Sunday, November 1, 2020

Home Building XXVIIII - Countertops and siding fiasco

 Countertops and Siding disaster

I'll start with the good first-  Our countertops got installed and our cabinet pulls installed.  We have to do some tricky sink installs since the sink installer drilled most of the holes were too close to the sink so we've had to drill and make some modifications to get the faucets on.


Our siding arrived after being back ordered for months.  It arrived the day before the siding guys were supposed to come.  These are our second siding guys as the first disappeared completely and even moved (bankrupt).

It showed up bright and early and showed up in a bright green color that was terrible!  Nothing like our peaceful mountain green.  Long story short, we went the rounds with the supplier and they gave us a mediocre reimbursement to cover paint costs but nowhere near my time of 4-5 days and a paint sprayer AND bring permanently green for a few days.  I had a hard time deciding how to describe the hideous color but a friend described it pretty accurately as Lincoln Log green.




Other than that, we had our first snow and freeze.  Mornings are very cold so I really need to get outdoor stuff done like deck railing and of course siding.  We have three doors installed and started getting trim done.  This morning we were late to church as Afton found a large puddle in the basement.  We had to move a piano, all tools, sweep floors, and put fans on it before heading to church.  No idea what caused the puddle so more fun coming up.

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Quick thoughts

So I'm finally up with the times and have my own blog. You'd think if someone was a "webmaster" that they might be current with a full family history...

Now I'm frantically searching my mind for all those clever things my kids did and all those life changing thoughts that would really help all who read my little blog. Nothing.

Just two quick stories about both kids. Maybe then I can feel at ease knowing that my children's lives are adequately documented.

Jake has always been interested in numbers. He loves to ask random people (fellow shoppers at Wal-Mart, those who happen to stop next to us at a red light, etc) what their address is. Finally Jake discovered his life calling when we went through the Wal-Greens drive thru to pick up a prescription. Jake decided he would like to be the teller asking people for their address to verify their getting the correct prescription. We are in the process of getting him a store job application right now.

Afton has profound moments when I realize just how fast she is growing up. This week she saw a little girl walking with just her mom. She pointed at the little girl and said "Ohhh, that little girl doesn't have a brother." Let's just hope she always appreciates that she has a big brother!