The half flight of steps leading from our front door down to the basement used to have a banister. It disappeared almost two years ago when I renovated our basement.<\/p>\n\n\n
Finishing the steps and replacing the banister should have been done a long time ago. It is the sort of project I referenced in yesterday’s post – one where I procrastinate endlessly because I don’t know up front how to do the job perfectly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Just over a week ago, on a Monday morning at 6 am, Melissa – still bleary eyed and carrying a mug half full of coffee in the dark – missed the last step as she was descending.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
There was a loud crash and a scream. When I turned on the lights, I was relieved to see coffee had been spilled, but no blood. However, there was a semi-serious injury: the pinky toe on Melissa’s right foot was now perpendicular to the other toes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
We are thankful her fall wasn’t any worse. But it also could have been better. I can’t help but think a banister might have saved us a trip to the ER and a whole lot of pain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Time to build a new banister.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
I just need to find a starting point, get some momentum, and then revise as I go.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
Maybe it can be my Christmas present to Melissa. A banister and a new coffee mug.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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