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That's from yesterday. I managed to get a few shots today, but they were all while the hoppering was in process, and I haven't had any time to download them. It was windy and cold today, with rain intermittently that occasionally turned to a faintly slushy snow, not enough to stick, but enough to let you know it wasn't quite rain anymore. The wind's been howling tonight, but it's supposed to blow everything out of here for tomorrow.
Which is good, because the plan is still to have this thing outside under the arbor. We already know that some things are simply not going to get done; others are going to get missed; and still others we're simply going to screw up, because we're both somewhere way beyond exhausted, and also because my brain has not really functioned properly for a week now, ever since last Friday afternoon's incident. But we can only do what we can do, and whatever else happens or doesn't, we're having a wedding tomorrow.
Once this is over, I think we're also going to take a week off from construction. What isn't done by now was urgent mainly for the wedding itself (except the exterior trim), and by now it's moot. We need some rest, and besides that, we still need to raise +/-$2,500 to cover the balance on the exterior plaster. We're lucky to be considered family, more or less, by these guys, and they're willing to work with us. Sales are going to be crucial to finishing this, but we won't turn away donations, either. As I've said, I'm so relieved and happy to be alive that I'm no longer sweating the details of the wedding very much, other than it actually happening (it's a sobering thing to have to sit, immobile, for a full 30-40 minutes knowing that you might not actually survive it). But there's that whole snow and ice and cold thing coming down the pike, and I suspect this will be the last really warm week we have. So sales matter right now, desperately. But the registries still matter, too. And as always, all of the registry items can be crowdfunded, so kicking in $10 or $20 on an item is extraordinarily useful; a few donations that size to a single item, and it's fulfilled and on its way. All of this, of course, means that we still need shares, daily. So here are all the links:
- Wings's direct PayPal link;
- Wings's site, for sales;
- Lowe's cards (the physical version) via our Amazon wishlist;
- Lowe's e-cards (delivered via e-mail) here; and
- Home Depot cards via the company site. The e-version using my e-mail address is great; I take the tablet to the store with me, and they scan it off the screen.
- Our Amazon wishlist generally.
- Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
- Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. It's not complete; what's left on it now are doormats and a few other miscellaneous items, although there are more that need to be added.
- Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. Also not complete, but I've finally added a bunch of items to it, mostly now furniture items. But about Wayfair, and VERY IMPORTANT: They make it possible to crowdfund each item. So if you'd like to help, but the prices are too much for one person? You can kick in 20 bucks, or ten, or five, on any one item; many small donations can add up to one item. Even the backordered/out-of-stock items can be crowdfunded in advance. There will also be more items that fall into the badly-needed category eventually (probably mostly kitchen stuff), because the wiring and mold and lime and everything else in this toxic tin can have destroyed so much of what we used to have. I'm sickened by the amount of stuff we have to throw out (on top of the things that were simply ruined, such as the microwave fried by the wiring in that place).
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