Day Thirty three

Waiting on the furniture

New microwave

Ready for more dishes

Medicine cabinet

Mom and I did a lot of picking up and moving of tools and supply's to the family room and soon to be Lansens bedroom (when finished).  I hung the newly painted black and white medicine cabinet.   The bathroom is going to look sooooooo good, with the large black and white square design floor and other black and white accents.  Mom sprayed closets and rooms with bug spray.  Glenn got an early start and finished the ceiling in the orange room and put the finishing touches on the bathtub.  Andres stopped by and measured and cut the molding for the bathroom.  Lansen and Josh spent their day packing for their move.   Glenn was unable to get a U-Haul since all the rental places were closed today.  It makes prefect sense to be closed on Sundays, right?  He was able to borrowed a trailer from a friend.  Most of the larger furniture and the refrigerator fit.  The items left will fit in either Glenn's truck or the van.  You did notice I said "the refrigerator fit".  You faithful followers from the early days are probably wondering about the one in "the house" that Mom spent a lot of time cleaning.  After giving it some time we decided it wasn't getting cold enough.  Fortunately I had an extra fridge stored in our barn.   I will use the stored one at my house and give the boys the one we have been using.   The only problem is the one that has been stored doesn't have an automatic ice maker.  Glenn is not too happy to give that up but at least we don't need to by a new refrigerator.   Oh, when I was looking in the barn for things the boys could use in their new house, I think I found the correct feet for the sofa.  I will let you know later if they are or if we need to use the ones I took from the sofa destined for the dump. 

I hope the boys will find all these cleaning supplies

My blog post won't be as regular since we are mostly finished.  I will keep you up to date on our progress as it happens.  There will be an open house once "the house" is totally finished.  I will also work on a before and after photo album.  Thank you for your comments and encouragement through this process.  It has been fun writing the blog.  Who knows maybe I will keep posting but with a new theme. 

Construction Zone!

Day Thirty two

 This week has flown by and now it is Saturday-----WOW!  Mom and I leave for "the house" around 9am
but stop at Wal -Mart on the way.  There are only a few jobs for us to do today.  Most of what is left has to be done by Glenn and Lansen.  There are a few areas that will need paint at a later date but they are not ready yet.  I decide to finish painting the medicine cabinet and the floor molding.  Elena prepares the bedroom floors so Mom can put a third coat of polyurethane on.  After seeing the living room we decided a third coat was necessary.  Glenn painted the second coat on the ceiling in the upstairs bathroom.  Lansen and Elena measure the living room for floor molding then work together to cut it.  Glenn makes a trip to a rental store to get a special roller for installing the vinyl and a nail gun to make putting up the molding easier.  After we all leave Glenn works on the pluming for the bathtub. 

Lansen and Andres will start moving in tomorrow.  I feel like the home improvement shows the day before the family returns home.  There a several unfinished projects and tools and construction debris ever where.  The living room, bedrooms and dining area are finished except window blinds.  Tomorrow should be interesting.

Day Thirty one

I need a real job so I don't get tasked with being at "The House" by 8 am to meet the delivery man or set up man.  Today it was the FIOS Verizon man.  I love how they say you need to be available between 8am and 5pm.  You would think they could narrow it down just a little better.  He did arrive at 8:30 so getting there at 8 wasn't a total waste of time. 

I was up at 5:30 so I could clean at least one of our bathrooms and do a few loads of laundry before leaving at 7:00.  I haven't seen our Maid (that would be me) in several weeks and things are defiantly falling behind.   If we don't get the Fairfax house finished soon our house will need a total renovation. 

I finished the second coat of paint on the bathroom and cleaned the light fixture.  After looking over the medicine cabinet and still not being happy with how it looks I decided to paint it black and white.  The vinyl floor is black and white so it should look pretty nice when it is finished.  I also painted more floor molding.

Lansen was the only other worker today until Glenn got there after work.   They got the kitchen sink totally functioning.  Lansen attached most of the floor molding in Josh's room.  Glenn installed part of the shower wall in the upstairs bath.

The boys will start moving in tomorrow and Sunday since school starts on Monday.  I just wish we had another 2 or 3 weeks before they needed the house.  It will be a little harder to finish up once they move in.  Everyone is being a good sport and trying to stay positive.  Getting the internet and TV put a big smile on Lansen's face today.

