they take my van apart. I’m not thrilled with that possibility, but they struck me as people I could trust.
Lisa and I spent a while this morning looking for the battery charger for his circular saw. I finally realized that we had been looking right at it and didn’t recognize it it. (I haven’t installed my HAM radio in my van yet. I was waiting for Lew to have a good day so he could cut a board to the right size for me. Now that Lisa has put the saw horses and small saw where I can get to them, I don’t have an excuse.) I’m looking for stuff a lot. Maybe tomorrow I’ll recognize the card reader for his computer.
My next door neighbor went by the used car dealer downtown and asked about Lew’s PT Cruiser. I was surprised by the small amount they’d pay for it. Lisa took it to CarMax and they gave me a quote of $1,500 more. And they don’t care that the windshield needs to be replaced (they can get it cheaper than I can). So, if anyone out there wants a 2002 PT Cruiser with 50,000 miles, usable tires, almost new battery . . . speak up quick. The CarMax quote is good for only seven days.
I don’t know how I’m going to handle clearing out his stuff. Folding his clothing has been soothing — its going very slowly, but I find it a good thing to do when I can’t keep busy with other stuff. I’m looking forward to getting his Porter Cable table saw out of MY garage. As soon as I find all the attachments . . .