Our old, original, rotting wood windows are gone. Replaced by new, maintenance-free, vinyl windows.

Carmi had the day off and I took a vacation day because the installation guys were scheduled to arrive between 10:00 and 10:30.

My alarm clock went off at 7:21 and I rolled out of bed at 7:30 after I had slapped the snooze button one time.

We expected a couple of lazy hours for moving stuff around and away from the windows to give the guys room to work.

But my cell phone rang at 7:45 and I recognized the number.

The installation guys were calling. They wanted to start at 8:30.

Our poor kids. They probably thought the house was burning down

“C’mon! Get up!” I shrieked, bursting into their rooms. “Gotta move! Get some clothes and get dressed! Let’s go!”

We expected 45 minutes for moving stuff around and away from the windows to give the guys room to work.

But the installation guys knocked on the door at 8:15. And they finished around 12:30.