We love having Lynne and Joel come up from Washington state. Visits from the Thomases are always much too few and far between. We were in contact in December and planned for their visit this weekend.

Joel is a jack-of-all trades and I fear I got quite a deal. Rather than a visitor, I had a guest who spent the whole day fixing things around the apartment. He travels with his tools and put in storage shelves in an other-wise wasted space. On a trip to Home Depot, other purchases included new bathroom lighting, and adhesive for a carpet to laminate flooring transition. I would have never thought of changing the hinges on one of the kitchen cabinets. He spent the whole day doing these things while I mostly watched.
It was nice hanging around in the evening. Chatting, eating hors d'oeuvres, and switching between TV and the Net was very nice. How good it is to be of a certain age where running out for a party is unnecessary. We love having them visit. Next time we must plan some things rather than just having things done for us!