PB and I did some serious demolition yesterday. We removed the dishwasher and fridge, after taking off some molding and part of a cabinet. The dishwasher was not as hard to take out as I thought it would be. The fridge was a real bitch to move because it was completely wedged into its space with no give -- that's why we had to take off molding around the doorway and floor. I also removed the wooden backsplash. The caulk/glue that was on that stuff was pretty serious.
Anyway, I think I counted five large spider carcasses (carci?) behind the dishwasher and fridge. And there was about a pound of hair and dirt (and golden retriever fluff from the previous owners) underneath the fridge, caught in the grill. Yuck. Also, there was about 76 cents and several family photos from a previous family.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
More kitchen arrivals
Tomorrow our new appliances arrive. Yay! Dave the Handyman has almost finished moving outlets around and putting in light fixtures. We removed an upper cabinet to discover a giant hole in the drywall behind it. We took down the microwave cabinet to discover that the oven fan wall duct was made out of a couple pieces of duct tape. Get it, "duct" tape? Har...
The new cabinets are still sitting in the garage. The flooring company called and the marmo click is on its way. I'm getting ready to paint and patch and sand and clean....
On Thursday PB and I are heading off to Portland for an ultrasound with our fertility doctor. This will probably be our last appointment with him, since we have a local midwife. I'm going to miss him -- he was a really nice guy and great doctor. I was uneasy about having a male doctor for this, but he has been very good to us.
After the appointment, we head to Seattle for the long weekend. PB is attending a training about how to do appeals for veteran's benefits cases. I thought it sounded interesting and was thinking about going to it, but it requires that you agree to take on a pro bono veteran's case. This would be ok, except the brochure said the typical time investment is about 50 hours. I don't even have 50 minutes to spare most day!
The new cabinets are still sitting in the garage. The flooring company called and the marmo click is on its way. I'm getting ready to paint and patch and sand and clean....
On Thursday PB and I are heading off to Portland for an ultrasound with our fertility doctor. This will probably be our last appointment with him, since we have a local midwife. I'm going to miss him -- he was a really nice guy and great doctor. I was uneasy about having a male doctor for this, but he has been very good to us.
After the appointment, we head to Seattle for the long weekend. PB is attending a training about how to do appeals for veteran's benefits cases. I thought it sounded interesting and was thinking about going to it, but it requires that you agree to take on a pro bono veteran's case. This would be ok, except the brochure said the typical time investment is about 50 hours. I don't even have 50 minutes to spare most day!
Friday, November 2, 2007
TGIF
So it's 6 am and I'm at work. I had to drop PB at the airport - she's taking a day trip to Portland. There's work I should be doing, but hey, it's 6 am. Today I'm expecting to have to do a Grand Driving Tour of Central Oregon, featuring the best sites in all five major cities -- the Jefferson County jail, the Redmond airport (twice), the Crook County courthouse (twice), Anthony's fishhouse in Bend's Old Mill district (for my buddy's going away lunch party from work -- everyone gets lobsters to compensate for the lack of a salary increase this year), and my lovely under-construction home in Sisters. I should be able to make good progress on my latest audiobook (HMS Surprise -- yes, another Patrick O'Brian novel).
I'm grateful that it's Friday. And I'm extremely grateful that my coworker is returning next week. I didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to staff this little office by myself for a month. TGIF, if I believed in G.
On the remodel front, I wrestled with Sears about delivering our appliances. They can only be delivered during some inconvenient time, such as Wednesday between 7 am and 7 pm. Doesn't a typical Sears customer have to work? I mean, those appliances won't pay for themselves.
Last night we removed all of the old upper cabinets in the kitchen. It wasn't too difficult, except they were grossly dirty. We took down the microwave and the stupid useless grease-collecting cabinet above it. Whose idea was it to install microwaves over a stove? I think that's lame. Anyone want some free used cabinets and appliances? Anyone?
I'm grateful that it's Friday. And I'm extremely grateful that my coworker is returning next week. I didn't realize how difficult it was going to be to staff this little office by myself for a month. TGIF, if I believed in G.
On the remodel front, I wrestled with Sears about delivering our appliances. They can only be delivered during some inconvenient time, such as Wednesday between 7 am and 7 pm. Doesn't a typical Sears customer have to work? I mean, those appliances won't pay for themselves.
Last night we removed all of the old upper cabinets in the kitchen. It wasn't too difficult, except they were grossly dirty. We took down the microwave and the stupid useless grease-collecting cabinet above it. Whose idea was it to install microwaves over a stove? I think that's lame. Anyone want some free used cabinets and appliances? Anyone?
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