I made a massive “honey-do” list for my visiting sister and brother-in-law so they can toil while I sit here and blog. They only got in Monday morning and already here are their achievements, as of Tuesday afternoon:

1. Went to Lowes, my least-favorite place on earth
2. Fixed my stupid, ever-running toilet
3. Fixed the other, sometimes-running toilet
4. Bought and installed new kitchen faucet
5. Fixed the disposal (Mark told me to “feel the unit” until I “locate the button.” Heh heh)
6. Found a solution on how to Elderly Relative-proof the stove
7. Figured out what’s wrong with the burners
8. Replaced and remounted the staticky kitchen phone
9. Showed me where the heating unit is for the heater thing
10. Bought a smoke alarm — installed
11. Bought a new front door deadbolt — installed
12. Cooked two ribsticking meals

Unfrickinbelievable. Those good yankees with their good yankee work ethic. There’s only a handful of still-outstanding items on the list, including “find the source of the funk” and “Annie, show your spazzy sister how to sew a patch on her sweater without making it look awful.”

By the time you read this, we will be en route to a kayak trip out on the sea. Holy frijole, this week is about to change gear!