A beautiful 70 degree Saturday in Denver offered a test drive for our support group. We are a group of single women homeowner's that are independent, spirited and have a can do attitude. We had agreed that if any of us had a handyman problem, particularly those just requiring more than two hands, we'd be there for each other.

While the afternoon was balmy, the forecast called for a snowstorm that evening, on into Sunday. Hard to believe, but that's the mercurial nature of nature in Colorado.  Usually that's not a concern, but today I had a problem. My sliding glass door was jammed and wouldn't close completely. Not conducive to comfort or conservation of energy with the storm rapidly approaching.

What's a woman to do, especially on a Saturday. I fiddled with the door and tried to locate the source of the problem for quite a while. It appeared  the door would have to be removed for further diagnosis and I certainly couldn't accomplish this task solo, so I called Charlotte.

A southern belle that exudes charm and confidence, Charlotte arrived in a short time with her tool belt  fashionably slung around her tiny waist. We had a good laugh at the contradiction, and went to work.

Literally within minutes Charlotte assessed the situation. A pin had come out of it's holder and was jamming the path of the door. Charlotte whipped out her crowbar and jimmied the door enough that I could push the culprit back in it's proper place. Of course we sat and talked for awhile, decided we'd worked up an appetite, and went out for dinner. Mission accomplished, plus we had an impromptu glass of wine and dinner.

So suggest to your single women clients and friends that they establish this valuable network for themselves. It doesn't take much time and provides camaraderie and security that there will be help there when you need it. I know I'm heading to the hardware store for a crowbar just as soon as I finish shoveling the eight inches of snow we have!