remodel: chapter I; "phil"...

when we decided to 

remodel here on the lane,

meester berrong asked around 

about contractors.

a family friend told him

she and her husband

had been using the same contractor 

for over 15 years.

she said he was good

and would do a great job.

~@~

the meester came in smirking 

with confidence.

the meester: i found you

a contractor.

me: really, who is it?

the meester: here's his number.

me: what's his name?

the meester: janie said to just

call him.  he's finishing up

a project at her house now.

me: who is he?

the meester: his name is

phil something.

me: ok?

~@~

so, i gave phil a call.

phil: hello?

me: hi, phil, this is 

dani berrong. janie told

me you might be interested

in doing some 

remodeling work for 

my husband and me?

phil: well, sure...

i gave him our address

and directions to the lane 

and set up a time and date

to meet.

~@~

when phil arrived,

i showed him around the house 

pointing out what we wanted

done.

we have 10 rooms.

phil said, "WOW..."

no less than 15 times.

i was afraid

i was scaring him 

away from the job.

me: it's a lot, isn't it?

phil: wow...

(note to self: phil's favorite word is "wow...")

we have 10 rooms.

i addressed our prospective

contractor as "phil"

no less than 15 times.

after completing our

walkthrough,

i told "phil"

how i wanted to break down

the contract.

he gave me his credentials:

"dale's home improvement"

was printed across the top 

of the paperwork.

(note to self: "phil's" real name is dale! wow...)

~@~

all this storytelling

just to point out...

what meester berrong

meant to say when i asked

for the name of the contractor...

"something something?"

love and God's blessings,

dani xxx