Curly, Larry and Andre

The time has come to talk about the people I have referred to as "the reno guys" for weeks.
They do have names and identities.
Shawn is the contractor. He is first generation Irish Canadian and you can tell this at a glance. He is stocky with curly brown hair and a prize fighters nose. He is quick to laugh, loves to talk and works like a horse.
His side kick is a handsome young man named Chris. He is also funny in a quieter way, Easy on the eyes in that muscle shirt labourer sort of way and has a melancholy in his eyes that comes from a tragedy a few years ago involving a child. The kind of sadness that never goes away, even when you move on.
They have been so aware ofmy state of treatment. If they are here on a Monday they keep the radio down and try to work quietly. I go to bed and shut the door. When I feel better I sit on the primer pail and watch the magic they are performing in my house. I have learned alot these last few weeks.
They are amazed at what I can sleep through. But they have started to feel like friends and so I don't feel like my home is invaded by strangers anymore. Except I keep finding strange women in kitchen who are involved with one or the other, dropping by to check out the work. That is a little disconcerting.
Then there is Andre. Tall handsome, clueless when it come to construction and sooooo excited about this whole thing. Every night he comes home with a long list of questions which of course I can't answer. That frustrates him I know. Just don't really care at this point.
However what qualifies him for this comedy act is that on Thursday when the cupboards arrived he was pulling off cardboard and plastic and yup, you guessed it, dropped the last one on his foot and broke his big toe. Its quite the sight all purple and swollen. I'm sorry is this too much information.
They are back next wednesday and should be finished by Friday. I am going to miss then. Not Andre of course. He isn't going anywhere. He is just going to hobble around my house for the next six weeks. Which is why professionals are handling the renovation.

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