A plumber has been here almost all day. There are leaks in the pipe behind my cabinets. Our home is built on a slab so the plumbing snakes behind several. The plumber had to remove my lazy Susan and cut out the barrel that contains it. He has been wedged in it for hours.

About four hours into our odyssey I said, “Look, if you want to move in, just ask. You don’t have to make up reasons to stay.” He laughed..sort of. That was two hours ago.

Torey just offered him a beverage. I offered him one 20 minutes ago. I think we’ve adopted him.