I know everyone always says that home improvement projects always take longer than expected. But for some reason I thought we were immune from this curse. Turns out everyone is right and I'm wrong. =) I think deep inside I knew they were right but didn't want to admit it.
Last Wednesday night, as you saw from an earlier post, Caleb and my grandpa started the demo process on our kitchen. Our "plan" was to get the granite in on Saturday & Sunday (yes, of last week). So, today is Friday, over a week later, and my kitchen is still torn apart. They have made progress though, by getting everything on the countertop prepped and ready to go. All they have to do is to actually lay the tile. All of the cuts are already made, which is nice. Another great thing that they got done this week? My new sink is installed, as well as my new faucet, which I just have to say.......I love both of them so much! This sink is awesome, it's so deep and huge which is opposite from my other sink. And the faucet is just really cool looking. I'll post pictures this weekend if my camera cooperates.
The biggest set back of the week was Caleb throwing out his back. I wish he could say it was from something cool, but it wasn't. He was putting a sheet away at work. Yes, as in a bed sheet. And couldn't move after that. Moving just the slightest wrong way can do damage. So, since this happened at work, of course workers comp and doctors are now involved. So, Wednesday morning was when he hurt himself. He called me at 9:30 while I was of course at work and needed me to come pick him up. So I picked up my crippled husband who was sitting patiently in a wheelchair (which his nurse coworkers teasing him for), got his perscriptions filled, and took him home. The hospital at first said for him not go come back to work 'till Monday. But then he had to go to a doctor dealing with workers comp stuff and that doctor said don't go to work Monday, you're too bad, instead you need to come back and see me next Tuesday. So......now I have a partially completed kitchen and a crippled husband. Poor guy. =(
I'm so thankful for our AWESOME friends & family who have completely stepped up to the plate lately to help and support us with our home improvements! Ryan, Jeremy, Phil, Grandpa, Dad, Jim, and various others. We are so thankful for all of it! Today Caleb has a friend coming over to start laying some of the granite tiles, and more family/friends tomorrow and I think if that goes as planned (knock on wood) then the granite should be finished this weekend.
We're hoping to get the flooring installed next weekend, or at least started. I know I can't have too high of hopes now.....but Caleb starts school the end of August and once he starts school, there will be no time for projects like this. That's why we are pushing to get the big stuff done!
So that's kind of been our week......check back for more updates.....and hopefully you'll see a finished kitchen!
(of course, we still have to re-finish/paint our cabinets but that will have to wait....)
