My study and bedroom are back to their original rooms from when we first moved to Shroyer Road in 2003. In May 2013, I took advantage of the 17’x24’ upstairs bedroom that had been “the dorm” for four of the five sons, ten foster sons, and countless overnight guests who were bonus sons. I swapped my study for the north room and turned the southwest room into a guest bedroom. My study has now returned to overlooking the high school parking lot on the southwest side of the house, and my bedroom has returned to the northwest side that overlooks the driveway.

I like the smaller 10’x11’ study and the larger 12’x12’ bedroom. I’ve been considering this for several months but dreaded the process of moving these two rooms.

Monday evening, before my last two in person students left, I asked the teen brothers if they move a desk upstairs and lift two chests into my future bedroom. I’m grateful for their muscled assistance, but that was the leverage for me to get on with this task.

Tuesday morning, following breakfast, it all began. My greatest concern was getting my computer and three monitors reconnected, plus the internet. I am still patting myself on the back for the success in reconnecting. I went to the basement to connect the internet cable to the southwest room but couldn’t get the cable connectors to budge. I contacted Spectrum at 1:15 PM and they said they’d get a technician to Shroyer Road between 3:00-4:00 PM. At 3:05 PM, the technician arrived and made the exchange in a matter of minutes. He detected some “static” in the line and after checking the exterior box, discovered my incoming line was aged. A new line was installed. My former student and dear friend, Alex Loree, came over at 3:45 PM so I could make my 4 PM dinner with Mama Kay and Mary – my only big out-to-dinner for the next week.

I worked until 11 PM and could do no more. I still have much to do but my bed was up and my computer work desk, electric keyboard, and voice music bookcase were all in place. I hope to finish everything today before heading downtown for a Dayton Live event. My body will revolt but the exchange will be very satisfying.

Make it a great day!

PHOTOS: the 2 PM progress.