Being married to a creative visionary can sometimes make house jobs interesting!
One adventure was prompted by a boys day with cousins where a nerf gun fight took over both levels of our home while I was with the girl cousins in Brantford many years ago. The light fixture over the stairs leading to the second floor was damaged.
That was fine with me. I never liked that light fixture and now I had an excuse to change it.
So I bought the fixture and Lance came up with a plan to get up there to do the job.
He put all the boy's twin mattresses to cover the stairs and landing. He took a box spring mattress and placed it across the railing just under the chandelier for a scaffold. Then he tied an extension cord around his own waist and the waists of 14 year old James and 11 year old Nathan as a backup measure in case the mattress or railing failed him.
Soft landing - check. Safety harness - check.
Just one thing missing - hockey equipment for extra protection!
Fully outfitted, he was ready to tackle the job. He put on his tool belt with everything he would need to take down the old and install the new light fixture. He got on the mattress... started to undo the screws of the base... then realized he hadn't turned off the power!
So tied together, the three guys slid down the mattress covered stairway and headed to the basement electrical panel. I don't know if any of our housemates were here to witness. I refused to watch after hearing the plan. I went out to get groceries.
Okay - power off.
Lance and the boys climbed the mattress mountain tied together to get back into position. Lance mounted the box spring and felt steady to accomplish the rest of the task.
I grew up with a Dad who was an electronics technician and really great at practical fix it jobs. So Lance's approach to house jobs often makes me laugh nervously until its finished.
But, he always comes through! He gets it done - just a little unconventionally! It's amazing the jobs he has tackled and learned since we got married! Since Youtube tutorials came along, he is becoming quite the pro! He has proved that good learners can teach themselves all kinds of things!
Love you, Lance!!
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