A Passion for Running

Almost all the big stuff with the reno is done! The last biggish kind of jobs to do are the floor trim and kitchen backsplash tile. I’ll probably do the trim this coming weekend but I can’t do the backsplash until the countertops are installed in a couple of weeks (we’ve hired a contractor for that).

Starting last Thursday I haven’t had to work till 11:00 PM every evening and I’m getting some sleep! That, and seeing the reward of our labour (pictures are coming) has rejuvenated me. I feel great and have a tremendous amount of energy and excitement for getting back to some consistent running…and blogging…and blog visiting.

Woohoo!

We’ve been without a kitchen sink for about two weeks. During that time, Lori was using the downstairs bathroom sink to wash dishes, get water for the little cooking we can do, etc.

After yesterday’s news about the countertops, I resolved to get a make shift kitchen together ASAP so last night, I hooked up our dishwasher and that thing you see pictured below (Aaron’s great idea). I was even able to get some temporary countertops set up.

Lori’s pretty happy. Of course, when the woman of the house is happy, everyone’s happy.

Tom Petty obviously knows all…

Lori and I are at a bit of a standstill with our kitchen. The earliest the countertop people can come to measure our cabinets is next Thursday and it will be 7 to 10 days after that before they can install them.

Ugh.

So the plan is to get the shelves and doors on the upper cabinets and to set up a temporary laundry tub/basin so we at least have a semi-functional kitchen for the next two weeks or so.

We’ll also get some lights and furniture picked out and get the rest of the upstairs finished.

So not all is lost.

Art de Vany’s bloglike site is fantastic. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop. I bet you won’t be able to either.