Six Days to Go (Not a Post About My Knee)
I wrote this depressing post about how my physical therapist thinks my knee needs more time and that I need to take more of a break from karate. It’s full of depressing and discouraging junk.
This is so much better. . .
The countertops are finished. The faucet and lights are going in today. It took the electrician all day yesterday just to unwrap all the lights and get them ready for hanging.
Today they are finishing the exterior stone and stucco.
They’ve finished grading the yard. And they should be putting our stove and microwave in today too. The recessed lighting is going in. The jacuzzi tile went in today and is now finished. The bathroom and fireplace grout is now done.
The master bath lights are up and looking fabulous.
The carpet guys were also there putting the padding down and installing the tack strips. Six days to go.
I’m not talking about my knee today. Don’t try to make me.
Unexpected Surprise
We were told that the counter tops were going in on Tuesday or Wednesday. Today, when we arrived at the house, the counter top guys were there delivering two of the smaller pieces.
The rest are going in on MONDAY! The lights are also going in on Monday! AND the appliances are being delivered on Monday too. It is safe to say that there will be a lot of pictures posted on Monday. I can not WAIT!
Here is a picture of the hall bath with the mirrors installed. . .
And here is the powder room. . .
Today Mr. BBM and I spent hours standing in one aisle in Lowe’s. When all was said and done, we left with $2.70 worth of paper blinds. We are both just so tired of making decisions. Considering that, it’s nice to see that the decisions we’ve made thus far are turning out just fine.
Getting Picked on is Universal
I went to the house yesterday to drop off all my bathroom mirrors. There were three guys there installing my hardwood floors when I arrived. Because it was in the morning, I was thinking that they wouldn’t have much of it done. They told me it was a two day job, so I didn’t bother to take a look before getting to the business of carrying my mirrors inside.
As I walked the first mirror in and went up the back staircase, it blocked my view of the dining room and foyer. After dropping off the first mirror, I headed back down and was greeted with this view.
"Woo hoo!" I yelled, "That looks awesome!" They guys smiled at me and kept working. Whenever I’ve been around them, they are always talking in Italian. I so wish I could speak that language. You just know they’re discussing your butt or the large zit on your forehead (or in my case the mosquito bites, I swear).
I had five mirrors to bring in and I had to bring them one at a time. They are seriously heavy. As I was bringing in the 4th mirror, I heard one of the guys saying with his Italian accent, "Woo hoo, that looks awesome." He kept repeating it at regular intervals and the other two guys were laughing each time. They clearly thought I had left.
I quietly continued taking my mirrors to the bathrooms and when I turned the corner, I almost ran right into one of the guys. With a bewildered look on his face, he started speaking Italian to the other guys. I can pretty much bet he was saying, "Oh crap, she’s still here! Shut-up!"
I smirked at him and said, "You know, you may be speaking Italian, but being picked on is a universal language. I totally get that you’re making fun of me. I’m a teacher. Nothing gets by a teacher." The guys were congregating around me as I gave my little speech and they all started cracking up laughing as they realized they were clearly busted.
I then told them they should be happy I’m so excited, because it means I think they’re doing a good job. The one guy was laughing so hard during the lecture that he could barely breath. Finally, he stopped laughing just long enough to apologize. "No apology is necessary," I told him. "Just keep up the good work!"
They certainly did do a great job. They finished the entire job in just one day and it looks beautiful.
One of my Italian "friends" who was clearly thrilled to be a part of my house building picture portfolio collection.
The dishwasher goes in today. Lights go in Monday and my counter tops go in Tuesday or Wednesday. 10 days to go.
Floor and Cabinets and Sinks, Oh MY!
Things are getting exciting people. . .
The kitchen cabinets are in!
We took these when it was REALLY dark outside and we don’t yet have our electric turned on, but I couldn’t wait to show you. When I stop by tomorrow, I’ll get daytime pictures.
My above-the-refrigerator wine rack. This was my idea and the cabinet guy made it custom for a lot less money than one would think he would charge.
Woo hoo! The master bathroom. We just need our tile surrounding the jacuzzi tub now and the tile is done!
This is the hall bath:
Now we just need our countertops, appliances, lights (being installed on Monday). . .
I am bursting with excitement!!!
Single-Handedly Solving the Economic Crisis
Today, the tile guys were in our house putting in our kitchen and bathroom floors. The stone guys would have finished the exterior this weekend, had they not run out of stone. Things are definitely moving, as well they should be. It’s just two weeks until settlement.
The kitchen cabinets go in on Wednesday and the hardwood goes in on Thursday and Friday. It’s going to be an exciting week. Tonight, Mr. BBM sent me through the family room window so I could make my way to the front door and let him in. We’re officially at the sneaky entry stage.
With the move just two weeks away, I like to think that Mr. BBM and I are helping the economy by purchasing this new house. We are paying the salaries of the builder’s guys and the subcontractors. We’ll also be giving Lowe’s a bump in profits this month. There are so many things to buy for this house!
We decided to wait until we’re actually moved in to figure out blinds and curtains for each room. We will, however, have to get something for the bathroom windows so that we can put them up asap. I was thinking that I might already have curtains for much of the house already. Then I realized something. In the house we sold, we had 11 windows. In our new house, we’ll have 11 windows just upstairs! There are an additional 13 downstairs, plus sliding glass doors.
So far, on our list to help the economy, we have:
- mailbox post
- mailbox
- blinds/curtains for five bathroom windows
- two automatic garage door openers
- bathroom hardware for master bathroom
- trash & recycling cans
- stools for breakfast island (already purchased-you’re welcome Pier 1)
- Under-cabinet lights (We roughed in but decided to do it ourselves)
- Lights for all the closets (We roughed in but decided to do it ourselves)
- New Christmas tree (We threw our mess of a tree away last year after realizing that we could no longer spin the unlit parts around to the back anymore. There were just that many unlit spots.)
- New toaster (We tossed that too when we packed up and moved. We’ve had it since college and it was starting to give us flame-grilled toast.)
- About 1000 other things
So, to all of you fearing that your stocks are taking a hit, that your 401K will never be the same, never fear. BBM is here to single-handedly jump start the economy. Inside trading tip: purchase Lowe’s stock. Do it NOW!
There are some new reviews up at The BBM Review. If you’re interested in winning a Sesame Street K’nex set, don’t forget to leave a comment on that review. There are also reviews up of two new martial arts books.
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