I'm so sick of all the dirty, dusty men traipsing through my house with lack of proper shoe coverings. I understand they're doing important things such as hanging mirrors and installing my range hood so I can cook up some bacon without smelling like bacon for three days, but I want them OUT. I've decided to not go up there during the day unless I absolutely have to. I feel like a dog who needs to go around peeing on everything to make it clear that THIS IS MY HOUSE, WHICH I DEARLY LOVE, SO QUIT BUMPING YOUR LADDER INTO MY PRETTY WALLS AND JUST BECAUSE THE TOILETS CAN FLUSH DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN STOP USING THE PORTA-POTTY OUTSIDE THAT I PAY $80 A MONTH FOR. I'll just go up there at night and look at the progress--what I don't know won't hurt me.
Yesterday the gas was hooked up, the alarm system was trimmed out, my cabinet pulls and knobs were installed (glory!!!), the mirrors were put up (hooray for Hobby Lobby 50% off sales because mirrors, they are not cheap!), and the ac/heat was installed and turned on (yay for not having to wear a parka in the house!). The electricians worked all day Saturday, so now we have fully functioning lights, except for the master bathroom vanities, Maggie's room, and one light on the back porch. We also have water everywhere which makes it much easier for certain little girls to take care of business while up there. Read: no more going behind a tree and getting poked in the hiney by briars. The painters repainted our yellow eaves today, giving the house a much less "getto" look. They also stained my front and back doors and touched up the paint inside where it needed it. The electricians are coming back tomorrow to finish up those remaining few lights, the driveway will be poured Thursday, and depending on the efficiency of the carpet company (which has been less than efficient so far), we will have carpet by Saturday. Sooo, all that to say it should be done by the weekend. We hired a guy to clean up all the tedious stuff like windows, so all that's left for us to do is general cleaning once the carpet is in. However, even though our builder assured me I could move in over Spring Break, he now tells me I have to wait for the appraisal to be done. He doesn't look me in the eye when I ask him how long it normally takes for an appraisal to be ordered and completed, so i'm taking a wild guess that I won't have Spring Break week to get moved in. Boo. My new furniture and appliances are paid for and waiting to be delivered. We don't want to put the appliances in too early because, even though the alarm is working, we don't want to risk theft. So all i'm doing now is biting my nails down to the quick and packing. I have found approximately 942 Silly Bands and 319 stray Polly Pocket shoes.
WOW!! ...and wooooo hooooo!!!
Posted by: mimi | March 08, 2011 at 05:12 PM