First piece of furniture

Day Thirty

Front of house

Oh my, I can't remember what we did yesterday.  Glenn and I were there early, the mold man came to do a follow up inspection and it passed with flying colors.  Glenn stayed and put in a few hours before going to his real job.  He finished sanding the bathroom so I could get at least one coat of paint on the walls.  We need this finished before the sink and toilet can go back in place.   While he was sanding I put a second coat of paint on the hall closet. 

Bathroom with wall again

Floor molding and vent cover

Lansen and Mom arrived later in the morning.  Then Andres showed up early afternoon.  He and Lansen spent most of the day cutting the floor molding and placing it in the correct room.  They also put some cover plates on wall sockets and vents.   Mom sanded the living room floor and applied a second coat of polyurethane.  It has been very difficult to put the polyurethane on the living room floor.  You have to go through the room to get up stairs.  Some jobs require cutting things downstairs and hauling them upstairs.  The floor also has to dry a minimum of two hours.  Everyone had to take off their shoes and wipe off their feet to travel through the living room  to keep it clean before a coat of poly was applied. So after the second coat was good and dry we put sheets of plastic down so shoes could be worn.  There was great rejoicing!!!!!Glenn applied the third and final coat just before leaving for home.   What an ordeal but it is finished.  SIGH!!!!!! 

On the way home Mom and I stopped by Home Depot to pick out some vinyl floor for the bathroom.  We also got a new facet for the sink and some other odds and ends.   You will never guess who we saw there_____ well maybe you will_____ Glenn.  He had to stop by after his real job and before heading to "The House".

Day Twenty nine

Dishwasher

I was at "the house" by 8 am to except delivery of a new dishwasher.  There isn't one currently in "the house" but we decided it would be pretty important. 

Kitchen sink

I paint the trim in the dining area while I wait for Lansen, Mom and John to arrive.  Glenn had put in the sink fixtures last night and it looks great!  Our vision is becoming a reality. :) 

John painting

Andres and Lansen

Lansen starts by sanding the upstairs closet near the bathroom so it can be pained.  Then he works on changing some of the electrical sockets in the bedrooms.  John paints a second coat on the wood in the dining area then paints the upstairs closet.  Mom works on the living room floor.  I paint the kitchen walls then stain the medicine cabinet and put contact paper on the shelves in the upstairs bathroom.  When Andres arrives he works with Lansen to cut the baseboards for the bedrooms.  It is great to be working on the finishing touches in the bedrooms.

Lansen went looking for his tee shirt and discovered Mom had thought it was a rag and tore part of it off.  OOPS!

So that wasn't a rag!

Lansen wearing the tee shirt

Day Twenty eight

Dining area

So Tuesday was like Monday since we didn't work on Monday.  Mom and I show up at "the house" and she realizes she forgot her work shorts.  She wants to stain the living room floor so she can't wear her good clothes.  I usually wear a pair of shorts and a long tee shirt that looks a little like a dress since I am (under 5').  No big deal it's just us girls until Lansen comes in the afternoon.  I lend Mom my disgusting short shorts and decide I can just wear my underwear and  tee shirt until Lansen can bring me another pair of shorts.  All was good until Andres shows up to work unexpectedly.  We both do our best to pretend we always dress like this, and continue going about our jobs.  This worked fine until Lansen arrived with my shorts.  We totally lost it laughing hysterically. 

Lansen worked on attaching the garbage disposal and sink into the new counter top.  Andres painted the brown paneling white in the dining area.  I painted the second coat in the dining area.  Mom got the floors stained.  And Glenn worked on drywall and some electrical stuff. 

Lansen working under the sink

Glenn has spread the word they can move in this weekend.  It won't be a full move in but pretty close.

Day twenty seven

It is nice to know the Blog is missed when I don't get it posted.  I wish it meant that "the house" is finished but not so.  I did take Monday off due to appointments and other obligations, it was NOT REST. :(:(   There is a funny story to tell though.  Monday is trash day at "the house" and they take everything so it is nice to put out old doors, lumber and remember the 15 bags of sand.  Whatever is put out magically disappears by Monday evening.  So Glenn sent me a text saying the trash people didn't take the kitchen sink.  "Maybe it is so they can claim to take everything but the kitchen sink." 

The sink no one wants imagine that