Sam, The Friendly Ghost

So, this morning, I realized that Sam's man-cave (behind his head, in the doorway, now hangs a sheet) area is so cold, and there was no way to stop it from bleeding into the house. It was an extension that the previous owners put on, and no vents in that room. He used to turn on the fireplace heater back there. However, I put up sheets to block the cold back there. The backdoor allows a lot of breeze into the house. I am having both doors replaced for security... in time. Baby steps.

Anyway, I had to use the step ladder to get up high enough to be able to put the nails in the panel. I could hear Sam, "Put it in the edges, that's where the studs are."

Never mind, I was a carpenter's assistant once.

I almost fell, and I swear, I felt a presence keeping me from falling. I couldn't get the nail in because of the awkward position, and I was like, "Help me, Sam," and my hand turned steady and drove the nail straight in.

I swear, I think he's still here. He won't let me know, even though I keep begging him, "You won't scare me. Show me you are here," but maybe that is him showing me that he is still watching out for me. Now, if he has one of the couch crew float at me... yeah, that might freak me out. He has found a way to make a noise when the TV goes on the fritz, but hasn't figured out how to change the channel or turn it on. I'll hear the noise, go in and look, sure enough, the fish are swimming across the screen--screensaver.

Maybe he is sticking around because he truly sees how much I love him and did love him. I always appreciated him and tried to do everything so that he would live an easy, happy life. Maybe now he sees that I truly did put my own needs on the back burner to make sure he had what he needed. The guitar, the TV, and the gaming computer, which are all mine now, he wanted, and I made sure he got them.

So, long story short (too late), the cold is staying in the man-cave and not freezing out the rest of the house! Plus, people walking by can't see me running around the house in my underwear. 😂🤣