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August 25, 2005

The squeaky wheel gets the appliances


Just a day after Tricia and I had our little whine-o-rama, the progress is encouraging. We got the appliances (almost) installed, the much anticipated master bath faucet, the kitchen faucet, miscellaneous plumbing finished and the yard graded for the driveway.

While I'm not expecting to be in by the end of the month, at least I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I just hope somebody turns off that light before they run up the electricity bill.

Posted by Sprinky at 07:26 AM | Comments (0)

August 23, 2005

Stand Still (or I'll shoot!)

That should read: Get moving or I'll shoot!

There hasn't been much progress for a week. The alarm got installed, but the really pressing things are still waiting for some unknown reason. Pouring the driveway and sidewalks, carpet and wood flooring, appliances, finished plumbing, these are just a few of the myriad things that need to be accomplished before me move in.

Tricia and I stood in the house today and had a good, old-fashioned bitch-fest. It was cathartic, and more than a little funny. Our shrill, annoyed voices echoed throughout the non-carpeted, not nearly finished house.

What's more, poor Tricia has had to deal with the intellectual equivalent of tree fungus while trying to order our bathroom fixtures. Here's an excerpt from an actual conversation:

Tricia: Have you faxed me the quote yet?

Fungus: I tried, but our email is down.

Tricia: What's that got to do with your fax machine?

Fungus: I think they are connected or something

Tricia: (muffled scream)

That's the truth, boys and girls.

We really need to move in by the end of the month. Guess what? Ain't gonna happen.

Posted by Sprinky at 07:41 PM | Comments (0)

August 09, 2005

Granite, Janet.

Posted by Sprinky at 11:31 AM | Comments (0)

August 03, 2005

Hey, at least the lights work!


Lights on in the front

Porch lights

Looking in

Tricia's favorite light fixture

Kitchen with the lights on, tile installed

Freshly painted trim

Tile in the kids upstairs bath

Lights on in the loft

From the stairs

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