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Competence

A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. - Robert A. Heinlein


I was inspired by: http://workincolour.com.au/blog/post/109/competence-is-cool/

Who do You Love?

“Love yourself first and everything falls into line.”
Lucille Ball

Finally - The Backsplash - the beginning of the end

Not yet Perfect but Almost

I'm still waiting to do the tile for the backsplash and I can't decide what to put on the bar countertop (suggestions?) but otherwise, it's pretty nice:

Running Water - It's a Kitchen!

We still have a few inspections to pass but it functions. Dave swore he wouldn't shave his beard until it was a kitchen. See for yourself.

And then, there was light!

The electrician came today. There are lights! And the refrigerator is in the right place instead of in the middle of the living room.

The plumber comes on Wednesday. Soon - the refrigerator will make ice.

I'm so happy.

So - this is disturbing - No News at all about the Miami Dolphins?

The Countertops are Here

The Countertops Will be here on Thursday!

I'm so excited. Within two weeks (assuming plumbers and electricians can show up and no hurricanes mess things up), we should have a kitchen that works!!

Waiting for Countertops

Well, we've picked out the countertops: Absolute Green and they've been measured and ordered so now, we wait. Here's where the sink will go.

We'll be putting in a blue/green/white tile backsplash after we get in the countertops.

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Rainflowers

One of the nicest things about the rain is that after, these wonderful little flowers pop up all over our lawn. So far, they come in three colors - white, pink and yellow. I like them very much.

The Contractor is in the Building

Due to some aspersions being cast on the industriousness of my contractor, I feel the need to publish updated photos of developments in the kitchen.

The back wall will have a wall oven - the cooktop goes on the island at the right.

Here is where the sink will be - it's a farmer kind - like this one:

 
But we couldn't get started on putting it all together until we finished the ceiling:

Kitchen Cabinets

The cabinets start to be included

well, we made some progress this weekend. We've got the top cabinets in and as soon as Dave's finished with the ceiling, we should be able to finish installing the bottom ones.

It's starting to look like a kitchen!

It's a Floor!

Tiling is Fun (I Think)

We haven't actually got to the tiling part yet - just spending the day laying down a cement underlayment. Let's see a rodent try to chew through that!

Ceramic Tile is Heavy but DIYers are Nice

I went to Lowes today and picked up my ceramic tile. Next weekend, I should be on my knees installing it. I met a very nice German lady at the store while I was waiting for the clerk to help me lift the tile out from under the counter (see title) and she gave me some insights into some of the problems I'm likely to have. She suggested that I keep a few of these at the ready to give a slight boost to tiles that just won't level exactly right.

Then, I went over to Home Depot to check out countertops and I met this great guy named Keith who told me a whole lot about the pros and cons of all the different kinds. I have to do some more thinking but he was sure helpful. I'm definitely going to go back to Home Depot when the time comes to order them - the guy at Lowes wasn't nearly so helpful. All he did was complain that someone had pulled his samples off the wall. I pointed out that it was tough to see the colors of them on the wall like that but he didn't seem to care about my convenience. No - I believe I'll be shopping with Keith.

And the adventure continues and speaking of heavy, tomorrow we're lugging cement board in from the garage and attaching it to the floor.

The Kitchen Today

Everything just keeps getting better, getting better all the time (thanks to Dave).

My Personal Hell

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates
Circle I Limbo

General asshats
Circle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind

Scientologists
Circle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow

Creationists
Circle IV Rolling Weights

The Pope
Circle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled

River Styx

Republicans
Circle VI Buried for Eternity

River Phlegyas

Jerry Falwell
Circle VII Burning Sands

Bernie Madoff
Circle IIX Immersed in Excrement

Osama bin Laden
Circle IX Frozen in Ice

Design your own hell

Apparently, the last photo wasn't up to date enough

So here is the absolute latest and greatest.

And from another angle:

Notice the nice clean underfloor. Yay!