We’re back at work! Kathy’s father is recovering from his surgery and is soon to move into his assisted living apartment Kathy set up last week.

Today, Kathy worked through each room of the house and discussed with Alice all that needed to be done. I loaded the LAST TRUCK of trash! Kathy and Paul were around for the final bags and participated in the “happy dance”. Orlan (Department of Sanitation) stopped by for the momentous occasion.

Paul was over today putting in the bathroom sink and a few other finishing touches. Officer Davis stopped by for a walk through and declared the property in compliance on the outside. An inspector will be by to look at the work inside over the next few days.

We are having a meeting with the banker, Alice’s accountant and Alice to discuss the costs for the repairs to the property. Thanks to Paul and Danny Hovey, the worst is over. We are mostly looking at carpet, painting and a few appliances.

For the record, this job required over 4000 trash bags to complete. Some were used to fill trucks and dumpsters. Some were used to fill bags of donations. Whatever their purpose, it was a lot of very heavy bags!

Linda Saether from Georgia PBS came by to talk to Kathy about taping for her segment on aired on Sunday mornings. This is about women who have re-invented themselves. Kathy will make a great subject. The taping is October 7 from 12 noon to 3 p.m. If anyone is interested in watching the taping, they always need audience members. We’ll post more later.

— Reported by Jackie Wells Smith

No photos for Day 19. View report for Day 20 (no photos).