Where's Our Bench?

 Received an email from Home Depot that the bench we ordered for our Zen corner would arrive today.  

Today came and went and as we did our nightly TV watching, I checked the order status.  It showed delivered but the bench is most definitely not here.  It would be pretty hard to miss.

When I clicked on the UPS tracking link, it shows the bench was deliverd - to Lyndon Station, WI!

Printed out all the confirmations and delivery status screens and will be contacting them tomorrow.

Will also be contacting the company we ordered some other outdoor garden items who have charged me for $200 worth of stuff while only delivering $90 worth of stuff. 

COVID makes all these follow-ups challenging.  People are working at home - or people aren't going in at all and the company just tells you 'we'll respond as soon as we can'.  

I ordered a Disney purse in June - used a gift card - and am STILL waiting for my order.  Emails result in a 'standard' reply - and while I certainly am understanding of the impact the pandemic is having on everything, it sure seems hard to imagine that a purse I ordered three months ago hasn't arrived yet.  Even more concerning is I have no way to get the credit back on the gift card - so I'm out the funds and still waiting.  Phoning them results in a series of 'we will answer your call as soon as we can' as you're being disconnected.  

I'm sure everything will resolve eventually.

The backyard is looking so beautiful - will add some pics soon.  It's so very different from any yard we've ever had in our lives but we really are excited about it.  The birds still show up looking for their 'spa' (bird bath) and we know as soon as everything is set up again, they will return and be so happy.  

Next on the list to get are some hummingbird feeders and some bird feeding stations.  

B. messaged me today which was lovely.  He's busy and when he's not 'on duty', he's working on his Arizona State University class - so he's got way less 'free time' these days.  He's pretty sure they will be done with their deployment by October 25th and he'll hopefully get a months worth of leave in November/December.  Might be home for one of the holidays which would be lovely.

H.'s new job is going well but it's a big adjustment.  He's considering moving in with a co-worker he's known for a month or so - closer to where his route will be and also half what he's currently paying.  We don't want him to rush into making a change - his anxiety's high enough with a new job.  But we'll see how it goes.  He's really enjoying the job and that's really good to here.  

J. played golf today in Sparks.  Had a good round and his group finished 2nd.  

We're watching a crazy movie with Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and a host of other big names.  It's sort of typical crazy Bruce Willis and J. says it might be our new Christmas movie.  It's called RED.  We've been watching a slew of crime dramas and J. said something silly was in order.  This certainly fits that description.