Week 5

The walls are still exposed to the world, but they are slowly getting covered up. This week by insulation hopefully next week by drywall. This will mark the second room in the house to receive insulation, which makes the Northeast corner of the house the most efficient part of the house, while the other three-quarters remains a little chilly in the winter. Which may explain why we have three cats, to keep us warm at night in the winter. Obviously.

See you on the other side.........

Or will we? It is too early to tell. We installed the new door this weekend which was an unexpected time suck. We decided on a white door, which will dictate painting all of the upstairs trim over, which needs it anyhow, what's another side project at this point? Not only is it white to match the new bathroom, but it is a full lite opaque glass door. This will allow for a lot of light to come in the bathroom to offset the future navy tile and dark wood vanity. The silhouette test has not been verified, but we are looking for volunteers.

A small triumph, the plumbing is mostly complete, at least in the floor it is. After some field modifications, which in the end should make everyone sleep a little better at night, the plumbing passed the water test, which consisted of neon dyed water through the pipes. With the help of some helpful suggestions of using "Shark Bites" copper plumbing connections, the supply lines were little trouble. The only plumbing remaining is the connections of sink, shower and toilet. This story may not be finished, yet.

So it's celebration time. Happy Birthday to Sachiko. There are exactly the same number of candles on the cake as is her age. Thanks to Baker Amy for making another awesome Strawberry cake!