I'm the home repair person in our house

Why do home projects always take longer than you expect? Last night I put three hooks in the ceiling of our dining room. I already have one plant hanging and plan to get the other two this week. I bought an electric drill and a whole set of bits and drivers and other stuff I'll probably never use. What I thought would take me about a half hour ended up taking me two hours.

First I had to figure out how to use the drill. Then it took me about 45 minutes to figure out how to put the given screws through two inches of sheetrock and then wood. The second screw was just sheetrock so that went smoothly. Then the third was more sheetrock-wood combo. The hooks are pretty secure and the plant I hung from the first hook hasn't fallen yet, so I think we're set.

This afternoon I raked the dead leaves out of the garden and trimmed the trees. They were growing out of control and blocking the ground covering from getting any sun. Baby Doodle was surpringly good except for when he dug up some moss and ate the dirt under it. I can't wait for all the boyish things BD is going to get into . . .