*I want to wish my awesome father-in-law a BIG FAT get well soon! He isn't allowed to be broken! He has work to do at the house!! Even if it is just lifting a paint brush. All kidding aside, I really do hope he feels better soon. Being broken is no fun. Love you, Pa!!*
Three day weekends always offer up plethora of progress and this Independence Day was no different. I'll tell you what though, I don't know about the guys, but I was dreaming of the beach while sitting on the rec room floor screwing with paint. It's been so long since I've seen a beach. What?! Hawaii was pretty much 8 months ago. For some of us ocean lovers, that time frame is ridiculous and completely unacceptable. Plus, I broke two nails. See? I told you the beach far surpasses paint and sheetrock.
So, what did we get done this past weekend? Let's see:
- Paint in the rec room/basement including: fireplace, paneling (yuck), trim, and floor.
- MORE electric in the kitchen. This way we can now have a microwave and not blow a circuit every time we want to use it.
- Finished sheetrocking in the bathroom. Covered stuff-a-whole-fam-damly-in-it sized cubby and took out fan/heater/light combo switch.
- Taping and mudding of joints in said bathroom (what a crap job).
- Installed insulation and vapor barrier in the kitchen on the walls and installed missing insulation in the ceiling.
- Installed 50% of sheetrock in the kitchen thank you Adam, Dad and Ed!).
- Purchased the overpriced microwave we wanted to match our stove. (Deal and story forthcoming.)
Side note: I am going to take a wild gander at how many of you reading this are probably yelling/glaring/or WTF-ing your computer right now, swearing to never read another post or give another damn about numero nine because there are no pictures. Ha! I know I'm right on this one - especially my over-the-ocean buddies. Hi Kate & P and Mar & Tyler! No pictures for you four because you’re perpetually on a beach or oceanfront; so I’m withholding out of pure jealousy. Ok, fine. I'll put pictures in.
The microwave incident was definitely an 'Are you kidding me, kid? Treat your elders with respect and do your customer service job, idiot' moment. You see Lowe's was having a sale only until the 4th and the microwave we wanted was 379 dollars too much. I went on ebates to see what Lowe's cash back was for the holiday - 4%. Lower than the 5% last time, but decent. So I check their appliance sale and BINGO! The microwave we've been pining after for a mere $249. Ha! Suck on that big box stores! So, I click buy now and it's ours. I used Lowe's pick-up at store in 20 minutes guarantee and head on up. Ed went to get more outlets for the kitchen and I went to get the microwave, but they didn't have it. So, while speaking to the young (I mean maybe 5 years older than cman) man, I ask when I can get said in-stock-no-we-are-just-kidding microwave. He said I had two options: 1.) Get a refund and buy next week when they're in-stock again, NOT honoring the $249 or 2.) DRIVE to Middletown or Kingston (both 40min each way away) to get one. Um, hello? Is this thing on? Exsqueeze me, kid?? I beg your potatoes? Don't make me sick my extremely nasty, snarling, blood-thirsty, kid-eating Mama on you. I then spoke to the manager and after 20 minutes(!!!) we finally agreed to just order the damn thing for next Monday honoring my online in-stock (sike!) price. When I go on Monday to get it, I'm asking for additional discounts. Not because of any other reason than junior’s attitude towards me; I am now an elder. R-E-S-P-E-C-T find out what it mean to me. So there. Ha. Well, after an extra coupon and cash back I got the $379 microwave for $259 after tax. Not bad! Savings of $120. This whole week Ed is away in Long Island makin’ bacon to bring home (not literally, although I do love me some bacon) and my dad and I will be back up at the house finishing up some lingering projects – like the bathroom and rec room floor. That floor vexes me. I hate it. Maybe that will be my procrastination project where I just keep saying ‘it needs another week to dry’. However, I do have to say that the amount of white paint applied in the rec room has most definitely brightened up the room exponentially.
We had plans to take up the kitchen floor any way, but we found that now it is absolutely necessary and we HAVE to. First of all, the freakin' floor sits an entire 1/2" higher than the rest of the hardwood floors it meets. When we explored the 1/2" mountain of flooring, we found 5 layers - yes, 5!!!! layers!!! of flooring including the present ugly red tile. We found the original laminate tile that was almost identical to the original tile on the rec rom floor. Then there is another thin wood subfloor. Then red laminate peel-and-stick 'tile'. Then white hearts-and-flowers-make-me-wanna-vomit 'tile'. Then there is the current red ceramic tile - and that tile is thick. This is going to be a bitch to take up. I am bringin' my muscles for this one.
Check out the kitchen ceiling and wall!! Do you see what I see? Holy Sheet!! We have beautiful white walls!! Ok, they aren't THAT beautiful, but they sure as all hell-o are lookin' better than insulation and vapor barrier and 10000% better than being naked. I absolutely cannot wait to do before and after pictures. I am willing to put The bathroom. Look at that bathroom! It's. So. Close. I don't want to give away our plans for this room, but I am psyched for the hybrid modern/sleek/a little traditional look we have planned. No, I won't share. Maybe another clue in another week or two. Maybe.
So, that's this edition of wreck your house and try to put it back together in only 2-3 months. Stay tuned for another update - this one on time. Off to flex my muscles and curse the rec room floor. At least I don't have to sand the mud in the bathroom. I already called shotgun on NOT doing that ... Ed lost. Wah-wah.
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