What a difference a week makes

Last Wednesday, 8 days ago, our "stuff" was delivered to our new digs. It's only across the street from where we used to live but it took a week to make the trip since we just weren't ready to set anything up. While we knew this was a pretty major reno, it's only now that we are realizing what miracles have been wrought in only 4 weeks: demolition, new floors, complete paint job, new kitchen (not finished), new laundry room, new master bath/closet configuration, and masses of electrical changes.

today the patchy walls have been painted and we look more finished

no art!

Yes we've been working hard at it but we've also been blessed with good people to work with. It's been a fairly social experience as we know most of the guys (yes, all guys) so we tend to have coffee and lunch together and chat a bit. There have been glitches with the plumbing that are being sorted out and we are waiting for the kitchen counters to be installed next week, so we don't have a functional sink on the main floor. There is a toilet and the laundry, and the outdoor hose, but other wise no running water.

last Wednesday

today

Downstairs we have a kitchenette (the microwave is upstairs) and a full bathroom, so we are getting along with only the inconvenience of the intervening stairs. Refrigerators we have in abundance: the spiffy new counter depth KitchenAid, the beverage sink, the one in the kitchenette, and a new freezer. Just no water. Details!
Bob, the painter is here today finishing up our various patches and suddenly everything looks more finished. THANK GOODNESS for Bob. At one point we thought we would do the painting ourselves. NUTS! First of all the ceilings are 9ft and secondly his edging/cutting is a work of art.
We are essentially unpacked and I even know where most things are. Everything needs to be refined and tweaked but it's not bad. We found a product called Easy Track that actually is easy for doing closets so instead of a week of fussing and fidgeting we put our closet together in an afternoon and the office in an hour.

our closet last Wednesday

our closet today

office closet

The techno rep from the plumbing supply company came by today to sort out the tub filler, so now the tub/shower people can install the walls and tub trim, which means the glass people can measure and eventually we will have a nice set up in our bathroom.

non functional sinks

non functional tub/shower

For a couple of reasons I ordered Hansgrohe plumbing things which are fabulous but are sort of like a Subaru (we own two), in that not everyone wants to be bothered figuring out how they work. Never mind that the quality is quite a cut above the options.
Paul is arriving on Saturday in between Alaska, Seattle, and San Antonio, and it is going to be great to see him as well as to be forced to stop obsessing about "things to be done".
I have created one dime sized bald patch which might be from fatigue or from one of the many times I hit my head on something. I am seriously hoping if it is an alopecia attack that it isn't just getting underway but is over and minor.
The weather has remained cool and dry which has been perfect for what we are doing. Some mornings are downright chilly but our last rainfall was July 16 and the evenings have been nice enough to eat outdoors even though we aren't getting around to food till about 8:00pm.

evening retreat

So, that's our world at the moment. Summer? What summer...?
And we are almost ready to retrieve some of our masses of art from Barb's garage. Almost.