Sun came out today - we are both quite sun kissed - what a nice change.
We spent a lot of today outside, tearing down and then putting back up a gazebo (with the help of Greg - Thanks Greg!!). A big thanks to Tammy as well for letting us take that off her hands. The backyard looks a lot more appealing with the gazebo in the back corner and now the patio table and umbrella set up. We are getting to really enjoy the benefits of the move this weekend, with all the outdoor space now much more usable and weather more pleasant. I am talking about the sun. I am not referring to the snow that fell during the Outlaws Ultimate game on Saturday #nomoresnowsvp. It was a big week here for the construction. They are not talking anything else apart, just building things up from here on in. Now that the posts are in, they have very quickly framed the new bathroom and put up the exterior walls and window before the rain on Friday. The electrician and plumber are here this week to do final stuff before the inspector comes. Wow, things are moving quickly now, rapid fire decisions to be made now. We are now working through the size of the shower - if we go smaller than the 7 feet and put in a side shelf to help fill the space, it will be standard size (60-72 inches). The other plan required a rather pricy custom glass door, so good to find a new solution. As neither of us really care how big the shower is, seems like a good thing to adjust. All needs to be decided by Tuesday. We went to the store and bought our countertop on Saturday, taking advantage of sales. We borrowed one of Amy's drawers with the same finish as our future cabinets so we could match the colours. Surprisingly no one else was walking around the store with a drawer.... We ended up with something more detailed than we were planning but we both like it so just went for it. It is quartzite with streaks of white, green, grey, tan and will have a leathered finish - looks a bit softer i guess, makes the tones a bit more muted. We bought it at one store and then drove across town to select the actual piece of stone, a bit weird. We also picked up some bathroom floor tile - seriously discounted - good thing as we quite-a-bit overestimated our bathroom square footage. Oh well, guess we might end up tiling the upstairs bathroom too. and the front entrance. and behind the sink.. We had chose a different tile a few weeks ago at a different store, but this was a fraction of the cost and we liked it, so just went for it. Quick decision making is working. Though the construction side of the budget is over due to all the structural fixes, we have come in quite a bit under on the materials budget so far (kitchen, counters, sinks, tiles, etc). A bit of a silver lining. We keep catching sales, but I am guessing they happen every spring. We are just following the mob. #kitchenzombies? I am excited to see how quickly things move these next two weeks. They better move along, as the kitchen is being delivered on May 11th (eek!)
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