Friday randoms and weekend plans

[mrs.jacinthe]

Got any exciting plans for the weekend?

My randoms: 
-My mother is so overly dramatic.  While we were at their house, R spent a good deal of time finding excellent deals on new lampshades.  She called me today and was all "I'm never buying from that company again!  I'm going to have to make my own shades from now on!  The one shade is lined with TAN!  They used poor quality fabric!  The glue job was poor!  The metal was bent!"  Turns out the fabric and lining were SUPPOSED TO BE THAT WAY.  The glue job is a simple fix and no big deal.  The metal can be easily bent back into shape.  By the time I got off the phone, she was all "wellllll, I suppose I could TRY to do a quick glue.  And maybe I could bend the metal myself.  And I know the lining was supposed to be that color ..."  Sigh.  This from the woman who lived with shades that were LITERALLY hanging off the frames.  For years.

-I'm tired and hungry and cranky.  Like WHOA.  People better be extra nice to me today.

-It is so strange sitting in my office and not seeing the tree that used to be outside the window.  I know it's for the best so that it doesn't tear up the foundation but it really sucks to cut down a healthy, full-grown tree.  

[mrs.jacinthe]

Oh and derp - weekend plans. We're not doing anything. Watching one HP movie per day through New Year's ... but other than that - nothing.

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My parents are coming to visit and help us with unpacking and little projects. Hopefully painting my new changing table.

[TBM]

We've been busy today, starting with a trip to Ikea and the outlet mall. Record time at both...it helps to be there and in the store just before opening, and to know exactly what you are getting and where it is located.

After we came home we (finally) installed the screen blind for the high window above the faux beam thing in the living room.

The rest of the weekend might be used for unpacking and organizing the kitchen, but we want to work on the laundry area too (installing doors to create a 'closet'. We also have to take the expedit shelves that we bought today to DH's office and put them together, so that he can get rid of the boxes and piles of stuff that has been there since the move last spring.

[mrs.jacinthe]

So TBM, does this mean you're done with the kitchen? PIPS!!!!!!111!

(Not to be demanding or anything, but I neeeeeed to see it. LOL)

[TBM]

Dec 27, 2013 14:43:23 GMT -5 mrs.jacinthe said:

So TBM, does this mean you're done with the kitchen? PIPS!!!!!!111!

(Not to be demanding or anything, but I neeeeeed to see it. LOL)

Not exactly done.  More like 'done enough' for the moment.

It is fully functional, but the range hood failed inspection last week (a total 'I told you so" moment for me, even if it was not worthy of celebration or gloating), and we need to wait for it to be done properly before they sign off on the kitchen.  

Everything else passed, but the backsplash tile and the panels for the fridge doors still haven't come in yet, the dishwasher panels and the ones for the back of the island haven't been installed,  there are some minor repairs to walls and some finishing touches that need to be done on the cabinet related stuff.

We are kind of over all of it, and done with our contractors.  I think we may just sign off on them after the vent hood gets reinstalled and take care of the touch up and backsplash ourselves.  They have done a great job and have amazing subs, but all of the little charges and slow work from the, (and the fact that they have pretty much moved on so any punch list work will likely be squeezed iiin and rushed), has made us a bit tired of it and them.

I have been trying to get the photos organized to post, but Christmas and life got in the way.  I may have a few that I can post...I'll see what I can do for you.    I would love to wait until the backsplash is in though...the cabinet company is going to send a pro photographer once everything really is finished, so we should have some great photos then.