Day 133 - 12/9/11

Lots of fun stuff happened today!  My husband passed his dissertation defense - woohoo!!! 

Our bathroom vanity was installed.  It's very pretty! 

There was a slight issue - the vanity doesn't back up against the wall because the previous subcontractor installed baseboard where the cabinets are supposed to go.  This means that the vanity top doesn't fit against the back wall either.  So now we probably have to get a backsplash.  Not a huge deal, but we sort of didn't want one originally.

Day 129 - 12/5/11

No work on the house and I'm a bit peeved, but I put lights on the tree so now it's all shiny!

Day 128 - 12/4/11

I'm expanding the scope of the blog, since sadly, no work has been done on the addition.  It is slightly related though - I cleaned enough on Saturday to clear a space for our Christmas tree!

It was a very eventful tree gathering expedition this year.  The weather was perfect - sunny, dry, and not too chilly.  We decided to go for round and fat instead of tall and thin this year.  Things got tricky once the cutting down part started - there were a couple knots in the trunk that were in the way, but nothing can get in the way of the perfect tree!  Long story short, the trunk with knots was too big for the tree stand, but our saw wasn't good enough to cut through the trunk, so we had to go to Home Depot and buy new saws to get our tree into the house! 

Day 126 - 12/2/11

Oy, I can't believe it's December and we're still not done yet!  I haven't forgotten to update the blog - nothing's actually happened.  My contractor says we're waiting on the shower walls and sinks.  I guess they'll be in Monday.  I'm not sure I believe him, but whatever.  As long as it's done by the time my brother comes in to town! 

A couple friends and I played hooky today and took the day off.  They came over for brunch and to see the new kitchen.  As I was getting a replacement garbage bag, I noticed the cabinet under the sink was wet...I think the garbage disposal is leaking, but I'm not sure from what/when/if it's serious...  More monitoring necessary before steps are taken.

Day 122 - 11/28/11

We discovered last night that our garbage disposal wasn't hooked up to the electricity so they came and fixed that today.  Unfortunately, they hooked it up with some issues - when the wall switch is up, the disposal is off; when the wall switch is down, the disposal is off.  I guess switching it so it's the right way isn't too complicated. Also, the attached the wire through the hose that leads to the sink sprayer, which means I can't pull the sink sprayer all the way out.  My husband says he can fix that easily.   I just wish they'd pay attention and do it right the first time. 

They also did something to the light in the first floor bathroom to make it work again - apparently some wires got disconnected during the touch up work.

Day 121 - 11/27/11

I braved Black Friday after a tip from a friend and found some awesome countertop stools. 

My husband spent all morning putting together two of them (they're quite sturdy and require lots of assembly) just in time for a little birthday party!

Day 120 - 11/26/11

Here's our new stove! 

The first thing we made was three Thanksgiving side dishes for our Saturday Thanksgiving celebration - sweet potato casserole, spinach casserole, and my traditional corn bake.  We had a great delayed Thanksgiving dinner with our friends!