Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Home Stretch

Wow, it's been over a month. Things don't FEEL like they are slowing down, but the construction is definitely.  L has been working on baseboards and trim and some landscaping, but there's not much clever to say about any of them.

We got 4 "hellebores" plants which are going in front of porch landing.

We got some primroses to put in immediately behind the retaining wall.  L thought they looked a little lonely, so after this pix was taken, he went and got 10 more.



We tried out some curtains for Front window; they are still a "wait-and-see" - they do block more light than I expectd, but the color is a dead ringer for the red couch, and I like the spare square pattern.  It makes for a very dramatic look after not having trim on the window for so long; it just looks really polished.

We are getting rid of the old kitchen appliances; the dishwasher left about 10 days ago.  I worked several hours on old fridge, and I'm not even sure that I should show you the CLEAN pix.  The gaskets were the WORST. OMG, how does stuff even get IN there?  You can be sure I went to check the gaskets on new fridge after that.  The oven in stove needs to be cleaned, and the microwave is probably in pretty good shape (once we get the big stuff out and I can reach back there).
Finally, gratuitous cat pix.  Eiko is growing like a weed, from just under 4 lbs December 5, to nearly 8 pounds now.  We have taken to locking her up and giving Joe a 5-minute headstart on the kibble because he needs to gain some weight, and he's been way too paternal and caregiving to push her out of the way when she dives into his food.  We think "Eiko" is actually Japanese for "belly with legs."
As you can see, she eventually forgives us.

Housewarming is in less than 2 weeks.  We won't be at 100% but I figure we never will be, so at some point you gotta sit down and drink beer.

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