Day 1563

I woke up at 7 this morning, turned over and went to sleep until 9.  Then it was pet stuff and breakfast.  Then it was out to work on the trailer.

I started by cutting a little off the fireplace mounting tabs.  Then I cut some off the top trim to clear the mounting tabs.  I cut a piece of scrap to simulate the correct size of vertical board.  Then I tried to fit everything together.

I had to use a Dremel to route out a 2 inch square of the top trim on both sides of the fireplace.  That way the vertical boards will actually be vertical.  I got covered with sawdust and so did the area I was working in.  That meant a time out to vacuum everything.  At that point it was almost noon.  I called the jewelry repait place.  My bracelet was repaired, so we got in the car.  We stopped at the post office and then picked up the bracelet.  Then we headed to Brodie.

We stopped at Academy and got a baseball glove repair kit.  I can use the leather lace to fix the leather strap that broke on my gun case on Saturday.  Then we stopped at Home Depot for wood and tools.  I got a square and a ratcheting screwdriver to replace the ones that broke yesterday.  Ellen looked at paint, but didn't find any she liked.

I realized I'd bought the wrong size square, so we stopped at Lowe's.  I got a square and Ellen got some paint.  Then it was home.

When I got home the fireplace wasn't fitting as well as I wanted it to.  I realized that I needed to cut some more off the top trim.  That's when the aggravation started.  I had to remove the board, an awkward process.  I cut the board.  That's when I realized that the  pieces I'd cut off the fireplace had to be reattached.  I dug them out of the garbage, drilled holes in the fireplace, and reattached.

During that process one of the drawers filled with screws hit the floor.  I spent 20 minutes picking them up and resorting them.

Finally, I reinforced the top trim with a metal strip.  There's very little of it left and it bears a load.

I took the fireplace back to the trailer and reinstalled the top trim.  It was after 5 so I called it a day.

The trailer hitch manufacturer replied to my email and told me what I need to order.  I'll do the order tomorrow.

Ellen fixed leftover HEB food and some frozen chicken for dinner.  After dinner was surfing, TV, and games.